Jean V. de Hénin
Jean V. de Hénin (born August 9, 1499 in Boussu ; † February 12, 1562 there) from the House of Hénin was the son of Philippe de Hénin, Seigneur de Boussu , and Catherine de Ligne.
As early as 1511, when he was 12 years old, he inherited his father's property, Boussu , Blaugies and Gammerages ( Galmaarden ), when it fell off Venlo . In 1531 he was accepted into the Order of the Golden Fleece . During this time he married Anna of Burgundy (the marriage already existed on March 29, 1532), the daughter of Adolf of Burgundy , Herr zu Beveren , heiress of Beurvry , Choques and La Fosse and widow of James III. , Count of Horn . In 1555 he was appointed Count of Boussu of the Netherlands. In 1558 he was appointed to the Dutch Council of State. In addition, he was Vogt of Valenciennes .
Jean de Hénin and Anna of Burgundy had nine children:
- Philippe, † 1542
- Antoine, † 1535
- Charles, † 1560
- Maximilien , † 1578, 1562 2nd Comte de Boussu, 1567 governor of Holland, West Friesland and Utrecht , 1570 admiral, 1557 Spanish governor of Geldern and Zutphen , state councilor and Dutch commanding general, 1578 governor of Brussels ,
- Jacquot, † small
- Éléonore, † 1583
- Antoine, † after 1581, Apostolic Protonotary
- Jacques, † 1618, 1st Marquis de Veere , Grand Bailli of Aalst , 1617 Grand Bailli of Gent
- Jean, Seigneur de Haussy in 1575
In addition, Jean had an illegitimate son of an unknown woman, Jean Bâtard de Boussu, whose legitimation was recognized by the Pope in 1555 by Spain.
Jean V. de Hénin and Anna of Burgundy were buried in Boussu.
literature
- Detlev Schwennicke, European Family Tables Volume XVIII (1998) Plate 120
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hénin, Jean V. de |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Comtes de Boussu |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 9, 1499 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Boussu |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 12, 1562 |
| Place of death | Boussu |