Charles I de Lalaing
Charles I, 1st count of Lalaing | |
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| Born | 1466 |
| Died | 18 July 1525 |
| Noble family | House of Lalaing |
| Spouse(s) | Jacoba of Luxembourg |
| Father | Joost de Lalaing |
| Mother | Bonne de La Viefville |
Charles de Lalaing, baron and later 1st count of Lalaing, lord of Escornaix (1466 – Oudenaarde, July 18, 1525).
Life
[edit]Charles was born as the eldest son of Joost de Lalaing, from a family of landowners from Hainaut. He was married to Jacoba of Luxembourg, daughter of Jacob of Luxembourg and Maria of Berlaymont. Their children were:
- Jacob, died on 29 October 1512 at the siege of Maisières
- Charles II, 2nd count of Lalaing
- Philip, 2nd count of Hoogstraten
- Anna, died after 1602, married to Everard of Pallant, count of Culemborg
Political career
[edit]Charles was chamberlain to successively Maximilian of Austria, Philip the Fair and Charles V.
On 17 November 1505 he was made a Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece (17th chapter, Middelburg).
From 1504 on he was governor of Oudenaarde. When Charles V spent six weeks at Charles of Lalaing's estates during the Siege of Tournai in 1521, he met Charles' servant Johanna van der Gheynst. As a consequence of the brief affair that ensued, the future regent Margaret of Parma was born.
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