Louis de Bruges, Lord of Gruuthuse, Prince of Steenhuijs, Earl of Winchester, was a Flemish courtier, bibliophile, soldier and nobleman. He was awarded the title of Earl of Winchester by King Edward IV of England in 1472, and was Stadtholder of Holland and Zeeland 1462-77.
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Louis de Gruuthuse, wearing the Collar of the Order of the Golden Fleece. Portrait by the Master of the princely portraits, Groeningemuseum, Bruges
Miniature portrait inscribed Mesire Lois Sig(neu)r de la Gruuthuse et Comte de Wincestre, from a 1473 manuscript containing the statutes of the Order of the Golden Fleece
The Battle of Neville's Cross in 1346, from Louis's illuminated Froissart, Bruges, 1470s
The Bal des Ardents, a deadly fire depicted by the Master of Anthony of Burgundy, from the Froissart of Louis of Gruuthuse, his most lavishly decorated manuscript.Awards 1
Writers born in the 1420s 6
About this person
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1427 to 1492 · aged 65
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