Plantagenet from England to Germany. However, he died en route in Cologne, before he could complete his assignment. His tomb in Saint Peter's Church, Leuven is the oldest surviving of its kind. The image of Henry I has been idealized in the relief: he is depicted as a smiling young man. In addition, he lies on a high base, wears a long robe and the duke's cloak, and holds a scepter; his left hand plays with the cord of the mantle. The archangels Raphaël and Michael wave the censer at his head. In addition to the tomb of Hendrik I van Brabant, there are also the tombs of his wife Mathilde van Boulogne and his daughter, Maria van Brabant. Originally, the tomb was at the altar. This was a privilege reserved only for prominent families and high clergy. The initially Romanesque church was replaced by a Gothic church in the fifteenth century. It was then that Hendrik's grave was moved and given a place of honor in front of the high altar. During the French occupation in the eighteenth century, the grave was destroyed and its remains were buried under the tower. Only in the mid-19th century was the burial monument restored and placed in the chapel of Saint John of Latheran. The bones of Hendrik I were dug up in 1929 and only a few decades later, namely in 1998, were they put back in the tomb. In the meantime, the monument has been relocated and is back in its original place: in front of the high altar. See also Dukes of Brabant family tree References Sources Chronique des Ducs de Brabant, Adrian van Baerland, Antwerp (1612). ) 1160s births 1235 deaths Year of birth uncertain People from Leuven Dukes of Brabant Burials at St. Peter's Church, Leuven People of the Stedinger Crusade Christians of the Crusade of 1197 Christians of the Fifth Crusade House of Reginar