John IV of Egmont (or Egmond) (1499,
Egmond aan den Hoef – April 1528, near
Ferrara
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) was
second Count of Egmont, Lord of
Hoogwoud
Hoogwoud (; West Frisian: ''Hougwoud'') is a small city in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Opmeer, and lies about northeast of Heerhugowaard.
History
Hoogwoud was first mentioned in 1289 as Officii d ...
,
Aartswoud and
Baer, and tenth Lord of
Purmerend,
Purmerland and
Ilpendam. He belonged to the
House of Egmond.
John was the eldest surviving son of
John III of Egmont and Magdalena van Werdenburg.
In 1516 he succeeded his father as Count of Egmont and was made a Knight in the
Order of the Golden Fleece
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.
Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
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made him in 1527 head of the light infantry in
Naples and
Milan. One year later, John died near
Ferrara
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, aged 29.
Marriage and Children
John married in 1516 in Brussels with (1495–1557), daughter of James II of Luxembourg. They had three children:
*Margaretha (1517 – 10 March 1554,
Bar-le-Duc), married
Nicolas, Duke of Mercœur (1524–1577) and mother of
Louise of Lorraine, Queen consort of France and Poland by marriage to
Henri III of France.
* Karel (died in
Cartagena on 7 December 1541, after falling ill during the failed
Algiers expedition), third count of Egmont
*
Lamoraal (1522–1568), fourth Count of Egmont.
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1499 births
1528 deaths
Dutch nobility
John 4
John 4
Knights of the Golden Fleece
People from Egmond