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