Philip van Artevelde (c. 1340 – 27 November 1382) was a

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patriot, the son of

Jacob van Artevelde Jacob van Artevelde (; c. 1290 – 17 or 24 July 1345), sometimes written in English as James van Artvelde, also known as The Wise Man and the Brewer of Ghent, was a Flemish statesman and political leader. Biography Jacob Van Artevelde was b ...

. Because of his father's prominence he was godson of English queen

Philippa of Hainault Philippa of Hainault (sometimes spelled Hainaut; Middle French: ''Philippe de Hainaut''; 24 June 1310 (or 1315) – 15 August 1369) was List of English consorts, Queen of England as the wife and political adviser of King Edward III. She acted a ...

, who held him in her arms during his baptism. Filips van Artevelde 001

Largely due to his father's name and the memory of his godmother, Philip was a leader of

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in 1381 at the head of the burgher's rebellion against Count Louis II of Flanders. Early success after the

Battle of Beverhoutsveld The Battle of Beverhoutsveld took place on 3 May 1382, on a field situated between the towns of Beernem, Oostkamp and Assebroek. It marked an important phase in the rebellion of Ghent (led by Philip van Artevelde) against Louis II, Count of ...

, led to the capture of

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and most of Flanders by the rebels, but Philip perished in the crush of bodies at the Battle of Roosebeke in 1382. His body was displayed before fourteen-years old French king Charles VI and then hanged from a tree. After his death the command of Ghent was taken up by Franz Ackerman. His life was commemorated in a tragic play by Sir Henry Taylor in 1834.

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Jean Froissart Jean Froissart ( Old and Middle French: ''Jehan''; sometimes known as John Froissart in English; – ) was a French-speaking medieval author and court historian from the Low Countries who wrote several works, including ''Chronicles'' and ''Meli ...

, ''Chroniques'', Book II.

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Excerpt from Froissart's Chronicle describing Philip's rise to power

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