Revolt of Ghent (1379–1385)

The Revolt of Ghent (1379-1385) was an uprising by the city of Ghent against the count of Flanders and the king of France. Under the leadership of successively Jan Hyoens, Philip van Artevelde and Frans Ackerman, Ghent rebelled against Count Louis of Male, Duke Philip the Bold and King Charles VI of France. It was an expression of the growing power of the Third Estate and of the economic ties with England that had been strained by the Hundred Years' War. After six years of hard struggle, Ghent recognized the royal authority without being further punished. The dream of the autonomous city-state has failed and the era of royal centralization continued.

Revolt of Ghent (1379–1385)
Part of the Hundred Years' War
Battle of Beverhoutsveld in the chronicles of Jean Froissart (Berlin Staatsbibliothek, Preussischer Kulturbesitz / 15th century) with the people of Ghent under the black flag with white lion
Date 1379 – 1385 Location County of Flanders Result Franco–Burgundian victory; Peace of Tournai: Ghent recognizes authority of the French king and Burgundian duke Ghent gets amnesty
Belligerents
France Flanders Burgundy (1384–5)	rebels of Ghent England (1383–5)
Commanders and leaders
Charles VI Louis of Male Philip the Bold	Jan Hyoens Philip van Artevelde Frans Ackerman