Gilles de Roye (died 1478), Flemish chronicler, was born probably at Montdidier

Montdidier

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, and became a Cistercian monk.

He was afterwards professor of theology

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 in Paris

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 and abbot of the monastery of Royaumont at Asnières-sur-Oise

Asnières-sur-Oise

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, retiring about 1458 to the convent of Notre Dame des Dunes (Ten Duinen) at Koksijde

Koksijde

Koksijde is a municipality located in the Flemish province of West Flanders on the North Sea coast, at the southwest side. It comprises the towns of Koksijde proper, Oostduinkerke, St-Idesbald and Wulpen.-Statistics:...

, near Veurne

Veurne

Veurne is a city and municipality in the Belgian province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the town of Veurne proper and the settlements of Avekapelle, Booitshoeke, Bulskamp, De Moeren, Eggewaartskapelle, Houtem, Steenkerke, Vinkem, Wulveringem, and Zoutenaaie.-Origins in the 15th...

, and devoting his time to study. Gilles wrote the Chronicon Dunense or Annales Belgici, a résumé and continuation of the work of another monk, Jean Brandon (d. 1428), which deals with the history of Flanders

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, and also with events in Germany

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, Italy

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 and England

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 from 792 to 1478.

The Chronicle was published by FR Sweert in the Rerum Belgicarum annales (Frankfort, 1620); and the earlier part of it by C.B. Kervyn de Lettenhove in the Chroniques relatives a l'histoire de la Belgique (Brussels, 1870).