Artevelde, Jacob van. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.

The American Heritage^® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.

Artevelde, Jacob van

SYLLABICATION:	Ar·te·vel·de
PRONUNCIATION:	ärt-vld
DATES:	1290?–1345
VARIANTS:	Called “the Brewer of Ghent.”
	Flemish political leader who maintained the neutrality of Flanders during hostilities between England and France and encouraged Edward III to claim the French throne.


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