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James van Artevelde
James van Artevelde (c.1290-1345) A leader of the Flemings. In 1337, with the aid of the men of Ghent, he freed the town of Ghent from Count Louis of Flanders.
J. N. Larned, Larned's History of the World, Vol. III (New York: Merrill & Baker, 1897) 80. (James Artevelde, Statue in Ghent.)
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