Baldwin van Lannoy, Lord of Molembais (1388–1474), nicknamed "Le Bègue" (The Stutterer), was a

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statesman, and ambassador for

Philip the Good Philip III the Good (; ; 31 July 1396 – 15 June 1467) ruled as Duke of Burgundy from 1419 until his death in 1467. He was a member of a cadet line of the Valois dynasty, to which all 15th-century kings of France belonged. During his reign, ...

at the court of

Henry V of England Henry V (16 September 1386 – 31 August 1422), also called Henry of Monmouth, was King of England from 1413 until his death in 1422. Despite his relatively short reign, Henry's outstanding military successes in the Hundred Years' War against ...

. He was born in 1388 in

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and died in 1474 in Huppaye.

Family

He was a member of the noble

de Lannoy De Lannoy or Delannoy is a surname, and may refer to; ;Noble Belgian House of Lannoy: * Jean de Lannoy * Baldwin of Lannoy * Hugo van Lannoy * Guillebert de Lannoy, soldier, traveller and diplomat * Charles de Lannoy, 1st Prince of Sulmona: sold ...

family. He was a son of Guilbert I of Lannoy and Catherine de Saint-Aubin, Lady of Molembais.La Belgique héraldique: recueil historique, chronologique, généalogique et biographique complet de toutes les maisons nobles reconnues de la Belgique/Adriaens, 1866. He is the founder of the Branch of the Lords of Molenbais. He married twice; first to Marie, Lady of Melles and 2nd to Adrienne de Berlaymont, who gave him 4 children: # Baldwin de Lannoy, Lord of Molembais: Knight Of the Golden Fleece;
''married to Marie d'Esne, Lady of Conroy''. ##Jacqueline de Lannoy; married to

Claude Bouton, Lord of Corbaron Claude Bouton, Lord of Corbaron (c. 1473 - 30 June 1556) was a courtier, poet, and diplomat for the House of Habsburg. He was mainly based in Belgium. Family He was married in 1514 to Jacqueline of Lannoy, granddaughter of Baldwin of Lannoy. ...

# Philippote de Lannoy; married to Jean de Jauche, lord of Mastaing # Anne de Lannoy; married to Leon, lord of Proisy # Hugues de Lannoy; canon in Liege, Cathedral.

Career

During his career he was named Governor of Lille. When Baldwin became Knight in the

Order of the Golden Fleece The Distinguished Order of the Golden Fleece (, ) is a Catholic order of chivalry founded in 1430 in Brugge by Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy, to celebrate his marriage to Isabella of Portugal, Duchess of Burgundy, Isabella of Portugal. T ...

, he commissioned a portrait to be painted by

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References

Genealogie online (in Dutch)
{{DEFAULTSORT:De Lannoy, Baldwin 1388 births 1474 deaths 15th-century diplomats Lannoy Burgundian knights Nobility of the Burgundian Netherlands

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People from the Burgundian State