Philip de Lalaing

Philip de Lalang (* 1510, † 1555), the second Duke of Hoogstraten, 1543 was imperial governor of the Duchy of Jülich and from 1544 to 1555 the province of Gelderland and Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece.

Life

Philip was born into an old noble family from the county of Hainaut, and was the second son of Charles I. de Lalang (1466-1525) and Jacqueline de Luxembourg. He inherited the earldom from his childless uncle Hoogstraten Antoine I de Lalang.

In 1543 Philip was for a short time imperial governor in previously conquered Duchy of Jülich. A year later he took Renatus of Chalon as governor of the province of Gelderland from.

Family

He married in 1532 Anne of Rennenberg, the only daughter of Count William of Rennenberg and Cornelia of Culemborg. They had the following children:

  • Antoine ( * 1533, † 1568)
  • George (* 1536 in Hoogstraten, † July 23, 1581 in Groningen)
  • Margaretha († 1598 ) ∞ Philip de Ligne
Nobility Charles I. de Lalaing Antoine I. de Lalaing René of Chalon Stadtholder William IV, Lord of Egmont Johann V of Nassau-Vianden-Dietz Floris van Egmont Gillis van Berlaymont John VI, Count of Nassau-Dillenburg Willem IV van den Bergh Adolf van Nieuwenaar Maurice, Prince of Orange William II, Prince of Orange William IV, Prince of Orange William V, Prince of Orange
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