Guy of Dampierre

Guy of Dampierre (c. 1226–1305), son of William II of Dampierre and Margaret II, ruled Flanders as count from 1251. In 1294 he arranged a marriage between his daughter Philippa and the English prince Edward, but Philip IV of France imprisoned him and forced him to cancel it.

Defying Philip, Guy allied with Edward I of England, but French forces conquered Flanders and took him prisoner in 1300. Flemish townsmen crushed a French army at the Golden Spurs in 1302 while he was captive; he was briefly released, returned to prison after defeat in 1304, and died there in March 1305.