Jan Borluut
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Jan Borluut was a patrician from Ghent
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Jan Borluut was born into a rich patrician family of wool
merchant
s, members of which continuously held magistrate positions in the city of Ghent from the 13th to the 16th century.
After committing manslaughter
in a feud with another patrician, he was banned (killing another opponent in the process), on the 11 July 1302 he commanded a band of outcasts from Ghent against the French
at the Battle of the Golden Spurs
, led by the famous Jan Breydel de Groeninghe
At a later, undetermined time he was killed in Ghent by his opponents.
He was related to Elisabeth Borluut, who, together with her husband Joos Vijdt, commissioned the creation of the famous Ghent Altarpiece
(1432), which now resides in the 'baptist chapel' from the Saint Bavo Cathedral
in Ghent
On the façade of a romanesque manor located at the 'Korenmarkt' in Ghent, also called the 'Borluutsteen', you can see the family crest: three running deer.
Ghent
Ghent is a city and a municipality located in the Flemish region of Belgium. It is the capital and biggest city of the East Flanders province. The city started as a settlement at the confluence of the Rivers Scheldt and Lys and in the Middle Ages became one of the largest and richest cities of...
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Jan Borluut was born into a rich patrician family of wool
Wool
Wool is the textile fiber obtained from sheep and certain other animals, including cashmere from goats, mohair from goats, qiviut from muskoxen, vicuña, alpaca, camel from animals in the camel family, and angora from rabbits....
merchant
Merchant
A merchant is a businessperson who trades in commodities that were produced by others, in order to earn a profit.Merchants can be one of two types:# A wholesale merchant operates in the chain between producer and retail merchant...
s, members of which continuously held magistrate positions in the city of Ghent from the 13th to the 16th century.
After committing manslaughter
Manslaughter
Manslaughter is a legal term for the killing of a human being, in a manner considered by law as less culpable than murder. The distinction between murder and manslaughter is said to have first been made by the Ancient Athenian lawmaker Dracon in the 7th century BC.The law generally differentiates...
in a feud with another patrician, he was banned (killing another opponent in the process), on the 11 July 1302 he commanded a band of outcasts from Ghent against the French
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
at the Battle of the Golden Spurs
Battle of the Golden Spurs
The Battle of the Golden Spurs, known also as the Battle of Courtrai was fought on July 11, 1302, near Kortrijk in Flanders...
, led by the famous Jan Breydel de Groeninghe
At a later, undetermined time he was killed in Ghent by his opponents.
He was related to Elisabeth Borluut, who, together with her husband Joos Vijdt, commissioned the creation of the famous Ghent Altarpiece
Ghent Altarpiece
The Ghent Altarpiece or Adoration of the Mystic Lamb is a very large and complex Early Netherlandish polyptych panel painting which is considered to be one of Belgium's masterpieces and one of the world's treasures.It was once in the Joost Vijdt chapel at Saint Bavo Cathedral, Ghent, Belgium, but...
(1432), which now resides in the 'baptist chapel' from the Saint Bavo Cathedral
Saint Bavo Cathedral
thumb|right|225px|Sint-Baafs CathedralThe Saint Bavo Cathedral is the seat of the diocese of Ghent. It is named for Saint Bavo of Ghent....
in Ghent
Ghent
Ghent is a city and a municipality located in the Flemish region of Belgium. It is the capital and biggest city of the East Flanders province. The city started as a settlement at the confluence of the Rivers Scheldt and Lys and in the Middle Ages became one of the largest and richest cities of...
On the façade of a romanesque manor located at the 'Korenmarkt' in Ghent, also called the 'Borluutsteen', you can see the family crest: three running deer.