Walter of Ghent
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Who is Walter of Ghent?
Walter of Ghent was the second son of Hugues I and Odette de Champagne, daughter of Odo II of Champlitte. Hugues married Lady Avezoete, daughter of Abraham and perhaps of the house of Maelstede. Although his brother inherited the lordship of Heusden and Bornhem, he received the lordship of Sint Jansteen. He took the name Villain, a name synonymous with peasant or farm boy.
Avezoete and Walter had a very large family. Their children included:
Johannes
Alexander, married Ysabeau d' Axelle
Walter
Sohier
Isabelle, married Jean Robert Van Den Kerchove Van Ter-Varent
Phillippe
Williames
Odine, married Henri de Westhuse
Katerine
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