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Admiral of Flanders and Admiral of the Netherlands (1485–1573) was a title in the medieval Low Countries
for the commander of the war fleet.
The title of Admiral (from the Arab emir-al-bahr), for naval commanders of ships which protected commercial convoys against piracy, already existed temporary in the different parts of the Low Countries before, but was first made permanent in Flanders by Louis II of Flanders
in 1383.
When the Burgundians gained control of the Low Countries, they also created a permanent function of Admiral for the rest of the Burgundian Netherlands in 1446.
After the failed Flemish revolt against Maximilian of Austria
(1482–1485), both functions were united and Philip of Cleves was appointed as first Admiral of the Netherlands.
With the start of the Dutch Revolt
in 1568 and the defeat and imprisonment of the last Admiral Maximilien de Hénin-Liétard
in the Battle on the Zuiderzee
against the rebels, the function was abolished.
Low Countries
The Low Countries are the historical lands around the low-lying delta of the Rhine, Scheldt, and Meuse rivers, including the modern countries of Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg and parts of northern France and western Germany....
for the commander of the war fleet.
The title of Admiral (from the Arab emir-al-bahr), for naval commanders of ships which protected commercial convoys against piracy, already existed temporary in the different parts of the Low Countries before, but was first made permanent in Flanders by Louis II of Flanders
Louis II of Flanders
Louis II of Flanders , also Louis III of Artois and Louis I of Palatine Burgundy, known as Louis of Male, was the son of Louis I of Flanders and Margaret I of Burgundy, and Count of Flanders.On his father's death at the Battle of Crécy in 1346, he inherited the counties of Flanders, Nevers, and...
in 1383.
When the Burgundians gained control of the Low Countries, they also created a permanent function of Admiral for the rest of the Burgundian Netherlands in 1446.
After the failed Flemish revolt against Maximilian of Austria
Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor
Maximilian I , the son of Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor and Eleanor of Portugal, was King of the Romans from 1486 and Holy Roman Emperor from 1493 until his death, though he was never in fact crowned by the Pope, the journey to Rome always being too risky...
(1482–1485), both functions were united and Philip of Cleves was appointed as first Admiral of the Netherlands.
With the start of the Dutch Revolt
Dutch Revolt
The Dutch Revolt or the Revolt of the Netherlands This article adopts 1568 as the starting date of the war, as this was the year of the first battles between armies. However, since there is a long period of Protestant vs...
in 1568 and the defeat and imprisonment of the last Admiral Maximilien de Hénin-Liétard
Maximilien de Hénin-Liétard
Maximilien de Hénin-Liétard, Count of Boussu was a soldier and statesman from the Habsburg Netherlands. During the Eighty Years' War he was the royalist stadtholder of Holland, Zeeland and Utrecht from 1567 until he was made a prisoner of war during the Battle on the Zuiderzee in 1573...
in the Battle on the Zuiderzee
Battle on the Zuiderzee
The Battle on the Zuiderzee was a naval battle during the Eighty Years' War in which a Dutch fleet destroyed a larger and better-equipped Spanish fleet on the Zuiderzee.-Prelude:...
against the rebels, the function was abolished.
| Admirals of Flanders | |
| Jan Buuc | (1383–1389) |
| Jan of Cadzand | (1395? - 1396) |
| Jan Blankaert | (1401? - 1406) |
| Victor of Flanders | (1419 - 1424?) |
| Jacob of Horne | (1436? - 1436) |
| Simon de Lalaing Simon de Lalaing Simon de Lalaing was an Admiral of Flanders from 1436 to 1462, after which he relinquished the title to his eldest son Othon de Lalaing . He was made a knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece in 1431... |
(1436–1462) |
| Joost de Lalaing Joost de Lalaing Joost de Lalaing , lord of Montigny and of Santes, 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... |
(1462–1483) |
| Admirals of the Burgundian Netherlands (without Flanders) | |
| Jean de Luxembourg Jean de Luxembourg Jean de Luxembourg was a Burgundian noble.He was the illegitimate son of Waleran III of Luxembourg, Count of Ligny, Constable of France, and Agnès de Brie.... |
(±1446 - 1466) |
| Wolfert VI of Borselen | (1466–1485) |
| Admirals of the Netherlands | |
| Philip of Cleves | 1485–1488 |
| Eitelfried II, Count of Zollern | 1488–1490 |
| Corneille de Berghes | 1490–1491 |
| Philip of Burgundy-Beveren Philip of Burgundy-Beveren Philip of Burgundy-Beveren , lord of Beveren, was a son of Antoine, bastard of Burgundy, illegitimate son of Philip the Good.... |
1491–1498 |
| Philip of Burgundy-Blaton Philip of Burgundy (bishop) Philip of Burgundy was Admiral of the Netherlands from 1498 to 1517 and bishop of Utrecht from 1517 to 1524.... |
1498–1517 |
| Adolf of Burgundy Adolf of Burgundy Adolf of Burgundy was Lord of Veere and admiral of the Netherlands.He was a son of Philip of Burgundy-Beveren and Anna of Borselen. In 1517 he succeeded Philip of Burgundy-Blaton, who became Bishop of Utrecht, as admiral of the Netherlands until 1540.In 1509 he married Anna of Bergen, daughter of... |
1517–1540 |
| Maximilian II of Burgundy Maximilian II of Burgundy Maximilian II of Burgundy , marquis of Veere and Lord of Beveren, was a noble from the Low Countries in the service of the Habsburgs.... |
1540–1558 |
| Philip de Montmorency, Count of Horn | 1558–1567 |
| Maximilien de Hénin-Liétard Maximilien de Hénin-Liétard Maximilien de Hénin-Liétard, Count of Boussu was a soldier and statesman from the Habsburg Netherlands. During the Eighty Years' War he was the royalist stadtholder of Holland, Zeeland and Utrecht from 1567 until he was made a prisoner of war during the Battle on the Zuiderzee in 1573... |
1567–1573 |