 In 1436, Wautier de Ghistelles was "seigneur d'Ekelsbeke et de Ledringhem" (Lord of Esquelbecq and Ledringhem) and governor of "La Madeleine" hospital in Bierne.On 21 May 1420, the Treaty of Troyes is signed.With the Burgundian faction dominant in France, King Charles VI of France acknowledges Henry V of England as his heir and as virtual ruler of most of France.