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Encyclopedia > Louis I of Flanders
Coat of arms of the county of Flanders.

Louis I (1304 – August 26, 1346, ruled 1322–1346) was Count of Flanders, Nevers and Rethel. He was the son of Louis, Count of Nevers and Jeanne of Rethel, and grandson of Robert III of Flanders. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... A modern coat of arms is derived from the medi val practice of painting designs onto the shield and outer clothing of knights to enable them to be identified in battle, and later in tournaments. ... Events 20 July - Fall of Stirling Castle: Edward I of England takes the last rebel stronghold in the Wars of Scottish Independence. ... August 26 is the 238th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (239th in leap years). ... // Events Serbian Empire was proclaimed in Skopje by Dusan Silni, occupying much of the South-Eastern Europe Foundation of the University of Valladolid Foundation of Pembroke College, University of Cambridge August 26 Battle of Crecy after which Edward the Black Prince honored the bravery of John I, Count of Luxemburg... Events September 27/September 28 - Battle of Ampfing, often called the last battle of knights, in which Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor defeats Frederick I of Austria Births January 11 - Emperor Komyo of Japan (died 1380) Deaths January 3 - King Philip V of France (born 1293) March 16 - Humphrey de... // Events Serbian Empire was proclaimed in Skopje by Dusan Silni, occupying much of the South-Eastern Europe Foundation of the University of Valladolid Foundation of Pembroke College, University of Cambridge August 26 Battle of Crecy after which Edward the Black Prince honored the bravery of John I, Count of Luxemburg... The counts of Flanders ruled over the county of Flanders from the 9th century. ... This is a list of the counts of Nevers. ... This is a list of counts and dukes of Rethel. ... Robert III of Flanders (1249 – September 17, 1322), was Count of Flanders 1305–1322. ...


Louis married Marguerite of France, second daughter of Philip V of France and Jeanne II, Countess of Burgundy. Louis I relied on the aid of the King of France to put down the peasant revolt of Nicolaas Zannekin. Louis was killed in the Battle of Crécy. Marguerite de France (1310 - 9 May 1382) was a medieval ruler, reigning countess of Artois and the Palatine Burgundy (Franche-Comté) as well as countess-consort of Flanders, Nevers and Rethel. ... Philip V the Tall (French: Philippe V le Long) (1293 - January 3, 1322) was King of France from 1316 to 1322, a member of the Capetian dynasty. ... Jeanne, Countess of Burgundy (1291 - 21 January 1330), also known as Jeanne de Bourgogne, Jeanne, Comtesse de Bourgogne and Joan, Countess Palatine of Burgundy, was the eldest daughter of Otto IV, Count of Burgundy and his wife Mahaut, Countess of Artois. ... The Peasant revolt in Flanders 1323-1328 was a popular revolt in late medieval Europe. ... Nicolaas Zannekin (? - battle of Cassel, August 23, 1328), was a Flemish peasant leader, best known for his role in the Peasant revolt in Flanders 1323-1328. ... Combatants Kingdom of England, Allied knights from Germany and Denmark France, Genoese Mercenaries, the Kingdoms of Navarre, Bohemia and the Balearic Islands Commanders Edward III of England Edward, the Black Prince Philip VI of France Strength about 12,000 30,000 to 40,000 Casualties 150-1,000 killed and...


He and Marguerite had one son:

Preceded by
Robert III		 Count of Flanders
1322–1346		 Succeeded by
Louis II
Preceded by
Louis		 Count of Nevers
1322–1346
Preceded by
Jeanne		 Count of Rethel
1328–1346

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Flanders - LoveToKnow 1911 (3125 words)
East Flanders lies east and north-east of the western province, and extends northwards to the neighbourhood of Antwerp.
In his time the long contest between Flanders and Holland for the possession of the island of Zeeland was brought to an end by a treaty signed on the 6th of March 1323, by which West Zeeland was assigned to the count of Holland, the rest to the count of Flanders.
Louis was as strong in his French sympathies as his father, and relied upon French help in enforcing his will upon his refractory subjects, who resented his arbitrary methods of government, and the heavy taxation imposed upon them by his extravagance and love of display.
CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Flanders (2120 words)
Flanders was inhabited by the Morini, the Menapii, and the Nervii.
Flanders a powerful army, which met with a crushing defeat at Courtrai (1302); after another battle, which remained undecided, the King of France resorted to diplomacy, but in vain, and peace was restored only in 1320, after Pope John XXII had induced the Flemings to accept it.
Flanders may, indeed, be considered the bulwark of Catholicism in Belgium.
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