Brabant

Brabant is a region in the Low Countries. It may refer to:

Historical use

Landgraviate of Brabant (1085–1183), a medieval county west of Brussels, a small part of the Frankish pagus of Brabant including the rivers Zender, Senne and Dijle, became part of the larger Duchy of Brabant in 1183
Duchy of Brabant (1183–1795), a region of the Holy Roman Empire; a duchy (1183–1556), part of Burgundian Netherlands (1430–1482); under Habsburg rule as Spanish Netherlands (1482–1581) and Austrian Netherlands (1581–1795), French Republic (1795-1814)
South Brabant (1815–1830), part of the United Kingdom of the Netherlands, became part of Belgium in 1830 along with Central Brabant (Antwerp province)
Province of Brabant (1830–1995), southern province of Belgium centred on Brussels

In the Netherlands:

In Belgium:

Province of Brabant, which in 1995 was split up into two provinces and an autonomous region:
- Flemish Brabant, in the Flanders region
- Walloon Brabant, in the Wallonia region
- Brussels-Capital Region
Klein-Brabant, the municipalities Bornem, Puurs and Sint-Amands in the Antwerp province of Flanders region
East Brabant, or Hageland, an area east of Brussels between the cities of Leuven, Aarschot, Diest and Tienen

In France:

Brabant-en-Argonne, commune in the Meuse department
Brabant-le-Roi, commune in the Meuse department
- Brabant-lès-Villers (1973-1982), former commune, amalgamation of Brabant-le-Roi and Villers-aux-Vents

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