Jan Breydel

The Jan Breydel (* in the 13th century in Bruges, † in the 14th century) applies not only to Pieter de Coninck as the leader of the Bruges Matins, the bloody uprising against the French King Philip the Fair.

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Breydel from home butcher, and de Coninck, a weaver, led the rebels in the early morning hours of May 18, 1302 entered the houses in which the French garrison was quartered, and most of the soldiers killed. Shortly before, on May 1, he was involved in an attack on the castle of times, in which also the entire French garrison was killed.

The archives of the city of Bruges show that Jan Breydel on 8 bis July 10, 1302 in Kortrijk as one of those who stayed, who provided the Flemish troops with meat. On this basis, it is generally believed that he has also participated in the Battle of the Spurs on July 11, 1302.

In 1308 he helped in the liberation of Willem van Saftinghe, who had also fought in Kortrijk, who had entrenched themselves during a riot in the Lisswegge church. 1309 led Breydel and de Coninck again, to January Heem, another uprising in Bruges, which this time was directed against the impact of the Treaty of Athis -sur -Orge. In the same year he killed a representative of the Count of Flanders.

• Person ( Bruges )
• Born in the 13th century
• Died in the 14th century
• Man