Extra free edition of 'Het Volk' Friday 23 July 1993 'Ghent takes up its noose again' photo Johan Martens.
The procession of the Noose wearers is a reminder of the severe punishment inflicted by Emperor Charles in 1540 on the town of his birth.

Since five years the noose procession has been complemented by an historical evocation of Emperor Charles and figures of his time. Gilbert Ebo, alias Emperor Charles. Only those born in Ghent can take part.
 

The family feels that it has links with the Flemish cities of Bruges; Gent  and Bergues (Sint-Winoksbergen)
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For a time Thierry and Christiaan de Brabandere together held the two most important bailiff posts in Flanders (18): those of the towns of Bruges and of Ghent.

- Thierry de Brabandere, from 1304 chevalier/knight
- Captain in the Saaftingen castle 1302-1303 with his servants (9, 27, 38)
- bailiff of Ghent 1304-1306 (9, 17, 18, 26, 27) representative of Sint-Winoksbergen March 1306

• Note: the town bailiff of Bruges bore the name scout. (Rudi De Brabandere)