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Lamoral, Count of Egmont
General and statesman in Flanders (1522–1568) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"Count of Egmont" redirects here. For other Counts of Egmont, see List of Lords and Counts of Egmont.
Lamoral, Count of Egmont, Prince of Gavere (18 November 1522 – 5 June 1568) 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 Netherlands.[1]
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![]() Portrait of Lamoral, Count of Egmont by Frans Pourbus the Elder. | |
Born | (1522-11-18)18 November 1522 |
Died | 5 June 1568(1568-06-05) (aged 45) |
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