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Flanders Revolt of the 1270s

Type Event Region Belgium Time 1271–1279

In 1271 King Philip III of France detained Guy of Dampierre, Count of Flanders, on grounds including his refusal to join a crusade, sparking a large-…

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  1. 1271Avignon · Provence-Alpes-Côte d'AzurAfter Guy of Dampierre, Count of Flanders, swore homage to Philip III, the king detained him in the name of his sovereignty on grounds of refusing to join the crusade and suspected collusion with the English king, providing the immediate trigger for the revolt.
  2. 1271–1273Ghent · East FlandersMargaret II served as regenter, and the city communes of Ghent, Bruges, and others took up arms against the French. Philip III sent troops to invade Flanders; the two sides fought repeatedly along the border, and the French at times occupied some towns but met stubborn resistance.
  3. 1273–1274Flanders border · FlandersAfter the war reached a stalemate, the two sides negotiated under papal mediation. Guy was released and returned home in 1274; Flanders resumed its formal homage to France, but the autonomy of the cities and the county's independent tendencies grew, and the Franco-Flanders conflict was not fundamentally resolved.

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