Philip of Burgundy-Beveren (c. 1450 – 1498), lord of

Beveren Beveren () is a municipality in the Belgian province of East Flanders which comprises the towns of Beveren, Doel, Haasdonk, Kallo, Kieldrecht, Melsele, Verrebroek and Vrasene. The port of the Waasland (Dutch: ''Waaslandhaven'') is in Beveren ...

, was a son of

Antoine, bastard of Burgundy Antoine de Bourgogne (1421 – 5 May 1504), known to his contemporaries as the Bastard of Burgundy or ''Le grand bâtard'' ("the Great Bastard"), was the natural son (and second child) of Philip III, Duke of Burgundy, and one of his mistresse ...

, illegitimate son of Philip the Good and Jeanne de Presle, and Marie de la Viesville.

Life

Philip of Burgundy-Beveren married

Anna van Borselen Anna van Borselen (c. 1472–1518) was a noble in what is now the Netherlands, and was Lady of Veere, Countess of Grandpré, Lady of Vlissingen, Westkapelle, Zandenburg, etc. Early life Family Anna's father Wolfert VI of Borselen (d. 1487 ...

. He would thus succeed to the power of her father

Wolfert VI van Borselen Wolfert VI of Borselen (c. 1430 – 29 April 1486, Saint-Omer) was stadholder of Holland, Friesland, and Zeeland, Admiral of the Netherlands outside Flanders, and Lord of Veere. Family Wolfert VI van Borselen was the son of Henry II ...

Zeeland , nl, Ik worstel en kom boven("I struggle and emerge") , anthem = "Zeeuws volkslied"("Zeelandic Anthem") , image_map = Zeeland in the Netherlands.svg , map_alt = , m ...

. On 31 May 1486, he became

Lord of Veere Lord is an appellation for a person or deity who has authority, control, or power over others, acting as a master, chief, or ruler. The appellation can also denote certain persons who hold a title of the peerage in the United Kingdom, or a ...

in succession of Maximilian of Austria who had dismissed Wolfert in 1485 and taken over the title himself. As Lord of Veere, Philip resided at

Zandenburg Zandenburg was a famous castle just south of Veere. Nothing remains of it, except some foundations below ground level. Location and Name Name Zandenburg was first mentioned as the house and fortress () in the Lordship () of Zanddijk. Zandd ...

. Philip of Burgundy-Beveren also succeeded

Cornelis van Bergen Cornelis of Glymes or Cornelis of Bergen (1 April 1458 – 1508/1509) was an Admiral of the Netherlands. He was born in Wouw, the second son of John II of Glymes (1417–1494), Lord of Bergen op Zoom, and his wife Margaretha of Rouveroy. His elde ...

admiral of the Netherlands Admiral of Flanders (1383–1483) and Admiral of the Netherlands (1485–1573) was a title in the medieval Low Countries for the commander of the war fleet. The title of ''admiral'' (from the Arab ''emir-al-bahr''), for naval commanders of ships w ...

(1491–1498). He became Knight in the Order of the Golden Fleece in 1478.

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