Louis II, Count of Flanders

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Louis II, Count of Flanders was a 14th-century Flemish nobleman whose rule was marked by complex alliances with France and England and significant involvement in the Hundred Years' War.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 14th-century person
Count of Flanders
medieval ruler
nobleman
alliance Kingdom of England NERFINISHED
Kingdom of France NERFINISHED
alsoKnownAs Louis II of Flanders NERFINISHED
Louis of Male NERFINISHED
burialPlace Lille, Saint-Pierre collegiate church (destroyed) NERFINISHED
child Margaret III, Countess of Flanders NERFINISHED
coatOfArms Arms of the Dampierre counts of Flanders (or, a lion rampant sable, armed and langued gules) NERFINISHED
conflict Ghent revolt (1379–1385) NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship County of Flanders NERFINISHED
dateOfBirth 1330-11-25
dateOfDeath 1384-01-30
era Late Middle Ages
father Louis I, Count of Flanders NERFINISHED
givenName Louis NERFINISHED
languageOfWorkOrName French
mother Margaret I, Countess of Artois NERFINISHED
nativeLanguage French
nobleFamily House of Dampierre NERFINISHED
notableAction negotiated between French and English interests in Flanders
suppressed urban revolts in Flemish cities
notableEvent Hundred Years' War NERFINISHED
participatedIn Hundred Years' War NERFINISHED
placeOfBirth Male, County of Flanders NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Lille, County of Flanders NERFINISHED
politicalAlignment pro-French policy for much of his reign
positionHeld Count of Artois NERFINISHED
Count of Flanders NERFINISHED
Count of Nevers NERFINISHED
Count of Rethel NERFINISHED
predecessor Louis I, Count of Flanders NERFINISHED
reignEnd 1384
reignStart 1346
religion Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholicism
residence Lille NERFINISHED
Male, Flanders NERFINISHED
sexOrGender male
spouse Margaret of Brabant NERFINISHED
successor Margaret III, Countess of Flanders NERFINISHED
title Count of Artois NERFINISHED
Count of Flanders NERFINISHED
Count of Nevers NERFINISHED
Count of Rethel NERFINISHED

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Count of Flanders notableHolder Louis II, Count of Flanders