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Ghent

Cloth city that was among the largest north of the Alps; birthplace of Charles V and of the Van Eycks' altarpiece.

Dated events and their evidence

• 650 CE disputed
  Saint Amand founds St Peter's and St Bavo's abbeys (around 650) source
• 1300 CE disputed
  ~50,000 people on the cloth trade; among Europe's largest cities north of the Alps (14th century) source
• 1432 CE mainstream
  the Van Eycks complete the Ghent Altarpiece source
• 1500 CE mainstream
  Charles V born here source
• 1576 CE mainstream
  Pacification of Ghent: religious tolerance in the Low Countries source

Where

51.0536° N, 3.7253° E

Sources

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghent
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghent_Altarpiece
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_V,_Holy_Roman_Emperor
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pacification_of_Ghent

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