Bruges
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| # Capital city of the [[province]] of [[West Flanders]], [[Belgium]]. | # Capital city of the [[province]] of [[West Flanders]], [[Belgium]]. | ||
| + | ==Notable people== | ||
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| + | The following people were born in Bruges: | ||
| + | * [[Jan Breydel]] and [[Pieter de Coninck]], freedom fighters | ||
| + | * [[Philip I of Castile]], first [[Habsburg]] ruler in Spain (1478–1506) | ||
| + | * [[Adrian Willaert]], composer of the [[Renaissance]], (birth in Bruges uncertain, c. 1490-1562) | ||
| + | * [[Simon Stevin]], mathematician and engineer (1548–1620) | ||
| + | * [[Franciscus Gomarus]], [[Calvinist]] theologian (1563–1641) | ||
| + | * [[Guido Gezelle]], poet and priest (1830–1899) | ||
| + | * [[Gotye]], Australian-Belgian singer songwriter (1980) | ||
| + | * [[Isidore van Kinsbergen]], Dutch-Flemish engraver, (1821–1905) | ||
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| + | In the 15th century, the city became the magnet for a number of prominent personalities: | ||
| + | * [[Philip III, Duke of Burgundy|Philip the Good]], [[Duke of Burgundy]] set up court in Bruges, [[Brussels]], and [[Lille]] in the 15th century | ||
| + | * [[William Caxton]], English merchant, diplomat, writer, and printer | ||
| + | * [[Petrus Christus]], Flemish painter | ||
| + | * [[Gerard David]], Flemish painter | ||
| + | * [[Hans Memling]], Flemish painter | ||
| + | * [[Jan van Eyck]], Flemish painter | ||
| + | * [[Juan Luís Vives]], Spanish scholar and humanist | ||
| + | * [[Simon Bening]] and [[Levina Teerlinc]], Limners | ||
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Notable people
The following people were born in Bruges:
- Jan Breydel and Pieter de Coninck, freedom fighters
- Philip I of Castile, first Habsburg ruler in Spain (1478–1506)
- Adrian Willaert, composer of the Renaissance, (birth in Bruges uncertain, c. 1490-1562)
- Simon Stevin, mathematician and engineer (1548–1620)
- Franciscus Gomarus, Calvinist theologian (1563–1641)
- Guido Gezelle, poet and priest (1830–1899)
- Gotye, Australian-Belgian singer songwriter (1980)
- Isidore van Kinsbergen, Dutch-Flemish engraver, (1821–1905)
In the 15th century, the city became the magnet for a number of prominent personalities:
- Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy set up court in Bruges, Brussels, and Lille in the 15th century
- William Caxton, English merchant, diplomat, writer, and printer
- Petrus Christus, Flemish painter
- Gerard David, Flemish painter
- Hans Memling, Flemish painter
- Jan van Eyck, Flemish painter
- Juan Luís Vives, Spanish scholar and humanist
- Simon Bening and Levina Teerlinc, Limners
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