 John II succeeded his father in 1294<ref>Balduini Ninovensis Chronicon 1294, MGH SS XXV, p. 546.</ref> During the reign of John II, Brabant continued supporting a coalition to stop French expansion.He tried to conquer South Holland (district of medieval Holland) from the pro-French count John II of Holland, but was not successful.In 1309, the Crusade of the Poor besieged the castle of Genappe in Brabant because it was sheltering Jews.