Joost De Lalaing
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Joost de Lalaing (c. 1437 – 5 August 1483 near
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), lord of Montigny and of
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, was a noble from Hainaut who filled several important posts in service of the Burgundian Dukes.


Life

Joost de Lalaing was the eldest son of
Simon de Lalaing Simon de Lalaing (1405–1476) was an Admiral of Flanders from 1436 to 1462, after which he relinquished the title to his eldest son Othon de Lalaing (+ 1441). He was made a knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece in 1431. Family A member of ...
. In 1468
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appointed him souvereign-
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for the
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. In 1463 he became
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. In 1476 he was a member of the Duchal Council of Charles the Bold. From 1477 on he was chamberlain at the court of Charles' daughter,
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. In 1478 he was made a Knight of the
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. When
Wolfert VI of Borselen Wolfert VI of Borselen (c. 1430 – 29 April 1486, Saint-Omer) was stadtholder of Holland, Friesland, and Zeeland, Admiral of the Netherlands outside Flanders, and Lord of Veere. Family Wolfert VI van Borselen was the son of Henry II of ...
could no longer control the situation in the
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and
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, Joost was appointed
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of these regions. He remained stadtholder until his death in 1483. Joost de Lalaing died at the siege of Utrecht, during the
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.


Marriage and descendants

Joost de Lalaing married Bonne de Viefville in 1462. They had four children: *
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(1466–1525), 1st count of Lalaing *
Antoine Antoine is a French language, French given name (from the Latin ''Antonius'' meaning 'highly praise-worthy') that is a variant of Danton (name), Danton, Titouan, D'Anton and Antonin. The name is most common in France, Switzerland, Belgium, Canada ...
(1480–1540), lord of Montigny and 1st count of Hoogstraten and Culemborg *Antonia (?-1540), married Philip, lord of Habart *Margareta, married Philip le Josne, and Louis, lord of Longueval


Sources

* Hans Cools, ''Mannen met macht, Edellieden en de Moderne Staat in de Bourgondisch-Habsburgse landen (1475–1530)''. Walburg Pers, Zutphen, 2001. {{DEFAULTSORT:Lalaing, Joost de Knights of the Golden Fleece Stadtholders in the Low Countries 1430s births 1483 deaths Year of birth uncertain Jo 15th-century governors