Source: National Archives & Historic Records of County of Flanders (Belgium)
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Philip van Artevelde
Filips van Artevelde
(Known as "Philip van Artevelde")
Captain of Ghent, Governor of Flanders, Leader at Battle of Beverhoutsveld
Born
Jul 18, 1340
Ghent, Belgium
Ghent, Belgium
Passed Away
Nov 27, 1382
Roosebeke (West Flanders), Belgium
Lifespan
42 years old
"Ghent shall not bow her neck to foreign dukes while our guild banners fly over the Belfry."
Archival Overview
Flemish rebel leader and godson of English Queen Philippa of Hainault who led the 1381–1382 Ghent revolt against Count Louis of Male and French royal hegemony.
Biographical Record
Named Captain of Ghent in January 1382 during the bitter War of the White Hoods, Artevelde rallied starving citizens and won an astonishing victory over Count Louis of Male at the Battle of Beverhoutsveld outside Bruges, taking control of all Flanders.
Refusing concessions to the French monarchy, Artevelde met the royal French army led by young King Charles VI at the Battle of Roosebeke in November 1382. In the dense infantry clash, Artevelde was trampled and killed, ending Ghent's territorial hegemony.
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Final Resting Place
Perpetual Memorial
Battlefield burial site
Oostnieuwkerke (Staden, West Flanders), Belgium
Oostnieuwkerke (Staden, West Flanders), Belgium
GPS: 50.9389, 3.0561
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