Ferdinand de Lannoy

Lannoy family coat of arms

Ferdinand de Lannoy , Heer van Laroche, (* 1520 in Steenokkerzeel ; † 1579 Visenay, near Dole ) was governor of Holland in the Spanish Netherlands .

Life

Ferdinand de Lannoy comes from the Flemish noble family Lannoy . He was employed as a condottiere by Charles V and later by Philip II . After the capture of the governor Maximilien de Hénin-Liétard by the rebellious nobility , Luis de Zúñiga y Requesens appointed Ferdinand de Lannoy governor of Holland, Zeeland and Utrecht on January 6, 1574. In 1552 he was deputy to William I of Orange . When the revolt of the Dutch nobility broke out, he chose the Spanish side. In 1574 he was governor of Artois . Ferdinand de Lannoy was the first count of Bojano .

predecessor	Office	successor
Maximilien de Hénin-Liétard	Governor of Holland, Zealand and Utrecht 1574–1584	Adolf von Neuenahr

personal data
SURNAME	Lannoy, Ferdinand de
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Heer van Laroche, El Señor de la Roche
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Governor of Holland in the Spanish Netherlands
DATE OF BIRTH	1520
PLACE OF BIRTH	Steenokkerzeel
DATE OF DEATH	1579
Place of death	Visenay, at Dole