OTD 26 August 1346 Death of Louis I Count of Flanders

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Around 1304 a very noble boy was born. He received the name Louis
(in Dutch: Lodewijk).


Family

Louis was the son of Louis I, Count of Nevers and Joan, Countess of 
Rethel.

He was a grandson of Robert III of Flanders and Yolande II, Countess
of Nevers.

He was thus a member of the noble family of Dampierre




Life


Louis I succeeded his father as Count of Nevers and his grandfather as
Count of Flanders in 1322. He also inherited the County of Rethel from
his mother. 

In 1320 Louis married Margaret, she was the second daughter of 
King Philip V of France and Joan II, Countess of Burgundy. In 1361
Margaret would inherit her mother's counties of Burgundy and Artois. 

Louis I was pro-French. He also ordered excessive taxations and that 
caused an uprising in 1323. A peasant insurrection escalated into
a full rebellion that dominated the public affairs in Flanders until 1328!

The rebels were led by Nicolaas Zannekin. They took the towns of 
Nieuwpoort, Veurne, Ieper (Ypres) and Kortrijk. Zannekin even was
able to capture Louis himself. 

However in 1325, the King of France intervened. Louis was released
from captivity in February 1326 and the Peace of Arques was
sealed. The peace didn't last long. Then the count had to flee to 
France. Louis asked help to the new King of France: Philip VI
and Zannekin was defeated by the French Royal Army in 
the Battle of Cassel.

Then the Hundred Year's War started (1337) and Louis remained
loyal to his French policy even with a county which was economically
dependent on England. His actions resulted in an English boycott of
the wool trade. 

This caused new problems and this time Jacob van Artevelde (who
has now a lovely statue in Gent) became the leader.




Louis I, Count of Flanders, had to flee again to France. Now he was
never able to return. 


Death

Louis I, Count of Flanders died on 26 August 1346, at the Battle of
Crécy, fought between King Philip VI of France and King Edward
III of England. 

Louis I was succeeded by his son Louis II. His granddaughter
Margaret married in 1369 to Philip the Bold, Duke of Burgundy. 
This meant a brand new chapter in the history of the 
County of Flanders. 

Louis I, Count of Flanders



Source pictures: Wikipedia
Location: 80150 Crécy-en-Ponthieu, Frankrijk

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