Johann III. from Trazegnies

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Johann III. von Trazegnies and his wife Isabel von Werchin - Detail of the Gisants

Johann III. von Trazegnies (* before 1470 ; † 1550 ) was a Dutch general and councilor, imperial chamberlain of Charles V , captain general of Hainaut , knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece .

He came from the Hamal family and was the son of John II († 1513) von Trazegnies and Sybille de Ligne . He married Isabel von Verkhin in 1513 († September 29, 1559). She was the daughter of Baron Nicolas von Werchin (* 1473; † July 10, 1513), Seneschal of Hainaut, and Yolande of Luxembourg († May 7, 1533) wife of Roubaix . His son Charles († 1578) was married to Maria Magdalena von Palant († 1556).

In 1516 he was awarded the Order of the Golden Fleece. The fleece can also be found on his sarcophagus .

He is buried in the church of St. Martin in Trazegnies , where his sarcophagus with Transi and Gisants of him and his wife has been preserved to this day.

The Marshal of France Gillion-Othon von Trazegnies is one of his descendants . Its sarcophagus - also with the couple's gisants - is also in the church.

  • Gisants by Johann von Trazegnies and Isabel von Werchin above, Transi below

  • Detail of the Transi with the inscription Mors omnia solvit ...

  • Gisant von Gillion-Othon von Trazegnies, his wife Jacqueline de Lalaing in the background

  • Gisant by Jacqueline de Lalaing

literature

  • Annuaire de la noblesse de France et des maisons souveraines de l'Europe , Volume 11, p. 255 Digitized by the Trazegnies family
  • Charlé de Tyberchamps, Notice descriptive et historique des principaux chateaux , p. 9, digitized
  • Hans Cools, Mannen met macht, Edellieden en de Modern State in de Bourgondisch-Habsburgse landen (1475–1530). Walburg Pers, Zutphen, 2001 ( ISBN 90-6011-625-9 ), S. 404, Nr. 244. Digitalisat

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personal data
SURNAME Trazegnies, Johann III. from
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Trazegnies, Jean III de
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Dutch general and councilor, imperial chamberlain of Charles V, captain general of Hainaut, knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece
DATE OF BIRTH before 1470
DATE OF DEATH 1550