Charles de Lannoy (c. 1487 – 23 September 1527) was a soldier and statesman from the

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in service of the

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Emperors Maximilian I and

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Family

He was a member of the noble

de Lannoy De Lannoy or Delannoy is a surname, and may refer to; ;Noble Belgian House of Lannoy: * Jean de Lannoy * Baldwin of Lannoy * Hugo van Lannoy * Guillebert de Lannoy, soldier, traveller and diplomat * Charles de Lannoy, 1st Prince of Sulmona: soldi ...

family. Charles de Lannoy was born the younger son of Jean IV de Lannoy, Lord of Mingoval, himself nephew of Jean III de Lannoy. His mother was Philipotte de Lalaing (c. 1487). In 1509, he married Francoise de Montbel, with several children. In 1526 he became the first count of Lannoy and

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to the Emperor. He was succeeded by his son

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Career

He took service with the

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and won distinction for bravery and leadership. He was appointed member to the council of Charles of Burgundy; later

Emperor Charles V Charles V, french: Charles Quint, it, Carlo V, nl, Karel V, ca, Carles V, la, Carolus V (24 February 1500 – 21 September 1558) was Holy Roman Emperor and Archduke of Austria from 1519 to 1556, King of Spain ( Castile and Aragon) ...

and his

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in 1515. He was appointed knight of the

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in 1516. He became governor of

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in 1521. He served as

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from 1522 to 1523. He became chief of Imperial armies in

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upon the death of

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at the end of 1523. His main experience was that of Imperial lieutenant during the Italian war of 1521-1525 and the

War of the League of Cognac The War of the League of Cognac (1526–30) was fought between the Habsburg dominions of Charles V—primarily the Holy Roman Empire and Spain—and the League of Cognac, an alliance including the Kingdom of France, Pope Clement VII, the Repub ...

. He commanded the

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, and the siege of Marseille (1524) and

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(1525). He died of a sudden illness in

on 23 September 1527.

References

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