Floris van Egmond
Floris van Egmond, Count von Buren (also Florens , Florenz , Florent ) (* 1469 ; † October 14, 1539 ) was a Dutch statesman and military in the Habsburg service. He was the first governor ( stadhouder ) of the dominion of Friesland .
family
He was the son of Frederik van Egmont (around 1440–1521) and Aleida van Culemborg († 1471). He himself married Margaret of Glymes-Bergen in 1500 . The son Maximiliaan van Egmond became governor in Friesland. The daughter Anna married Joseph de Montmorency-Nivelle in 1523 . As a widow, she married Count Johann von Hoorn in 1530. A son from this marriage was Philippe de Montmorency, Count of Hoorn .
He was Count von Buren and Leerdam , Lord von Ysselstein , Kortgene , Jaarsveld , Sint-Maartensdijk , Eindhoven and Cranendonck .
Life
From the 1490s he was chamberlain to Philip the Fair , Duke of Burgundy. He accompanied Philip on his trip to Spain from 1501 to 1503. In 1504 he was co-commander of a troop that crossed the Meuse and stole several permanent places from the Duke of Geldern . In 1505 Philip accepted him into the Order of the Golden Fleece . In 1506 he was accepted into the council of Margaret of Austria . In 1510 he was field captain of Bishop Friedrich von Utrecht in his feud with Karl von Egmond . The favorable outcome for the bishop was due in particular to Floris van Egmond. The city of Utrecht , traditionally an enemy of the Lords of Ysselstein, was reluctant to see the close ties between Egmond and the bishop. An attack failed, as did Egmond's attempt to raid Utrecht. However, it was related to the resurgence of the conflict between the Habsburgs and the Duchy of Geldern. At times he was onder-stadhouder ( deputy governor ). His main task was the military support for his uncle Johann III. from Egmond .
After the Habsburgs acquired parts of Friesland in 1515, Floris van Egmond became the first governor of the new rule. He eliminated the Gelderian party and defeated the rebels at Workum and brought relief to the city of Leeuwarden , which was besieged by the Duke of Geldern . According to some information, he kept this post until 1518. According to other information, he had to pass it to Heinrich III in the year of his appointment. cede from Nassau. In any case, he was still active in Frisian affairs in 1517, as he was able to make Count Edzard of East Frisia an ally in 1517 .
In 1522 he was given military command against France. He succeeded in taking possession of the city of Doulens . Together with the allied English, he penetrated almost as far as Corbie . He was also successful in the following campaign together with the English. Various cities were captured and battles were won. After all, he was only eleven hours from Paris before he began to retreat, not without taking other cities.
In 1528 he led a successful campaign against the Duke of Geldern. From 1531 he was a member of the Dutch Council of State. In 1536 he was instrumental a contract between the Duke of funds and the realization of Charles V involved. As an imperial lieutenant general, in 1537 he commanded the army that had gathered on the border with Artois . During the campaign St. Paul was taken by storm, among other things. Thousands of people were killed in the frenzy of victory. The city was set on fire on Egmond's orders and the fortifications destroyed. Then he conquered Montreuil , but not the strategically more important Thérouanne . Van Egmond ended up being captain general.
Culture and religion
Erasmus of Rotterdam also wanted to pay tribute to the work of Floris with his work Panegyricus , but did not name him when the work was printed in 1504. It probably played a role that Erasmus gradually turned away from the imperial party, in which Floris van Egmond played a central role. Willem Hermans, on the other hand, dedicated his translation of Greek fables to Floris van Egmond in 1513. At the beginning of the Reformation he was one of the few great nobles in the Netherlands who showed some interest in Lutheran theology. An edition of a book by Johannes Bugenhagen shows his coat of arms, and his wife sponsored some evangelical preachers.
literature
- Hans Cools: Florent d'Egmont et Adrien de Croÿ, les carrières exemplaires de deux chefs de guerre de Charles Quint. In: Jean-Marie Cauchies, Jacqueline Guisset (ed.): Du métier des armes, à la vie de cour, de la forteresse au château de séjour. Familles et demeures aux XIVe – XVIe siècles. Brepols, Turnhout 2005, ISBN 2-503-52220-3 , pp. 205-216, doi: 10.1484 / M.STMH-EB.3.2591 .
- James D. Tracy: Floris van Egmond. In: Peter G. Bietenholz, Thomas B. Deutscher (Ed.): Contemporaries of Erasmus. A Biographical Register of the Renaissance and Reformation. Volume 1: A - E. Reprinted edition. University of Toronto Press, Toronto et al. 1995, ISBN 0-8020-2507-2 , pp. 421-422.
- Johann Samuelersch , Johann Gottfried Gruber (ed.): General encyclopedia of the sciences and arts . First section: A - G. Part 31: Eckmühl - Ehstland. Brockhaus, Leipzig 1838, pp. 271-272 ( digitized version ).
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Alastair Duke: The Netherlands. In: Andrew Pettegree (Ed.): The Early Reformation in Europe. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge et al. 1992, ISBN 0-521-39454-6 , pp. 142-165, here p. 146.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Egmond, Floris van |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Dutch statesman and military |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1469 |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 14, 1539 |