Maximilian of Burgundy
Maximilian of Burgundy ( July 28, 1514 - June 4, 1558 in Zandenburg ), Marquis de Veere and Lord of Beveren , son of Adolf of Burgundy and Anna of Bergen, was a Dutch nobleman from the illegitimate descendants of the Burgundian Duke Philip the Good ones . He served the Habsburg masters of the Netherlands in a wide variety of functions .
According to tradition, Erasmus of Rotterdam was already at his cradle when he paid a visit to Maximilian's father in July 1514, and Maximilian received letters from Erasmus at an early age, encouraging him to devote himself to the sciences.
In 1540 he followed his father as Lord von Beveren , Brouwershaven , Westkapelle , Duyvelandt , Tournehem , Crèvecœur , Arleux , Rumilly and Saint-Souplet , Châtelain de Cambrai and as Admiral of the Netherlands, in 1542 he became Admiral of Flanders and in 1546 in the Order of the Golden Fleece added. In 1547 he was appointed governor of Holland, Zealand and Utrecht and captain general of Zealand. On October 21, 1555, Emperor Charles V raised Veere and Vlissingen to the (Spanish-Dutch) margraviate in thanks for many years of loyal service.
Maximilian married Louise de Croÿ (1524–1585) on May 1, 1542, daughter Philippe II. De Croÿ , 1st Duke of Aarschot . The marriage remained childless. He left his property to his nephew Maximilien de Hénin-Liétard , the son of his sister Anna from her marriage to Jean V. de Hénin . The margravate, however, was burdened with such great debts that the heirs had to sell it.
literature
- Karl Theodor Wenzelburger: Burgundy, Maximilian von . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 3, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1876, p. 618 f.
- Louis Sicking (1998): Zeemacht en onmacht, Maritieme politiek in de Nederlanden, 1488–1558, De Bataafsche Leeuw, Amsterdam, ISBN 9067074659
Footnotes
- ↑ a b P.J. Meertens, Letterkundig leven in Zeeland in de zestiende en de eerste help the zeventiende eeuw . NV Noord-Hollandsche Uitgevers Maatschappij, Amsterdam, 1943
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Maximilian of Burgundy |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Dutch nobleman; Margrave of Vere |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 28, 1514 |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 4, 1558 |
| Place of death | Zandenburg |