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Also Known As Gwijde van Dampierre • Gui de Dampierre • Guy of Dampierre
Born c.1225
Died March 7, 1305 • Compiègne • France
Baldwin V
count of Flanders
Jacob van Artevelde
Flemish leader
Augier Ghislain de Busbecq
Flemish diplomat
Robert I
count of Flanders
Louis II
count of Flanders
Louis I
count of Flanders
Charles
count of Flanders
Arnulf I
count of Flanders
Thierry
count of Flanders
Baldwin IV
count of Flanders
Baldwin I
count of Flanders
Robert II
count of Flanders
Baldwin II, engraving
Baldwin II
count of Flanders
Narses
Syrian theologian
Alexander the Great
Alexander the Great
king of Macedonia
portrait of Charlemagne by Albrecht Dürer
Charlemagne
Holy Roman emperor [747?–814]
Elizabeth I
Elizabeth I
queen of England
Genghis Khan
Genghis Khan
Mongol ruler
Justinian I
Justinian I
Byzantine emperor
Philip II
Philip II
king of Macedonia