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Simon Rodriguez De Evora
Simon Rodriguez de Evora, 1st Baron of ( Antwerp, 1560-25 May 1618) was a Flemish nobleman. family He is the son of Emmanuel (or ''Manuel'') Rodriguez de Evora and Catharina Lopez de Elva. He founded in 1601 Sint-Annagodshuis, in the bargiestraete in Antwerp. The next year he bought the Heerlijkheid of Rode. He is depicted in the ''De Aanbidding der Herders'', painted in 1601 by Otto Venius. This triptiek currently is in the Collection of het Maagdenhuis Museum, Antwerp. In 1617 he was created Baron. He married Anna Ximenes of Aragon. His descendants form one of the major noble houses of Belgium. They are buried in the Church of the Minderbroederklooster in Antwerp. Descendants. * Dona Maria: marr Charles Rym, Lord of Bellem. ** Maria Therese Rym: Marr. Jacques de Lalaing, viscount of Oudenaerde. * Dona Gracia Rodriguez de Evora, died 1660: Lady of Melle, ter Zale and Rode married to Francisco de Vega, Order of Christ.Le nobiliaire de Gand, ou Fragments généalogiques ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antwerp
Antwerp (; nl, Antwerpen ; french: Anvers ; es, Amberes) is the largest city in Belgium by area at and the capital of Antwerp Province in the Flemish Region. With a population of 520,504,Statistics Belgium; ''Loop van de bevolking per gemeente'' (Excel file) Population of all municipalities in Belgium, . Retrieved 1 November 2017. it is the most populous municipality in Belgium, and with a metropolitan population of around 1,200,000 people, it is the second-largest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Otto Venius
Otto van Veen, also known by his Latinized name Otto Venius or Octavius Vaenius (1556 – 6 May 1629), was a painter, draughtsman, and humanist active primarily in Antwerp and Brussels in the late 16th and early 17th centuries. He is known for running a large studio in Antwerp, producing several emblem books, and for being, from 1594 or 1595 until 1598, Peter Paul Rubens' teacher. His role as a classically educated humanist artist (a ''pictor doctus''), reflected in the Latin name by which he is often known, Octavius Vaenius, was influential on the young Rubens, who would take on that role himself. Life Van Veen was born around 1556 in Leiden, where his father, Cornelis Jansz. van Veen (1519–1591), had been Burgomaster.Van de Velde. He probably was a pupil of Isaac Claesz van Swanenburg until October 1572, when the Catholic family moved to Antwerp, and then to Liège. He studied for a time under Dominicus Lampsonius and Jean Ramey, before traveling to Rome around 157 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maagdenhuis Museum
The Maagdenhuis Museum (''Maidens' House Museum'') is an art museum and historical museum located in a 17th-century historic building on ''Lange Gasthuisstraat'', Antwerp, Belgium. The building was used as an orphanage for the ''maegdeckens'', or maidens, from the mid-16th century to the end of the 19th century. The museum presents a collection of utensils used daily by the foundlings and the orphans; a collection of antique furniture, and a series of documents relating to the orphanage and the life in it from the 16th century to 19th century. Although one of the smallest museums in Antwerp, the ''Maagdenhuis'' houses a valuable and rich collection of paintings and sculptures. The collection includes works by artists such as Peter Paul Rubens, Jacob Jordaens, Sir Anthony van Dyck, Pieter Aertsen, Otto van Veen, Simon De Vos, Maarten Pepijn, Huibrecht van den Eynde, and Walter Pompe. History The museum is located in a historic building dating from the sixteenth century. It w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minderbroederklooster
Roermond (; li, Remunj or ) is a city, municipality, and diocese in the Limburg province of the Netherlands. Roermond is a historically important town on the lower Roer on the east bank of the river Meuse. It received town rights in 1231. Roermond's town centre has become a designated conservation area. Through the centuries, the town has filled the role of commercial centre and a principal town in the duchy of Guelders. Since 1559, it has served as the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Roermond. The skyline of the town is dominated by the towers of its two churches, St. Christopher's Cathedral and Roermond Minster ("Munsterkerk" in Dutch). In addition to the churches, the town centre has many significant buildings and monuments. It is located about 45 km south east of Eindhoven, 70 km south of Nijmegen, 40 km north east of Maastricht and 50 km west of Düsseldorf. History Celtic inhabitants of this region used to live on both sides of the river Roer. Invading Romans b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lalaing Family
The de Lalaing is a noble family from the south of Flanders ( Lallaing is currently in France) which played an important role in the history of the County of Hainaut and of the Netherlands. The current family belongs to the Belgian nobility. History The first known ancestor is Gerard de Forest who lived in the 11th century. Thanks to the wedding of Philipp of Lalaing, 2nd Count of Hoogstraten to Anne Countess of Renneberg, daughter of William, count of Rennenberg and Anne of Culemborg, their descendants inherited multiple important lands and titles. Family Tree Descendants of Othon Othon, Lord of Lalaing;''Married to Yolande of Barbançon, Lady of Montigny'' **Simon de Lalaing (1405–1476): Knight of the Golden Fleece.''married to Jeanne de Gavre, lady of Escornaix'' ***Joost de Lalaing (-1483): Lord of Montigny''married to Bonne de Viefville'' **** Charles I, 1st Count of Lalaing (1466–1525)''married to Jacqueline de Luxembourg'' ***** Charles II, 2nd Count of Lalai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lopez-Maria Rodriguez D'Evora Y Vega, 1st Marquess Of Rode
Lopez-Maria Rodriguez d'Evora y Vega (died 4 October 1697), was the First Marquess of Rode. He was the Opper Broodmeester of Flanders and had multiple important heerlijkheden. History He was the son of Francisco de Vega and Gracia Rodriguez, Lady of Rode. His grandfather Simon Rodriguez de Evora was the 1st baron of Rode. He was in military service of the King of Spain and obtained privileges after a successful career. He participated in the war against Louis XIV of France. He was Knight of the Order of Alcántara. Titles * Lord of (heerlijkheid) ** Waanghem ** Ter Weede ** Ter Zalen ** Broucckstraete ** Leeke * Baron of Beerleghem. * First Marquess of Rode. * Knight in the Order of Santiago. Family He married Anna Isabella de Cortewyle, lady of Laecke and had 8 children: * Jean Joseph Lopez Rodriguez de Evora y Vega, 2nd Marquess of Rode, baron of Beerlegem died 1716. He was married to Marie Emerantia Blondel. ** Emmanuel Joseph Rodriguez de Evora y Vega, 3rd Marquess ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
