Jean II de Lannoy or Jan van Lannoy (1410–1493), lord of Lannoy, Lys and Sébourg, was a nobleman from the County of Hainaut who played a prominent role in the politics of the

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Life

Jean was a member of the noble de Lannoy family. He was the son of a Jean I de Lannoy who died in the Battle of Agincourt and of Jeanne de Croÿ, whose father,

Jean I de Croÿ Jean I de Croÿ, Seigneur of Croÿ et d'Araines, Baron of Renty and of Seneghem (around 1365 – 25 October 1415), was the founder of the House of Croÿ. Biography Jean's parents were Guillaume I, Seigneur of Croÿ (†1384) and Isabeau of Renty. ...

, also died at Agincourt. As a young man, Lannoy had a military career, fighting against the

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(1430), England (1436),

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(1440) and the Electorate of Cologne (1447). In later life he wrote to his son that when called upon to speak in sessions of the council he could feel self-conscious about his lack of education. In 1448 he was appointed by Philip the Good as stadtholder of the

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and

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, a function he held until 1462. Alphonse Wauters, "Lannoy (Jean de)", ''

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''
vol. 11
(Brussels, 1891), 325–329. He probably owed his appointment to his uncle,

Antoine I de Croÿ Antoine I de Croÿ (''the Great'' or ''Le Grand de Croÿ''), Seigneur de Croÿ, Renty and Le Roeulx, Count of Porcéan (c. 1383/1387 – 21 September 1475), was a member of the House of Croÿ. Antoine was the eldest surviving son and heir of J ...

. Between 1459 and 1463, he was also stadtholder of

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. In 1451 he became a Knight in the Order of the Golden Fleece. In 1452–53 he participated in the suppression of the Revolt of Ghent (1449–1453). He became an ally of the Dauphin, the future Louis XI of France, during his exile in the Burgundian domains (1456–1461), and helped him claim his throne in 1461. His closeness to the new king of France led to his deprivation from office in the Low Countries in 1462–1463, and in 1468 to open conflict with Duke

Charles the Bold Charles I (Charles Martin; german: Karl Martin; nl, Karel Maarten; 10 November 1433 – 5 January 1477), nicknamed the Bold (German: ''der Kühne''; Dutch: ''de Stoute''; french: le Téméraire), was Duke of Burgundy from 1467 to 1477. ...

, who for a time forced him into exile.Adrian Armstrong, "Alain Chartier and the Rhétoriqueurs", ''A Companion to Alain Chartier (c.1385-1430): Father of French Eloquence'', edited by Daisy Delogu, Joan E. McRae and Emma Cayley (Leiden and Boston, 2015), p. 308. In 1477 he served

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and conducted several diplomatic missions. In 1478 he negotiated with cities of Tournai and Cambrai, episcopal lordships of the

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then under French protection. He played a very important role in negotiating the

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. He died on 18 March 1493.

References

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