Philip van Artevelde

Biography:

Philip van Artevelde was a Flemish patriot the son of Jacob van Artevelde. Because of his father's prominence he was godson of English queen Philippa of Hainault who held him in her arms during his baptism. Largely due to his father's name and the memory of his godmother Philip was a leader of Ghent in 1381 at the head of the burgher's rebellion against Count Louis II of Flanders.