Antoine II de Lalaing
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Antoine II of Lalaing 3rd count of Hoogstraten
, was a patron and nobleman of the Southern Netherlands
. He was the son of the second count Philip de Lalaing
and his wife Anna of Rennenberg.
At the age of 22 he took possession of the Gelmelslot at Hoogstraten. He became governor of Mechelen
at an early age, and in 1558 he was allowed to receive the Holy Sepulcher Knights to their first chapter. In 1560 he married Eleonora de Montmorency in Weert
. They had a son, William Lalang.
In 1566 the Beeldenstorm
broke out, and he replaced William of Orange
as governor of Antwerp.
Like the counts Lamoraal, count of Egmont
and Philip de Montmorency, count of Hoorn, Hoogstraten was summoned by the Duke of Alba to Brussels to appear before the Council of Troubles
. Hoogstraten was on his way to Brussels when he heard that Egmont and Hoorn had been arrested in Brussels. He immediately turned around, took from his castle his most important possessions, and fled on horseback to Cologne
. As a consequence, the Duke of Alba banished him, confiscated his possessions, and deprived him of all his rights and privileges, and his library was moved to Madrid
.
Despite all this, Antoine II of Lalaing remained resolute in his support of William of Orange. In a military maneuvre near Tienen where the army of William of Orange was forced by the Duke of Alba to retreat over the kleine Gete, he was hit in the foot by from his own gun, and on 11 December 1568 he succumbed to his injuries.
Hoogstraten
Hoogstraten is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Antwerp. The municipality comprises the city of Hoogstraten proper and the towns of Meer, Meerle, Meersel-Dreef, Minderhout and Wortel,...
, was a patron and nobleman of the Southern Netherlands
Southern Netherlands
Southern Netherlands were a part of the Low Countries controlled by Spain , Austria and annexed by France...
. He was the son of the second count Philip de Lalaing
Philip de Lalaing
Philip de Lalaing, 2nd count of Hoogstraten was stadtholder of Jülich and Guelders .-Life:A descendant from a noble family from Hainaut, Philip was the son of Charles I de Lalaing and Jacoba of Luxembourg. He inherited the title of count of Hoogstraten from his childless uncle Antoine de Lalaing...
and his wife Anna of Rennenberg.
At the age of 22 he took possession of the Gelmelslot at Hoogstraten. He became governor of Mechelen
Mechelen
Mechelen Footnote: Mechelen became known in English as 'Mechlin' from which the adjective 'Mechlinian' is derived...
at an early age, and in 1558 he was allowed to receive the Holy Sepulcher Knights to their first chapter. In 1560 he married Eleonora de Montmorency in Weert
Weert
Weert is a municipality and city in the southeastern Netherlands. As of 2010, Weert had a population of 48,405. It lies on the Eindhoven–Maastricht railway line, and is also astride the Zuid-Willemsvaart canal.- Population centres :* Altweerterheide...
. They had a son, William Lalang.
In 1566 the Beeldenstorm
Beeldenstorm
Beeldenstorm in Dutch, roughly translatable to "statue storm", or Bildersturm in German , also the Iconoclastic Fury, is a term used for outbreaks of destruction of religious images that occurred in Europe in the 16th century...
broke out, and he replaced William of Orange
William the Silent
William I, Prince of Orange , also widely known as William the Silent , or simply William of Orange , was the main leader of the Dutch revolt against the Spanish that set off the Eighty Years' War and resulted in the formal independence of the United Provinces in 1648. He was born in the House of...
as governor of Antwerp.
Like the counts Lamoraal, count of Egmont
Lamoral, Count of Egmont
Lamoral, Count of Egmont, Prince of Gavere was a general and statesman in the Habsburg Netherlands just before the start of the Eighty Years' War, whose execution helped spark the national uprising that eventually led to the independence of the Netherlands.The Count of Egmont headed one of the...
and Philip de Montmorency, count of Hoorn, Hoogstraten was summoned by the Duke of Alba to Brussels to appear before the Council of Troubles
Council of Troubles
The Council of Troubles was the special tribunal instituted on September 9, 1567 by Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, 3rd Duke of Alba, governor-general of the Habsburg Netherlands on the orders of Philip II of Spain to punish the ringleaders of the recent political and religious "troubles" in the...
. Hoogstraten was on his way to Brussels when he heard that Egmont and Hoorn had been arrested in Brussels. He immediately turned around, took from his castle his most important possessions, and fled on horseback to Cologne
Cologne
Cologne is Germany's fourth-largest city , and is the largest city both in the Germany Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia and within the Rhine-Ruhr Metropolitan Area, one of the major European metropolitan areas with more than ten million inhabitants.Cologne is located on both sides of the...
. As a consequence, the Duke of Alba banished him, confiscated his possessions, and deprived him of all his rights and privileges, and his library was moved to Madrid
Madrid
Madrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan...
.
Despite all this, Antoine II of Lalaing remained resolute in his support of William of Orange. In a military maneuvre near Tienen where the army of William of Orange was forced by the Duke of Alba to retreat over the kleine Gete, he was hit in the foot by from his own gun, and on 11 December 1568 he succumbed to his injuries.
Sources
- Het Gelmelslot van Hoogstraten, website van het Penitentiair Schoolcentrum Hoogstraten, naar opzoekingen van de "Hoogstraatse Oudheidkundige Kring"
- P.C. Hooft, P.C. Hoofts Nederlandsche Historien, Vyfde Boek. (1642-1647). p198