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Guy of Dampierre

Type Figure Region County of Flanders Time 1226–1305 Also known as Count Guy of Flanders

Guy of Dampierre was a 13th-century Count of Flanders, the last count of the House of Dampierre to hold real power.…

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  1. 1251–1280Bruges · FlandersGuy succeeded his brother Ferdinand as Count of Flanders in 1251, consolidating his rule on the wealth of the textile trade in cities such as Bruges and Ghent, maintaining nominal vassalage to France while defending the autonomous privileges of the Flemish cities.
  2. 1280–1290Ghent · FlandersIn the 1280s Guy's conflicts with French kings Philip III and Philip IV intensified, involving the Artois succession, trade tariffs, and suzerainty. In 1285 Guy was forced to sign a treaty at Angoulême, recognizing French suzerainty and pledging castles as collateral, provoking strong discontent among the Flemish urban nobility.
  3. 1297–1302Compiègne · PicardyIn 1297 Guy's son Robert of Béthune was captured by the French after defeat at Courtrai, and Guy himself was imprisoned the same year by Philip IV. After the Flemish militia's great victory over the French at Courtrai in 1302, Guy was released and returned home, but the county's real power had been greatly weakened.
  4. 1302–1305Compiègne · PicardyAfter his release Guy remained count in name only, but pressure from the Flemish cities and from France made it difficult to restore his former authority. He died at Compiègne in France in 1305, and the county passed to his son Robert of Béthune.

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