Charles de Berlaymont

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Charles de Berlaymont (nl. Karel van Berlaymont ) (* 1510 in Namur ; † June 4, 1578 ibid) was a Dutch military and politician. At the beginning of the Eighty Years' War he was one of the leading figures loyal to the king.

family

He was the son of Michel de Berlaymon t and Maria de Berault . He himself married Adrienne de Ligne-Barbançon . From the marriage emerged the military and politician Gilles de Berlaymont (around 1540–1579), the Archbishop of Cambrai Louis de Berlaymont (1542–1596), Lancelot de Berlaymont , Lord of Beauraing, the governor Florent de Berlaymont (around 1550–1626) ), the governor of Breda Claude de Berlaymon t (1550–1587), Adrienne de Berlaymont († 1582), married Johann von Brandenburg, Yolande de Berlaymont (* 1560), Marie de Berlaymont (?)

Life

He already served as commander in 1542 at the time of Charles V. In 1553 he recaptured Longwy from the French . In 1554 he was appointed governor of Namur. Philip II accepted him into the Order of the Golden Fleece in 1556 . After Queen Maria left the Netherlands, he temporarily led the government together with Adrien de Croÿ .

He stood firmly behind the new general governor Margarethe von Parma . He did not join the nobility alliance critical of Spain. At the beginning of the anti-royal uprisings he was one of the most important representatives of the forces friendly to Spain. He was a member of the State Council and chairman of the Finance Council. He was wrongly ascribed the coining of the term Geusen .

Even during the reign of Alba , Berlaymont was one of its most important supporters. He was also a member of the Blood Council , but only attended the first session and refused to continue to take part in the proceedings against Lamoral von Egmond and Philippe de Montmorency, Count of Hoorn .

After the death of Governor General Luis de Zúñiga y Requesens in 1576 he was one of those members of the Council of State who were arrested during the turmoil that had broken out. He was only released in 1576. William of Orange had campaigned for him . The latter hoped to win Gilles de Berlaymont, a son of Charles de Berlaymont, to his side.

At the time of Juan de Austria , Charles de Berlaymont was the only advisor from the Netherlands in his State Council. He is said to have initiated the occupation of Namur. This became the external reason for the break between the governor and the supporters of Orange.

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SURNAME Berlaymont, Charles de
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Dutch military and politician
DATE OF BIRTH 1510
PLACE OF BIRTH Namur
DATE OF DEATH June 4, 1578
Place of death Namur