Ludwig von Berlaymont

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Coin from 1572 with the coat of arms of Berlaymont

Ludwig Graf von Berlaymont (also Lodewijk van Berlaymont or Louis Comte de Berlaymont ; * October 5, 1542 in Berlaimont , † February 15, 1596 in Bergen ) was a theologian and second Prince Archbishop and Duke of Cambrai .

Family background

Berlaymont came from an influential, noble Dutch family. He was the son of Charles de Berlaymont (1510–1578), an adviser to Margaret of Parma and knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece . Among his siblings is the military and politician Gilles de Berlaymont (around 1540–1579), the governor Florent de Berlaymont (around 1550–1626) and the governor of Breda Claude de Berlaymont (1550–1587).

Life

Berlaymont, for a career as a clergyman was intended, was already at the age of twelve canon at St. Lambert's Cathedral in Liège , then at the cathedral in Tournai , then abbot of Saint-Aubert in Cambrai. This was followed by a position as provost at the collegiate church of Sainte-Waudru in Bergen . During this time his doctorate he was the doctor at the University of Bologna .

On March 30, 1570, Berlaymont was appointed provost of the chapter of the St. Servatius basilica in Maastricht by Philip II , shortly afterwards on September 15, 1570, Prince-Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Cambrai and thus regent of the Monastery of Cambrai . The episcopal ordination finally took place on November 4, 1571. He retained both offices and was mainly represented in Maastricht. In 1581 he was, who was considered an advocate of Spanish politics in the Burgundian Netherlands and later in the Spanish Netherlands , one of two candidates proposed by Alessandro Farnese for the office of Prince-Bishop of Liege .

Pope Clement VII appointed Berlaymont in 1593 as deputy bishop for the diocese of Tournai and as papal legate . After he had to flee in the turmoil of the Eighty Years' War in 1583 , he had to leave Cambrai again after disputes with the magistrate. He had previously supported the reconquest of Cambrai through financial support and troops . He went back to Bergen, where he died.

After his death he was transferred back to Cambrai and buried there in the monastery chapel of the Soeurs Noires augustines de Mons built under him .

literature

  • J. de Saint-Genois: Berlaymont, (Louis Comte de) , in: Biographie nationale de Belgique , Volume 2, Brussels 1868.
  • A. Flament: Chroniek van Maastricht van 70 AD, dead 1870 , Maastricht 1915.
  • H. Pirenne: Geschiedenis van België , Volume 4, Gent 1925.
  • P. Doppler: Lijst der proosten van het Vrije Rijkskapittel van St. Servaas te Maastricht , in: Publications (PSHAL LXXII). Maastricht 1936.
  • P. Ubachs, in: I. Evers, Historische Encyclopedie Maastricht , Zutphen 2005.

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predecessor Office successor
Maximilian de Berghes Archbishop of Cambrai
1570–1596 		Jean Sarazin
personal data
SURNAME Berlaymont, Ludwig von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Berlaymont, Ludwig Graf von (full name); Berlaymont, Lodewijk van; Berlaymont, Louis Comte de
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Theologian and second Archbishop of Cambrai
DATE OF BIRTH October 5, 1542
PLACE OF BIRTH Berlaimont
DATE OF DEATH February 15, 1596
Place of death Mountains