Hugo van Lannoy (

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: 'Hue' or 'Hugues de Lannoy'; 1384 – 1 May 1456), Lord of

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, was a Flemish statesman in the service of the Dukes of Burgundy, most notably Philip III who founded the

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Biography

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. He was the son of Guillebert I van Lannoy and Catherine of Molembais.
His brothers were

Guillebert of Lannoy Guillebert de Lannoy (also Gilbert, Guilbert or Ghillebert; 1386–1462), was a Flemings, Flemish traveler and diplomat, chamberlain to the duke of Burgundy, governor of the fort of Sluys, and a knight of the Golden Fleece. He was the son of Gui ...

and Baldwin of Lannoy, also founding Knights of the Golden Fleece. As a young knight, he travelled to Jerusalem and joined an expedition against the Tatars, who occupied

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. Back in Europe, he served John the Fearless. Hugo also fought in 1415 against the English in the Battle of Azincourt, where he was captured. After his release, he entered as a diplomat in the service of

Philip the Good Philip III (french: Philippe le Bon; nl, Filips de Goede; 31 July 1396 – 15 June 1467) was Duke of Burgundy from 1419 until his death. He was a member of a cadet line of the Valois dynasty, to which all 15th-century kings of France belonge ...

and helped arrange the marriage between

Jacqueline, Countess of Holland Jacqueline ( nl, Jacoba; french: Jacqueline; german: Jakobäa; 15 July 1401 – 8 October 1436), of the House of Wittelsbach, was a noblewoman who ruled the counties of County of Holland, Holland, County of Zeeland, Zeeland and County of Hain ...

and

Humphrey of Gloucester Humphrey of Lancaster, Duke of Gloucester (3 October 139023 February 1447) was an English prince, soldier, and literary Patronage, patron. He was (as he styled himself) "son, brother and uncle of kings", being the fourth and youngest son of He ...

When Jacqueline married in secret with

Frank van Borssele Frank II of Borssele (probably around 1396 – 19 November 1470, Den Briel) was a 15th-century Zeelandic nobleman. He was stadhouder of Holland and Zeeland, but is mainly known as the fourth husband of countess Jacqueline of Holland. He was th ...

, Philip the Good annexed the counties of Holland, Zeeland and Hainaut. Hugo van Lannoy became the first Burgundian

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of Holland and Zeeland. At the age of 68, Hugo fought against the

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between 1452 and 1453. He died without children and was buried in Lille. {{DEFAULTSORT:Lannoy, Hugo 1384 births 1456 deaths 15th-century diplomats Knights of the Golden Fleece Burgundian knights Nobility of the Burgundian Netherlands Hu