Jan van Hembyse | |
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 Jan van Hembyse, by Frans Pourbus the Elder | |
| Born | 9 July 1513 |
| Died | 8 August 1584 |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Political party | Radical Calvinist |
| Spouse | Johanna van Waerhem |
| Parent(s) | Willem van Hembyse, Willemine Triest |
Jan van Hembyse or Hembyze (Ghent, 9 July 1513 – Ghent, 8 August 1584) was a Flemish politician and popular leader, with a demagogic tendency, who together with François van Ryhove brought about the Calvinist Republic of Ghent and for two periods (1577-1578 and 1583-1584) led that regime in the early stage of the Dutch Revolt and the Eighty Years' War as it unfolded in the County of Flanders.