Revolt of Ghent (1379–1385)

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

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 II of Flanders, Duke Philip the Bold of Burgundy and King Charles VI of France. It was an expression of the growing power of the Third Estate and of economic ties with England that had been strained by the Hundred Years' War. After six years of war, Ghent submitted to the ducal authority while avoiding further punishment. The dream of an autonomous city-state failed, and the era of royal centralization continued.