Scientists Are Trying to Find Out Whether the Dukes of Brabant Are Really Buried in Leuven

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Are the remains of the first Dukes of Brabant actually located in St. Peter's Church in Leuven? Researchers at KU Leuven are currently trying to answer this question using DNA research, scans, and dating. According to ancient traditions, some bones may even have been boiled at some point. "It appeals to the imagination, but for us it's primarily a scientific puzzle," says genetic genealogist Maarten Larmuseau (KU Leuven).