Roeland van Uitkerke in the gold book Order of the Guild
Roeland van Uitkerke (also called Uytkerke or Uutkerke) (? - April 22, 1442) was a Flemish knight in charge of the Burgundian Duke.
He was from a ridiculous gender from the Brugse Vrije and was the son of Gerard van Uitkerke and Margaretha van Maldegem. He was Lord of Hemsrode and bought the Glory of Hemsrode in 1422. He also became a craftsman of Ridderkerk.
Roeland joined Othée in 1408 and, from then on, would carry more administrative and diplomatic responsibilities in the service of Jan without fear. Weapon
After the assassination of Jan without fear he was sent to the English king Henry V by the new Duke Philip de Goede to end an alliance. These negotiations would lead to the Troyes Treaty in 1420.
Roeland stretched at the duke's side at Brouwershaven. He was charged with the command of the Haarlem garrison, which he defended with Jacob van Gaasbeek (of Abcoude) during the subsequent siege by Jacoba van Beieren. In May 1427 he became Governor of Holland to replace Frank of Borssele.
In 1430 he became one of the first members of the Order of the Golden Fleece. He participated in the conference that would lead to the peace of Atrecht.
The following year he was responsible for the defense of Sluis during the siege of Calais. When English merchants began to harass the Flemish coast, he closed the gates of this city for the Bruggelingen and scolded them into rage for cowards. Roeland was banned for a hundred years, first by Ghent and then by Bruges. After two years of rebellion, Bruges was subjected to damages and Roeland van Uitkerke.
He was married to Margaretha van der Clite, with whom he had a son, Jan van Uitkerke. After its execution in 1441 due to sodomy, Roeland and Margaretha were forced to sell their possessions to settle the debts. He died a few months after this scandal.
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