He gets mysteriously ill and dies in a few days, leaving behind a wife and an 8 months old son.
Life can be so sad, so uncomprehensible.
In the 14th century Ghent was one of the biggest cities of northern Europe. Afterwards stagnation set in until the nineteenth century. This means that a lot has been preserved. The last decennia a lot of restauration work has been done, but a lot of buildings are still waiting.