 Upon the death of his father in 1190, King Henry VI confirmed the elevation of Brabant, while he "de facto" abolished the Duchy of Lower Lorraine by creating the empty title of a Duke of Lothier.Duke Henry sought to expand his power and soon picked several quarrels with the Count Baldwin V of Hainaut.He also was in opposition to the German king (emperor from 1191) when his brother Albert of Louvain was elected bishop of Liège and murdered shortly afterwards.