Charles de Berlaymont
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Charles de Berlaymont was a noble who sided with the Spanish
during the Eighty years war, and was a member of the Council of Troubles
. He was the son of Michiel de Berlaymont and Maria de Berault. He was lord of Floyon and Haultpenne
, and baron of Hierges
. He was married to Adriana de Ligne Barbançon.
Their children were:
In 1553 he became stadtholder
of Namur.
He was elevated to Count of Berlaymont, Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece
, senior hunting master of Brabant, Flanders and Namur, member of the Council of State, Hereditary Chamberlain of finances and Bailiff
of the county of Namur.
He is best known for his reply to the Compromise of Nobles
in 1566. The nobles handed their petition to Regent Margaret of Parma
, hoping to stop the protestant persecution. When Margaret asked who these people who offered the petition were, he supposedly answered with Ce ne sont que des geux
(they are but beggars), after which the Dutch Rebels promptly adopted the name Geuzen
as their own.
In 1577, he was one of the signees of the Union of Brussels
, which he immediately repudiated.
Spain
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during the Eighty years war, and was a member of the Council of Troubles
Council of Troubles
The Council of Troubles was the special tribunal instituted on September 9, 1567 by Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, 3rd Duke of Alba, governor-general of the Habsburg Netherlands on the orders of Philip II of Spain to punish the ringleaders of the recent political and religious "troubles" in the...
. He was the son of Michiel de Berlaymont and Maria de Berault. He was lord of Floyon and Haultpenne
Haultpenne
The Castle Haultepenne, also spelled Haultpenne, located in Gleixhe in the town of Flémalle, is a part medieval, part renaissance structure. It is known for its red brick and uniquely shaped tower. For several centuries, the castle was in the possession of a Flemish noble family, Berlaymont...
, and baron of Hierges
Hierges
Hierges is a commune in the Ardennes department in the Champagne-Ardenne region in northern France.Hierges is located in the Meuse valley along the Belgian border.-Population:-See also:*Manasses of Hierges*Héribrand II of Hierges...
. He was married to Adriana de Ligne Barbançon.
Their children were:
- Florent de Berlaymont (1550-1626)
- Gilles de Berlaymont (1550-1579)
- Claude de BerlaymontClaude de BerlaymontClaude de Berlaymont , lord of Haultpenne was a Flemish military commander in Spain's Army of Flanders during the Eighty Years' War.-Family:...
(1550-1587) - Yolande de Berlaymont (1560-???)
In 1553 he became stadtholder
Stadtholder
A Stadtholder A Stadtholder A Stadtholder (Dutch: stadhouder [], "steward" or "lieutenant", literally place holder, holding someones place, possibly a calque of German Statthalter, French lieutenant, or Middle Latin locum tenens...
of Namur.
He was elevated to Count of Berlaymont, Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece
Order of the Golden Fleece
The Order of the Golden Fleece is an order of chivalry founded in Bruges by Philip III, Duke of Burgundy in 1430, to celebrate his marriage to the Portuguese princess Infanta Isabella of Portugal, daughter of King John I of Portugal. It evolved as one of the most prestigious orders in Europe...
, senior hunting master of Brabant, Flanders and Namur, member of the Council of State, Hereditary Chamberlain of finances and Bailiff
Bailiff
A bailiff is a governor or custodian ; a legal officer to whom some degree of authority, care or jurisdiction is committed...
of the county of Namur.
He is best known for his reply to the Compromise of Nobles
Compromise of Nobles
The Compromise'of Nobles was a covenant of members of the lesser nobility in the Habsburg Netherlands who came together to submit a petition to the Regent Margaret of Parma on 5 April 1566, with the objective of obtaining a moderation of the placards against heresy in the Netherlands...
in 1566. The nobles handed their petition to Regent Margaret of Parma
Margaret of Parma
Margaret, Duchess of Parma , Governor of the Netherlands from 1559 to 1567 and from 1578 to 1582, was the illegitimate daughter of Charles V and Johanna Maria van der Gheynst...
, hoping to stop the protestant persecution. When Margaret asked who these people who offered the petition were, he supposedly answered with Ce ne sont que des geux
Geuzen
Geuzen was a name assumed by the confederacy of Calvinist Dutch nobles and other malcontents, who from 1566 opposed Spanish rule in the Netherlands. The most successful group of them operated at sea, and so were called Watergeuzen...
(they are but beggars), after which the Dutch Rebels promptly adopted the name Geuzen
Geuzen
Geuzen was a name assumed by the confederacy of Calvinist Dutch nobles and other malcontents, who from 1566 opposed Spanish rule in the Netherlands. The most successful group of them operated at sea, and so were called Watergeuzen...
as their own.
In 1577, he was one of the signees of the Union of Brussels
Union of Brussels
There were two Unions of Brussels, both formed in the end of the 1570s, in the opening stages of the Eighty Years' War, the war of secession from Spanish control, which lasted from 1568 to 1648...
, which he immediately repudiated.