Lambert van der Burch (1542–1617) was a clergyman and historian from the

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Life

Lambert was born in

Mechelen Mechelen (; french: Malines ; traditional English name: MechlinMechelen has been known in English as ''Mechlin'', from where the adjective ''Mechlinian'' is derived. This name may still be used, especially in a traditional or historical contex ...

on 8 August 1542, the son of

Adrien van der Burch Adrien van der Burch (1501–1557) was an office-holder in the Habsburg Netherlands. Life Van der Burch was born in 1501 to a noble family in Flanders. From 1533 to 1540 he served as pensionary to the rural Liberty of Bruges. General Guillaume, " ...

. He became a

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in 1555, and on 9 December 1578 was appointed

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of the chapter. General Guillaume, "Burch (Lambert Vander)", ''

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vol. 3
(Brussels, 1872), 161-162. He sat in the

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until 1582, when he was excluded as a Catholic. After a long exile in the

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he returned to Utrecht, where he was appointed

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in 1605. He died in Utrecht on 17 August 1617.

Writings

* ''Sabaudorum ducum principumque historiae gentilitae'' (1599) * ''Guidonis Comitis Flandriae Vita'' (1615)On Google Books
/ref> * ''Preces rythmicae latines ad divam virginem; origo admiranda et fundatio ecclesiae collegiatae D. Virginis Ultrajecti'' * ''Historia comitum Flandriae'' (manuscript)

References

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