Willem Pieter Blockmans (born 26 May 1945,

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) was Professor of Medieval History at

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between 1987 and 2010. He earned a

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from the University of Ghent. He has been Rector of the

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since September 2002. He has published extensively on late medieval and early modern state power. Blockmans was elected a member of the

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in 1990. In 1996 he was elected a member of the

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. Blockmans was elected a corresponding Fellow of the

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in 2003. In 2008 he was made Knight of the

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. His retirement was marked with two

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en, ''Power and Persuasion: Essays on the Art of State Building in Honour of W.P. Blockmans'', edited by Peter Hoppenbrouwers, Antheun Janse and Robert Stein (Turnhout, Brepols, 2010), and ''Bourgondië voorbij: De Nederlanden, 1250–1650. Liber alumnorum Wim Blockmans'', edited by Mario Damen and Louis Sicking (Hilversum, Verloren, 2010).

Publications

*with

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, ''Cities and the Rise of States in Europe, A.D. 1000 to 1800'' (1994) *''Emperor Charles V, 1500-1558'' (London 2002) *''Introduction to Medieval Europe 300-1550'' (London/New York 2007) *with Walter Prevenier, ''The Promised Lands: The Low Countries Under Burgundian Rule, 1369-1530'' (2010)

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Leiden University

NIAS
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