Guy, Count of Flanders
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Guy of Dampierre was the Count of Flanders and Marquis of Namur. He was a prisoner of the French when his Flemings defeated the latter at the Battle of the Golden Spurs in 1302.
Guy of Dampierre riding a horse. His surcoat bears the arms of the county of Flanders
Sterling of Guy of Dampierre, struck Namur (circa 1295-1296).
Battle of Zierikzee
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The battle of Zierikzee was a naval battle between a Flemish fleet and an allied Franco-Hollandic fleet which took place on 10 and 11 August 1304. The battle, fought near the town of Zierikzee, ended
The battle depicted in the contemporary Nuova Cronica
Zeeslag op de Gouwe, 1304. Scheeps-strijd op de Gouwe 11 Augustus 1304, print by Petrus Johannes Schotel (19th century)