Robert Vande Poele, Latinized Robertus de Lacu (died 1483), a native of Ghent, was a professor at the Old University of Leuven and the founder of Saint Ivo's College there. [1]
The Old University of Leuven is the name historians give to the university, or studium generale, founded in Leuven, Brabant, in 1425. The university was closed in 1797, a week after the cession to the French Republic of the Austrian Netherlands and the principality of Liège by the Treaty of Campo Formio.
Vande Poele was appointed ordinary professor of canon law on 20 June 1463. He also served three terms as rector, in 1463, 1471 and 1476. In 1464 he represented the university in the States of Brabant. [1]
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The States of Brabant were the representation of the three estates to the court of the Duke of Brabant. The three estates were also called the States. Supported by the economic strength of the cities Antwerp, Brussels and Leuven, the States always were an important power before the rulers of the country, as was reflected by the charter of the duchy.
He held canonries at Senlis Cathedral, St. Gummarus Church, Lier, St. Mary's Church, Utrecht(1476), and St Donatian's in Bruges. [1]
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Vande Poele died in Leuven on 26 June 1483 and was buried in the church of the Augustinian canons of St Martin. [1] By his last will and testament he founded St Ivo's College, for poor students in the faculty of law.
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