Bourgogne, Charles de b. November 10, 1433 d. January 5, 1477 French Aristocracy. Charles the Bold. Born Charles de Bourgogne at Dijon, the son of Philippe III ‘the Good' de Bourgogne, Duc de Bourgogne and Isabel de Aviz. He was styled Count of Charolais while still an infant. During his youth, the Dauphin, later Louis XI, was a refugee at his father's court Burgundy, this early exposure to a less ambitious ruler seemed to form a character that was reluctant to consider himself a subject of the king of France. He often followed an independent diplomatic...[Read More] (Bio by: Iola) Cause of death: Killed in battle Church of Our Lady, Bruges, West Flanders (West-Vlaanderen), Belgium
De Nevers II., Louis b. 1304 d. August 26, 1346 French Monarch. Also known as Louis I of Flandre. He was Count of Flandre, Nevers and Rethel; Lord of Malines, Baron of Donzy. He was the son of Louis, Count of Nevers and Jeanne of Rethel, and grandson of Robert III of Flandre. He married Marguerite of France, second daughter of Philip V of France. Louis I was killed at the battle of Crécy. He was [Read More] (Bio by: MC) Church of Our Lady, Bruges, West Flanders (West-Vlaanderen), Belgium
Lankhals, Pieter d. 1488 Steward of Emperor Maximilian of Austria in the town of Bruges. When the people of Bruges revolted against the Emperor, Lankhals took his employer's side, and was executed. When Maximilian finally succeeded in suppressing the revolt, he ordered the people of Bruges to maintain swans in the town in memory of the dead man (whose name translates as 'long neck'). The swans are still there. Cause of death: Executed Church of Our Lady, Bruges, West Flanders (West-Vlaanderen), Belgium
Mary of Burgundy b. February 13, 1457 d. March 27, 1482 French Aristocracy. Born Marie de Bourgogne the only child of Charles "The Bold" Duc de Bourgogne and Isabel de Bourbon. She was he father's soul heir and was occasionally known as Marie the Rich. She received her first proposal of marriage at age five. At her father's death at the siege of Nancy in January 1477, Mary was nineteen years old. Louis XI of France seized the opportunity to attempt take possession of the Duchy...[Read More] (Bio by: Iola) Cause of death: Hunting accident Church of Our Lady, Bruges, West Flanders (West-Vlaanderen), Belgium
b. November 10, 1433 d. January 5, 1477