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Walter Of Ghent
Walter of Ghent (de Gand dit Villain) (died before 1260) was the second son of Hugues I and Odette de Champagne, daughter of Odo II of Champlitte. Hugues married Lady Avezoete, daughter of Abraham and perhaps of the house of Maelstede. Although his brother inherited the lordship of Heusden and Bornhem, he received the lordship of Sint Jansteen Sint Jansteen is a village in the Dutch province of Zeeland. It is a part of the municipality of Hulst, and lies about 31 km southwest of Bergen op Zoom. History The village was first mentioned in 1248 as Sancti Ioannis ad Lapidem, and m .... He took the name Villain, a name synonymous with peasant or farm boy.Bulletins de l'Académie royale des sciences, des lettres et des beaux-arts de Belgique, Volume 9, Part 1, Académie royale des sciences, des lettres et des beaux-arts de Belgique, M. Hayez, 1842 Avezoete and Walter had a very large family. Their children included: * Johannes (died before August 1262) * Alexander, married ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hugh I Of Ghent
Hugh I, of Ghent (died 1232) was lord of Heusden, Bornhem, and Saint-Jean Steene, Chatelain of Ghent. Hugh was the eldest (of 8) child of Zeger III of Ghent and Beatrix of Heusden. Early Lordship He was knighted before 1218 and took the residence at the castle at Heusden and the title of Lord of Heusden on September 21, 1223, and shortly after succeeded his father as lord of Bornheim, of Saint-Jean Steen and as chatellenie of Ghent. He continued his families support for the abbey of Saint Bavo. Before his father passed he was married to Odette of Champagne, daughter of Odo II of Champlitte (who died shortly after taking part in the siege of Constantinople). Thus, from his wife, Hugh gained lordship of the village of Champlitte, which he sold to William of Vergy, brother of Alice of Vergy, duchess consort of Burgundy. About the same time (March 1228), he established some taxes and corresponding rights to the inhabitants of Baesrode Saint Marie, which outlined some of the rig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Odo II Of Champlitte
Odo II of Champlitte, (died May 1204 at the Siege of Constantinople) was the first son of Odo or Eudes I of Champlitte and a grandson of Hugh, Count of Champagne, although Hugh disowned Odo I. At an assembly at Citeaux, Odo, and his brother William, joined the crusade. Upon the crusade's arrival at Corfu, a disagreement as to where the crusade should be directed divided the army into two camps. One that wanted follow Hugh of Saint-Pol and Prince Alexius to Constantinople, the other headed by Odo, Jacques of Avenes and Peter of Amiens, to continue on to Jerusalem. After Odo arrived at Corfu he sent messengers to Brindisi to hire a fleet to take the crusade to Jerusalem. Subsequent meetings between Odo, Hugh and Alexious, directed the crusade towards Constantinople. Odo participated in the siege of Constantinople, fell ill, and died shortly after in May 1204. He was buried in the Hagia Sophia. He left behind a wife, Emeline of Broyes, who was much younger than he, and a daughter, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sint Jansteen
Sint Jansteen is a village in the Dutch province of Zeeland. It is a part of the municipality of Hulst, and lies about 31 km southwest of Bergen op Zoom. History The village was first mentioned in 1248 as Sancti Ioannis ad Lapidem, and means "stone building dedicated to John the Baptist". The stone building refers to a castle which has been known to exists since 1170, and contained a chapel dedicated to John the Baptist. Sint Jansteen is a road village which was a free ''heerlijkheid'' (=not a fief). Sint Jansteen was completely demolished on the order of Lt General Pieter de la Rocque, in preparation against the French attack on Hulst during the Austrian Succession War in 1747. De la Rocque was later arrested and sentenced to life imprisonment for his war crimes in Loevestein Castle. The St John the Baptist church is a three-aisled church with needle spire which was constructed between 1857 and 1860. The ridge turret was removed in 1996. The former town hall was built in 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
13th-century Deaths
The 13th century was the century which lasted from January 1, 1201 ( MCCI) through December 31, 1300 ( MCCC) in accordance with the Julian calendar. The Mongol Empire was founded by Genghis Khan, which stretched from Eastern Asia to Eastern Europe. The conquests of Hulagu Khan and other Mongol invasions changed the course of the Muslim world, most notably the Siege of Baghdad (1258), the destruction of the House of Wisdom and the weakening of the Mamluks and Rums which, according to historians, caused the decline of the Islamic Golden Age. Other Muslim powers such as the Mali Empire and Delhi Sultanate conquered large parts of West Africa and the Indian subcontinent, while Buddhism witnessed a decline through the conquest led by Bakhtiyar Khilji. The Southern Song dynasty would begin the century as a prosperous kingdom but would eventually be invaded and annexed into the Yuan dynasty of the Mongols. The Kamakura Shogunate of Japan would be invaded by the Mongols. Goryeo resi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
