Lamoral is a given name mostly known from the noble houses of Egmond,

Ligne The ''ligne'' ( ), or line or Paris line, is a historic unit of length used in France and elsewhere prior to the adoption of the metric system in the late 18th century, and used in various sciences after that time. The ''loi du 19 frimaire an V ...

and Taxis. The Dutch form is Lamoraal. The first known person by the name,

Lamoral, Count of Egmont Lamoral, Count of Egmont, Prince of Gavere (18 November 1522 – 5 June 1568) was a general and statesman in the Spanish Netherlands just before the start of the Eighty Years' War, whose execution helped spark the national uprising that eventuall ...

(1522–1568) was since the 17th-century also known as Amurath, perhaps leading to the hypothesis that the name derived via

French French (french: français(e), link=no) may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to France ** French language, which originated in France, and its various dialects and accents ** French people, a nation and ethnic group identified with Franc ...

from the Ottoman sultan's name Amurath. Alternatively, his name may be derived from French "L'Admiral" , as has been recorded for another person with the name and as Egmont was sometimes referred to in his lifetime.Van Egmont referred to as "L'Admiral" as well as "L'Amoral"
in letters to him and reports about him of 1566.
People named Lamoral or Lamoraal include: ;House of Egmont *

Lamoral of Egmont Lamoral, Count of Egmont, Prince of Gavere (18 November 1522 – 5 June 1568) was a general and statesman in the Spanish Netherlands just before the start of the Eighty Years' War, whose execution helped spark the national uprising that eventual ...

(1522–1568), 4th Count of Egmont; a leading nobleman in the Habsburg Netherlands; his beheading partly ignited the

Dutch Revolt The Eighty Years' War or Dutch Revolt ( nl, Nederlandse Opstand) (Historiography of the Eighty Years' War#Name and periodisation, c.1566/1568–1648) was an armed conflict in the Habsburg Netherlands between disparate groups of rebels and t ...

* (c. 1565 – 1617), 6th Count of Egmont ;House of Ligne * Lamoral, 1st Prince of Ligne (1563–1624), diplomat in the

Spanish Netherlands Spanish Netherlands (Spanish: Países Bajos Españoles; Dutch: Spaanse Nederlanden; French: Pays-Bas espagnols; German: Spanische Niederlande.) (historically in Spanish: ''Flandes'', the name "Flanders" was used as a ''pars pro toto'') was the Ha ...

Claude Lamoral, 3rd Prince of Ligne Claude Lamoral, 3rd Prince of Ligne, Prince of Epinoy, Marquis of Roubaix and Count of Fauquemberg (8 October 1618 – 21 December 1679), was a nobleman from the Spanish Netherlands, a soldier and diplomat in the service of Philip IV of S ...

(1618–1679), soldier and diplomat in the Spanish Netherlands *

Claude Lamoral, 6th Prince of Ligne Claude Lamoral, Prince of Ligne (7 August 1685 – Chateau de Beloeil, 7 April 1766) was a Field marshal and sixth Prince in the House of Ligne. A state councilor, he reorganized the army in the newly conquered Austrian Netherlands, and in ...

(1685–1766), field marshal in the Austrian Netherlands * Charles-Joseph Lamoral, 7th Prince de Ligne (1735–1814), field marshal in the Austrian Netherlands * Henri Florent Lamoral, prince de Ligne (1881–1967), Belgian nobleman *

Jean Charles Lamoral of Ligne-La Trémoïlle Prince Jean Charles Lamoral de La Trémoïlle of Ligne-La Trémoïlle (16 June 1911 – 9 July 2005), 14th Duke of Thouars, 13th Duke of La Trémoïlle, 16th Prince de Tarente, 20th Prince de Talmond and 20th Count of Laval,Almanach de Gotha, ''L ...

(1911–2005), Belgian nobleman * Charles-Antoine Lamoral of Ligne-La Trémoïlle (born 1946), Belgian businessman ;House of Thurn and Taxis *

Lamoral von Taxis Lamoral of Taxis (1557 - 7 July 1624, Brussels) was an official in the Spanish Netherlands. He was the son of the general postmaster Leonard I of Taxis (1522, Mechelen – 1612, Brussels). In 1579 he married Genoveva von Taxis, daughter of the Au ...

(1557–1624), official in the Spanish Netherlands *

Lamoral II Claudius Franz, Count of Thurn and Taxis Lamoral II Claudius Franz, Count of Thurn and Taxis (14 February 1621 (baptized) – 13 September 1676) was a German nobleman and Imperial Postmaster. He took over the post of Imperial Postmaster General from his mother when he came of age in 1 ...

(1621–1676), German nobleman and Imperial Postmaster *

Maximilian Anton Lamoral, Hereditary Prince of Thurn and Taxis , title = Hereditary Prince of Thurn and Taxis , image = Maximilian Anton Lamoral, Hereditary Prince of Thurn and Taxis.jpg , caption = , reign = , reign-type = , coronation = , predecessor = , successor = ...

(1831–1867) *

Paul Maximilian Lamoral, Prince of Thurn and Taxis , caption = Created Herr von Fels by King Ludwig II on 19 June 1868 , image = Paul von Thurn und Taxis 24 Jan 1864.jpg , spouse = , issue = Heinrich von Fels (1867–1955) , house =Thurn and Taxis , father ...

(1843–1879) *

Maximilian Maria Lamoral Fürst von Taxis , title = Prince of Thurn and Taxis , image = Maximilian Maria, 7th Prince of Thurn and Taxis.JPG , caption = , reign = 10 November 1871 – 2 June 1885 , reign-type = Period , coronation = , predec ...

(1862–1885), 7th prince 1871–1885 ;Others *

Lamoraal Ulbo de Sitter Lamoraal Ulbo de Sitter (6 March 1902, Groningen – 12 May 1980, Nistelrode) was a Dutch geologist at Leiden University, where he was the founder of the school of structural geology. De Sitter was known for his research on the geology of ...

(1902–1980), Dutch geologist *

(1930–2010), Dutch sociologist, son of the above *

Maximilian Karl Lamoral O'Donnell Maximilian Karl Lamoral Graf O’Donnell von Tyrconnell (29 October 1812 — 14 July 1895) was an Austrian officer and civil servant who became famous when he helped save the life of Emperor Franz Josef I of Austria. O'Donnell was a descendant of ...

(1812–1895), Austrian officer and civil servant who helped save the life of Emperor Franz Josef I * Willem Frederik Lamoraal Boissevain (1852–1919), Dutch colonial administrator on Java

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