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

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Count of Flanders notableHolder Louis II, Count of Flanders
House of Hainaut hasNotableMember Louis II, Count of Flanders (by inheritance ties)
linked to: Louis II, Count of Flanders
Margaret III, Countess of Flanders father Louis II, Count of Flanders
Louis II, Count of Flanders alsoKnownAs Louis II of Flanders
linked to: Louis II, Count of Flanders
Louis I of Flanders child Louis II of Flanders
linked to: Louis II, Count of Flanders
Louis I of Flanders successor Louis II of Flanders
linked to: Louis II, Count of Flanders