Walter of Ghent (de Gand dit Villain) (died before 1260) was the second son of Hugues I and Odette de Champagne, daughter of Odo II of Champlitte.
Hugues married Lady Avezoete, daughter of Abraham and perhaps of the house of Maelstede.
[2] He took the name Villain, a name synonymous with peasant or farm boy.
[3] Avezoete and Walter had a very large family.
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