Male, Belgium
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Male is a former hamlet and today a quarter in the east of Sint-Kruis
, a suburb of Bruges
, West Flanders, Belgium
. The hamlet, which retains its small historic center, clusters around Male Castle
, best known as the birthplace of Louis, count of Flanders
in 1329.
Sint-Kruis
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, a suburb of Bruges
Bruges
Bruges is the capital and largest city of the province of West Flanders in the Flemish Region of Belgium. It is located in the northwest of the country....
, West Flanders, Belgium
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
. The hamlet, which retains its small historic center, clusters around Male Castle
Male Castle
Male Castle is a former castle in Male, once a separate village, now part of Sint-Kruis, a suburb of Bruges, West Flanders, Belgium. The buildings, almost entirely rebuilt and restored after the destruction of World War II, have since 1954 housed St...
, best known as the birthplace of Louis, count of Flanders
Louis II of Flanders
Louis II of Flanders , also Louis III of Artois and Louis I of Palatine Burgundy, known as Louis of Male, was the son of Louis I of Flanders and Margaret I of Burgundy, and Count of Flanders.On his father's death at the Battle of Crécy in 1346, he inherited the counties of Flanders, Nevers, and...
in 1329.