Floris van Egmont ( Dutch: Floris van Egmont ; c. 1470 - October 25, 1539), Count van Buuren and Lerdam - commander and statesman of the Habsburg Netherlands .
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 Ian Gossart . Floris van Egmont . 1519. State Museum (Amsterdam) | |||||||
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| Predecessor | Frederick van Egmont | ||||||
| Successor | Maximilian van Egmont | ||||||
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| Predecessor | position established | ||||||
| Successor | Wilhelm von Roggendorf | ||||||
| Birth | OK. 1470 | ||||||
| Death | October 25, 1539 | ||||||
| Rod | Egmont | ||||||
| Father | Frederick van Egmont | ||||||
| Mother | Aleida van Culemborg | ||||||
| Children | , and | ||||||
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| Affiliation |  Holy Roman Empire | ||||||
| Rank | captain general | ||||||
| Battles | Italian wars Geldern Wars | ||||||
Biography
The son of Frederick van Egmont , Count van Buuren and Lerdam, and Aleida van Culemborg.
In 1490 he became chamberlain of Archduke Philip the Beautiful . He accompanied him in Spain in 1501-1503.
In 1505, at the chapter in Middelburg, he was knighted by the Order of the Golden Fleece . The following year he became a member of the council under Margarita of Austria .
In the years 1507-1511 he was a stauder of Geldern captured by the Habsburgs. After the acquisition by Archduke Charles of part of Friesland , he became in 1515 the first stathauder of this province. He fought with a party of supporters of the Duke of Geldern .
During the Italian war of 1521-1526 in 1522 he commanded the Flemish units in the war against France, captured Dullan , and together with the British reached Corby . The following year, he also made a deep invasion, taking several cities and stopping at eleven hours from Paris.
In 1528 he successfully fought against the Duke of Geldern. Since 1531 he was a member of the Dutch State Council. In 1536, he actively participated in the conclusion of an agreement between Charles V and the Duke of Geldern.
During the Italian war of 1536-1538 in 1537 he was appointed lieutenant and captain-general of Charles V in the Netherlands. He commanded the army invading France, in June captured and completely burned Saint-Paul , massacre there, then he took Montreux , and then besieged Therouan . The army of the montable Montmorency was preparing to give battle under the walls of the city, when news came of the conclusion of a truce on July 30 in Bommy-le-Teruant.
Family
Wife (contract 12.10.1500): Margaret van Bergen (1481-1551), daughter of Cornelis van Bergen , ruler of Zuid-Polsbruck, Admiral of the Netherlands, knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece, and Maria Margarita van Zevenbergen
Children:
- Maximilian van Egmont (1509-23 or 12/23/1548), Count van Buuren and Lerdam. Wife (1519): Francoise de Lannoy (d. 1562), daughter of Hugo de Lannoy, Senor de Vaagny, and Maria de Bush
- Anna van Egmont (d. 1574). Husband 1) (contract 26.08.1523): Joseph de Montmorency (d. 1530), Senor de Nivelles; 2) Count John II van Horn (1470 / 75-1540)
- Walburga van Egmont (d. 04/12/1547). Husband (08.28.1523): Robert II de La Marc , Senor d'Arenberg (1506-1536)
Literature
- Nobiliaire des Pays-Bas et du comté de Bourgogne. - TI - Gand: F. et T. Gyselinck, 1865, p. 714
- Sauvage G.-E. Histoire de Saint-Pol. - Arras: Jean Degeorge, 1834, pp. 78-85
Links
- CHEVALIERS DE LA TOISON D'OR - MAISON DE HABSBOURG (HOUSE OF HABSBURG) (Fr.) . Date of treatment November 21, 2017.