Hugo van Lannoy ( French: 'Hue' or 'Hugues de Lannoy'; 1384 – 1 May 1456), Lord of Santes, was a Flemish statesman in the service of the

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, most notably Philip III who founded the

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Biography

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 the son of Guillebert I van Lannoy and Catherine of Molembais.
His brothers were Guillebert of Lannoy and Baldwin of Lannoy, also founding Knights of the Golden Fleece. As a young knight, he travelled to

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and joined an expedition against the

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in the Collins English Dictionary are a group of Turkic peoples across Eas ...

, who occupied

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. Back in Europe, he served

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. Hugo also fought in 1415 against the English in the

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, where he was captured. After his release, he entered as a diplomat in the service of

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, ...

and helped arrange the marriage between Jacqueline, Countess of Holland and

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. When Jacqueline married in secret with

Frank van Borssele Frank II of Borssele (probably around 1396 – 19 November 1470, Brielle, Den Briel) was a 15th-century Zeelandic nobleman. He was stadhouder of Holland and Zeeland, but is mainly known as the fourth husband of countess Jacqueline, Countess of H ...

, Philip the Good annexed the counties of Holland, Zeeland and Hainaut. Hugo van Lannoy became the first Burgundian

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of Holland and Zeeland. At the age of 68, Hugo fought against the Revolt of Ghent (1449–1453) between 1452 and 1453. He died without children and was buried in

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References

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