Ludwig von Boisot
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Ludwig von Boisot (ndl. Lodewijk (van) Boisot , French. Louis (de) Boisot ) (* around 1530 in Brussels ; † May 27, 1576 in the Oosterschelde ), Lord on Ruart , was a Dutch admiral.
The French Huguenot Boisot entered the Dutch service, became Admiral of Zeeland in 1573 , attacked the Spanish fleet under Requesens , which wanted to relieve Middelburg , in 1574 , burned the Spanish admiral ship and took nine ships, led the fleet in 1575, which led the Spanish blockade of Leiden broke through and brought food to town. While trying to supply the Zierikzee, which had been cut off by the Spanish troops, with food in 1576 , his ship Boerendamme capsized and he drowned along with 150 sailors. Like his brother Karl von Boisot, he was buried in the abbey church of Middelburg.
Web links
- Boisot . In: Heinrich August Pierer , Julius Löbe (Hrsg.): Universal Lexicon of the Present and the Past . 4th edition. tape 3 . Altenburg 1857, p. 40 ( zeno.org ).
- Biography with pictures and maps (Dutch)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Biography on the website of the University of Leiden , viewed July 19, 2009 (Dutch)
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| SURNAME | Boisot, Ludwig von |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Boisot, Louis (French); Boisot, Louis de (French); Boisot, Lodewijk (Dutch); Boisot, Lodewijk van (Dutch) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Dutch admiral, Lord on Ruart |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1530 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Brussels |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 27, 1576 |
| Place of death | Oosterschelde |