Charles de Lalaing, baron and later 1st count of Lalaing, lord of Escornaix (1466 –

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, July 18, 1525).

Life

Charles was born as the eldest son of Joost de Lalaing, from a family of landowners from Hainaut. He was married to Jacoba of Luxembourg, daughter of Jacob of Luxembourg and Maria of Berlaymont. Their children were: * Jacob, died on 29 October 1512 at the siege of

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* Charles II, 2nd count of Lalaing * Philip, 2nd count of Hoogstraten * Anna, died after 1602, married to Everard of Pallant, count of

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Political career

Charles was chamberlain to successively Maximilian of Austria, Philip the Fair and

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. On 17 November 1505 he was made a Knight of the

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(17th chapter,

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). From 1504 on he was governor of

. When

spent six weeks at Charles of Lalaing's estates during the Siege of Tournai in 1521, he met Charles' servant Johanna van der Gheynst. As a consequence of the brief affair that ensued, the future regent

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