Lamoral, Count of Egmont
General and statesman
Lamoral, Count of Egmont, Prince of Gavere was a general and statesman in the Spanish Netherlands just before the start of the Eighty Years' War, whose execution helped spark the national uprising that eventually led to the independence of the... Wikipedia
Born: November 18, 1522, Ellezelles, Belgium
Died: June 5, 1568 (age 45 years), Brussels Agglomeration, Belgium
Children: Philip, Count of Egmont, Sabina of Egmont, Lamoraal II van Egmont, and more
Buried: June 16, 1568, Egmont's crypt
Grandchildren: Alberta van Egmont, Sabine of Horne, Magdalena van Egmond, and more
Spouse: Sabina, Duchess of Bavaria (m. 1544–1568)
Full name: Lamoral, Count of Egmont, Prince of Gavere