Frederik of Egmont (ca. 1440–1521) was count of Buren and

Leerdam Leerdam () is a city and former municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of Utrecht (province), Utrecht. The municipality was merged with the municipalities of Vianen and Zederik on 1 January 2019. The name of the new municipalit ...

, Lord of

IJsselstein IJsselstein () is a municipality and city in the Netherlands, in the province of Utrecht. IJsselstein received city rights in 1331. IJsselstein owes its name to the river Hollandse IJssel which flows through the city. It is a major commuting su ...

and councilor of

Charles the Bold Charles Martin (10 November 1433 – 5 January 1477), called the Bold, was the last duke of Burgundy from the House of Valois-Burgundy, ruling from 1467 to 1477. He was the only surviving legitimate son of Philip the Good and his third wife, ...

and Maximilian I. Frederik was the second son of William II of Egmont and Walburga of Meurs. Together with his brothers, he participated in his father's campaign in the

Duchy of Guelders The Duchy of Guelders (; ; ) is a historical duchy, previously county, of the Holy Roman Empire, located in the Low Countries. Geography The duchy was named after the town of Geldern (''Gelder'') in present-day Germany. Though the present pr ...

. When Burgundy had conquered the Duchy, Frederik received some important functions there. In the 1480s he supported the policies of Maximilian I of Austria. He was present at Maximilian's coronation as

Holy Roman Emperor The Holy Roman Emperor, originally and officially the Emperor of the Romans (disambiguation), Emperor of the Romans (; ) during the Middle Ages, and also known as the Roman-German Emperor since the early modern period (; ), was the ruler and h ...

in 1486, and led in 1488 an army against the city of

Bruges Bruges ( , ; ; ) is the capital and largest city of the province of West Flanders, in the Flemish Region of Belgium. It is in the northwest of the country, and is the sixth most populous city in the country. The area of the whole city amoun ...

that held Emperor Maximilian hostage. In 1492, Maximilian gave him the titles of ''Count of Buren'' and ''Count of Leerdam''. In 1499, he became a sworn member of the

Illustrious Brotherhood of Our Blessed Lady The Illustrious Brotherhood of Our Blessed Lady (Illustre Lieve Vrouwe Broederschap) was a religious confraternity founded in 1318 in 's-Hertogenbosch to promote the veneration of the Mother of God. The brotherhood was organized around a carved woo ...

's-Hertogenbosch s-Hertogenbosch (), colloquially known as Den Bosch (), is a List of cities in the Netherlands by province, city and List of municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality in the Netherlands with a population of 160,783. It is the capital of ...

Marriage and children

In 1464 Frederik married Aleida of Culemborg, Lady of Sint-Maartensdijk (died 1471). They had: * Floris, his successor (1470–1539) * Wemmer van Egmont van Buren (died young) In 1502, he remarried with Walburga of Manderscheid (died 1527). Frederik also had several illegitimate children:Dek, Dr. W.A.E., Genealogie der Heren en Graven van Egmond. The Hague, 1958; p. 65. * Christoffel van IJsselstein, bailiff of Sint Maartensdijk and Scherpenisse (cited 1500–1505) * Willem van Egmond * Katharina van Egmond, married Lodewijk van Praet van Moerkerken in 1497.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Egmond, Frederik van 1521 deaths Dutch nobility Frederik Year of birth uncertain