Definitions

1. Ghent (Gent in Dutch; Gand in French) is a city with a population of a quarter of a million. (Web site)
2. Ghent is an unassuming, un-touristy city filled with university students, linger-as-long-as-you-like cafes, well priced restaurants and vibrant energy.
3. Ghent was the birthplace of John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster. (Web site)
4. Ghent was also the site of the signing of the Treaty of Ghent which formally ended the War of 1812 between Britain and the United States. (Web site)
5. Treaty of Ghent is a peace treaty signed between the United States of America and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.

Close

1. American and British diplomats signed the Treaty of Ghent on 24, December 1814 bringing the war to a close.

Rogge

1. Rogge was educated at the University of Ghent. (Web site)

Orthopedic Surgeon

1. Ghent. An orthopedic surgeon with a degree in sports medicine, Rogge is an accomplished sailor who competed in Olympic yachting in 1968, 1972, and 1976. (Web site)
2. Count Jacques Rogge (born May 2, 1942 in Ghent, Belgium) is by profession an orthopedic surgeon. (Web site)

Mackinac Island

1. The British Loyalists who inhabited Mackinac Island were obliged to leave by the Treaty of Ghent that ended the War of 1812.

East-Flanders

1. As the biggest city of East-Flanders, Ghent has many hospitals, schools and shopping streets. (Web site)

Gentbrugge

1. Gentbrugge is a sub- municipality of Ghent, Belgium.

Philip Van Artevelde

1. In 1381, however, the weavers of Ghent rebelled once more, this time under Philip van Artevelde. (Web site)

Henry

1. The earliest catalogues of his works are those given by Salimbene (1282), Henry of Ghent (d. (Web site)

Year

1. Every year the Six Days of Flanders, a six-day track cycling race, is held in Ghent. (Web site)

Flag

1. A 14th-century drawing shows a flag with the lion of Flanders, the lion of Ghent and a third lion flanked by two golden netting needles. (Web site)

Living

1. Ghent established a nice blend between comfort of living and history-it is not a city-mueseum.

Lives

1. Wim Delvoye, born in Belgium in 1965, lives and works in Ghent and New York.

Chemical

1. After World War II, Ghent and Antwerp experienced a fast expansion of the chemical and petroleum industries. (Web site)

Right

1. The Treaty of Ghent ended this right, and set up commissions to adjust all such matters, culminating in the 1818 Convention. (Web site)

Paris

1. She also defended her World Cup vault title successfully in 2005, winning the event at both the World Cup qualifier in Ghent and the finals in Paris.

Congress

1. Treaty of Ghent - Contains the text of the treaty and related primary source materials from the online collections of the Library of Congress.

British

1. American victories at Plattsburg and Fort McHenry influenced the British to take the ongoing peace talks at Ghent, Belgium, more seriously.

Fort

1. The Americans reoccupied the fort in July 1815 following the Treaty of Ghent.

Charles

1. On Ferdinand's death in 1516, Charles of Ghent, the son of Juana and Philip, inherited Spain (which he ruled as Charles I, r.

Dutch

1. Every year the ten day long "Ghent Festival" (Gentse Feesten in Dutch) is held. (Web site)

America

1. Treaty of Ghent reaches U.S. February 11 Washington, D.C. The treaty finally reaches America, even though the U.S. and British are still battling it out.
2. McDouall publicly regretted that the Treaty of Ghent restored Mackinac Island to America.

United States

1. This is the only large tract of territory held by either side at the conclusion of the war and was given back to the United States by the Treaty of Ghent.

News

1. This plan was disrupted by news that the Treaty of Ghent had been signed on Christmas Eve in 1814 effectively ending the war.
2. News of the signing of the Treaty of Ghent on Dec. (Web site)

Burgundy

1. Louis de Maële's son-in-law, Duke Philip the Bold of Burgundy, succeeded to Flanders on Louis's death (1384) and in 1385 subdued Ghent. (Web site)

First

1. Under his supervision monasteries were established at Ghent and Mont Blandin, the first in Belgium.
2. During the period 1950-51 SOLEBAY clocked up a first by transiting from Oostende to Ghent by canal - the largest ship do so. (Web site)
3. At the request of Clotaire II, he began first to evangelize the pagan inhabitants of Ghent, later extending his field of operations across Flanders.

Wealthy

1. Count Maurice Maeterlinck was born in Ghent, Belgium to a wealthy, French-speaking family. (Web site)

Important Cities

1. The war ended with most of the Spanish Netherlands under French occupation, including the important cities of Ghent and Luxembourg.

Place

1. The event took place the first time in 1995 at the Vooruit in Ghent and attracted 700 people.
2. He lives in Bavegem, a place near Ghent.

Meanwhile

1. Meanwhile, the Spanish armies had already conquered the important trading cities of Bruges and Ghent. (Web site)

Doctorate

1. Quetelet received a doctorate in mathematics in 1819 from the University of Ghent.

Feast Day

1. Her feast day is January 5, and her feast, Fru Verelde, was a major festival in Ghent in the late 19th century (according to Acte de Pharailde 1882). (Web site)

Municipality

1. Zwijnaarde is a village in the municipality of Ghent, Belgium. (Web site)

January 2007

1. The municipality of Beernem (14,691 inhabitants on 1 January 2007; 7,167 ha) is located between Ghent and Bruges.
2. The municipality of Merelbeke (22,423 inhabitants on 1 January 2007; 3,665 ha) is located in the southern outskirts of Ghent in the valley of Scheldt.

Largest Cities

1. As one of the largest cities in Belgium, Ghent has a highly developed transportation system.

Battle

1. The battle had no bearing on the outcome of the war, however; the Treaty of Ghent had been signed before it began.
2. High taxes led to a rebellion and eventually the Battle of Gavere in 1453, in which Ghent suffered a terrible defeat at the hands of Philip the Good. (Web site)

Belgian Province

1. Desteldonk is a parish in the municipality of Ghent in the Belgian province of East Flanders. (Web site)

Pruritus

1. Ghent, C, Carruthers, S. Treatment of pruritus in primary biliary cirrhosis with rifampin. (Web site)

Part

1. It was fought after the Treaty of Ghent had been signed but before the news reached that part of America.
2. The station is indeed located on the municipal territories of Gentbrugge (today part of Ghent), Melle and Merelbeke.

February 25

1. Daniel Heinsius (or Heins) (June 9, 1580 - February 25, 1655), one of the most famous scholars of the Dutch Renaissance, was born at Ghent.

Grievances

1. The Treaty of Ghent, which was promptly ratified by the Senate in 1815, said nothing at all about the grievances that led to war.

Cockburn

1. It then recieved word that the Treaty of Ghent had been signed, so Cockburn withdrew his fleet in defeat.

Historical Fact

1. Robert Browning 's poem "How they brought the good news from Ghent to Aix" refers to Aachen, but not to any historical fact.

France

1. Its source is in Pas-de-Calais, France, and it flows into the river Scheldt in Ghent, Belgium. (Web site)

Austria

1. The subsequent history of Ghent is that of the capital of the Burgundian Dukes, and of the House of Austria. (Web site)

Liege

1. In 1614, he became the first Rector of a Jesuit school of theology at Liege, and in 1622 became the Rector of the house of the English Jesuits at Ghent. (Web site)

Belgian City

1. The Belgian city of Ghent looks set to become the first in the world to go vegetarian - at least once a week.

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