Jean de Luxembourg
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Jean de Luxembourg (around 1400 – 28 July 1466) was a Burgundian noble.
He was the illegitimate son of Waleran III of Luxembourg, Count of Ligny
, Constable of France
, and Agnès de Brie.
He was a member of the Council of Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy
, and later of the Great Council of Mechelen
, the highest court in the Burgundian Netherlands
. In 1433 he was made a Knight in the Order of the Golden Fleece
. From 1446 until his death, he was Admiral of the Netherlands outside Flanders. He was also Lord of Haubourdin
.
John married Jacqueline de La Trémoille, daughter of Pierre II de La Trémoille, and widow of André de Toulongeon. They had no children.
He was the illegitimate son of Waleran III of Luxembourg, Count of Ligny
Waleran III of Luxembourg, Count of Ligny
Waleran III of Luxembourg , Count of Ligny and Saint Pol, was a French nobleman and soldier.He was the son of Guy of Luxembourg, Count of Ligny and Mahaut of Châtillon, Countess of Saint Pol. He succeeded his father in 1371, after his death at the Battle of Baesweiler...
, Constable of France
Constable of France
The Constable of France , as the First Officer of the Crown, was one of the original five Great Officers of the Crown of France and Commander in Chief of the army. He, theoretically, as Lieutenant-general of the King, outranked all the nobles and was second-in-command only to the King...
, and Agnès de Brie.
He was a member of the Council of Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy
Duke of Burgundy
Duke of Burgundy was a title borne by the rulers of the Duchy of Burgundy, a small portion of traditional lands of Burgundians west of river Saône which in 843 was allotted to Charles the Bald's kingdom of West Franks...
, and later of the Great Council of Mechelen
Great Council of Mechelen
From the 15th century onwards, the Great Council of the Netherlands at Mechelen was the highest court in the Burgundian Netherlands. It was responsible for the Dutch-, French- and German-speaking areas...
, the highest court in the Burgundian Netherlands
Burgundian Netherlands
In the history of the Low Countries, the Burgundian Netherlands refers to a number of Imperial and French fiefs ruled in personal union by the House of Valois-Burgundy and their Habsburg heirs in the period from 1384 to 1482...
. In 1433 he was made a Knight in 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...
. From 1446 until his death, he was Admiral of the Netherlands outside Flanders. He was also Lord of Haubourdin
Haubourdin
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John married Jacqueline de La Trémoille, daughter of Pierre II de La Trémoille, and widow of André de Toulongeon. They had no children.