John III of Egmont
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John III of Egmont (Hattem
, April 3, 1438 – Egmond
, August 21, 1516) was first Count of Egmont, Baer, Lathum, Hoogwoude, Aarstwoude, Purmerend, Purmerland and Ilpendam, and Stadtholder
of Holland, Zeeland and West-Friesland.
and Walburga van Meurs.
As his father, he supported the pro-Burgundian party in the battle for controle of Guelders
.
When Charles the Bold came to power in Guelders, John was made bailiff of West-Friesland and governor of Arnhem
in 1474.
For his role in the Hook and Cod wars
, Maximilian of Austria
made him Stadtholder
of Holland, Zeeland and West-Friesland in 1483, a function he held until 1515.
He also became Knight in the order of the Golden Fleece
.
In 1491 he was confronted with a popular uprising in West-Friesland, which he crushed with the support of Albert III, Duke of Saxony.
Some portraits of John of Egmont are kept in the Rijksmuseum Amsterdam and the Centraal Museum
of Utrecht. A diptych
, painted by the Master of Alkmaar
, is kept in the Metropolitan Museum of Art
of New York.
Hattem
Hattem is a municipality and a city in the eastern Netherlands. The city population is 11,797. The name “Hattem” is a typical farmyard name. The exact origin of “Hattem” is yet unclear. In general two explanation exist. Hattem would be the ‘heem’ of a people who belong to the tribe of Chattuarii...
, April 3, 1438 – Egmond
Egmond
Egmond is a former municipality in the north-western Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. In 2001, it was merged with the municipalities of Schoorl and Bergen to form the municipality of Bergen. The three main villages in the former municipality are Egmond aan den Hoef, Egmond aan Zee...
, August 21, 1516) was first Count of Egmont, Baer, Lathum, Hoogwoude, Aarstwoude, Purmerend, Purmerland and Ilpendam, and Stadtholder
Stadtholder
A Stadtholder A Stadtholder A Stadtholder (Dutch: stadhouder [], "steward" or "lieutenant", literally place holder, holding someones place, possibly a calque of German Statthalter, French lieutenant, or Middle Latin locum tenens...
of Holland, Zeeland and West-Friesland.
Biography
John was a son of William II of EgmontWilliam II of Egmont
William II of Egmont was Lord of Egmont, IJsselstein, Schoonderwoerd and Haastrecht and Stadtholder of Guelders.-Biography:...
and Walburga van Meurs.
As his father, he supported the pro-Burgundian party in the battle for controle of Guelders
Guelders
Guelders or Gueldres is the name of a historical county, later duchy of the Holy Roman Empire, located in the Low Countries.-Geography:...
.
When Charles the Bold came to power in Guelders, John was made bailiff of West-Friesland and governor of Arnhem
Arnhem
Arnhem is a city and municipality, situated in the eastern part of the Netherlands. It is the capital of the province of Gelderland and located near the river Nederrijn as well as near the St. Jansbeek, which was the source of the city's development. Arnhem has 146,095 residents as one of the...
in 1474.
For his role in the Hook and Cod wars
Hook and Cod wars
The Hook and Cod wars comprise a series of wars and battles in the County of Holland between 1350 and 1490. Most of these wars were fought over the title of count of Holland, but some have argued that the underlying reason was because of the power struggle of the bourgeois in the cities against...
, Maximilian of Austria
Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor
Maximilian I , the son of Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor and Eleanor of Portugal, was King of the Romans from 1486 and Holy Roman Emperor from 1493 until his death, though he was never in fact crowned by the Pope, the journey to Rome always being too risky...
made him Stadtholder
Stadtholder
A Stadtholder A Stadtholder A Stadtholder (Dutch: stadhouder [], "steward" or "lieutenant", literally place holder, holding someones place, possibly a calque of German Statthalter, French lieutenant, or Middle Latin locum tenens...
of Holland, Zeeland and West-Friesland in 1483, a function he held until 1515.
He also became Knight in the order of the Golden Fleece
Golden Fleece
In Greek mythology, the Golden Fleece is the fleece of the gold-haired winged ram, which can be procured in Colchis. It figures in the tale of Jason and his band of Argonauts, who set out on a quest by order of King Pelias for the fleece in order to place Jason rightfully on the throne of Iolcus...
.
In 1491 he was confronted with a popular uprising in West-Friesland, which he crushed with the support of Albert III, Duke of Saxony.
Some portraits of John of Egmont are kept in the Rijksmuseum Amsterdam and the Centraal Museum
Centraal Museum
The Centraal Museum is a museum in Utrecht, The Netherlands. The museum was founded in 1838. Initially, the collection - exhibited on the top floor of the Utrecht townhall - was limited to art related to the city of Utrecht...
of Utrecht. A diptych
Diptych
A diptych di "two" + ptychē "fold") is any object with two flat plates attached at a hinge. Devices of this form were quite popular in the ancient world, wax tablets being coated with wax on inner faces, for recording notes and for measuring time and direction.In Late Antiquity, ivory diptychs with...
, painted by the Master of Alkmaar
Master of Alkmaar
The Master of Alkmaar was a Dutch painter active around Alkmaar at the beginning of the sixteenth century. His name is derived from a series of panel paintings from the church of Saint Lawrence in that city, dated to 1504 and showing the Seven Works of Mercy; they are currently in the Rijksmuseum...
, is kept in the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Metropolitan Museum of Art
The Metropolitan Museum of Art is a renowned art museum in New York City. Its permanent collection contains more than two million works, divided into nineteen curatorial departments. The main building, located on the eastern edge of Central Park along Manhattan's Museum Mile, is one of the...
of New York.
Marriage and Children
John married in 1484 with Magdalena van Werdenburg, a cousin of Maximilian of Austria, and had 10 children, amongst whom:- Walburga of Egmont (1490–1529), first wife of William I, Count of Nassau-DillenburgWilliam I, Count of Nassau-DillenburgWilliam of Nassau was a count of Nassau-Dillenburg from the House of Nassau. He was called William the Rich....
, father of William of OrangeWilliam the SilentWilliam 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...
. - John IVJohn IV of EgmontJohn IV of Egmont was second Count of Egmont, Baer, Purmerend, Purmerland and Ilpendam.John was the eldest surviving son of John III of Egmont and Magdalena van Werdenburg....
(1499–1528), his successor. - GeorgeGeorge van EgmondGeorge or Joris van Egmont was bishop of Utrecht from 1534 to 1559.-Biography:George was the son of Jan III van Egmont. In 1526 he became canon and later deacon of the chapter of Liège...
(ca. 1504 - 1559), Bishop of Utrecht.