Jan van Heelu (lived 13th century) was a
Flemish
Flemish (''Vlaams'') is a Low Franconian dialect cluster of the Dutch language. It is sometimes referred to as Flemish Dutch (), Belgian Dutch ( ), or Southern Dutch (). Flemish is native to Flanders, a historical region in northern Belgium; ...
writer. Between 1288 and 1294, he wrote a chronicle of the
Battle of Woeringen
The Battle of Worringen was fought on 5 June 1288 near the town of Worringen (also spelled Woeringen), which is now the northernmost borough of Cologne. It was the decisive battle of the War of the Limburg Succession, fought for the possession o ...
of 1288, between
Reinoud I of
Guelders
The Duchy of Guelders ( nl, Gelre, french: Gueldre, german: Geldern) is a historical duchy, previously county, of the Holy Roman Empire, located in the Low Countries.
Geography
The duchy was named after the town of Geldern (''Gelder'') in pr ...
, and
John I, Duke of Brabant
John I of Brabant, also called John the Victorious (1252/12533 May 1294) was Duke of Brabant (1267–1294), Lothier and Limburg (1288–1294). During the 13th century, John I was venerated as a folk hero. He has been painted as the perfect model o ...
. He was part of the Battle of Woeringen.
Biography
*''Rymkronyk van Jan van Heelu betreffende den slag van Woeringen van het jaer 1288'' (ca. 1288–1294)
Sources
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Jan Frans Willems
Jan Frans Willems (11 March 1793 – 24 June 1846) was a Flemish writer and ''father'' of the Flemish movement.
Willems was born in the Belgian city of Boechout, while that was under French occupation. He started his career in the office of a no ...
(ed.), Rymkronyk van Jan van Heelu betreffende den slag van Woeringen van het jaer 1288 (1836)
Jan van Heelu, Rijmkroniek(Dutch)
Van Heelu, Jan
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