Floris van Egmond (ca. 1470 – 25 October 1539) was count of

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and

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and Lord of

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and Sint Maartensdijk. He was stadtholder of Guelders (1507–1511) and

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(1515–1518) Floris was the son of Frederik van Egmond and Aleida van Culemborg. His career started in the 1490s as a chamberlord in the royal household of

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. After Philip's death, Floris gained a seat in the Court Council of Margaret of Habsburg, at the time the governor of the Netherlands. In 1505 he was knighted in the Order of the Golden Fleece. As a stadtholder of Guelders, he represented the Habsburg government in the parts of Guelders owned by Magaretha. In 1515 he became stadtholder of Friesland, when it was sold by

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to Habsburg. George of Saxony had failed to subdue Friesland during the Guelders Wars, and Floris controlled only a few cities (Leeuwarden, Harlingen and Franeker). Floris was also a commander in arms. In 1523, he was appointed commander of the Dutch troops for an invasion of

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during the

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. In 1536, Floris became

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of the Army that was present in the northern parts of the

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. Floris van Egmond married Margaret of Glymes-Bergen, daughter of Cornelis of Glymes, on 12 October 1500. They had two children: *

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would also become stadtholder of Friesland. Maximiliaan's daughter Anna van Egmont the Younger married William of Orange in 1551. * Anna van Egmont the Elder married Joseph of Montmorency and John of Horn. She was the mother of

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and Floris of Montmorency.

References

* Cools, Hans, "Florent d'Egmont et Adrien de Croÿ, les carrières exemplaires de deux chefs de guerre de Charles Quint", in Cauchies, Jean-Marie & Guisset, Jacqueline (eds.): ''Du métier des armes, à la vie de cour, de la forteresse au château de séjour. Familles et demeures aux XIVe-XVIe siècles''. Turnhout : Brepols, 2005, , p. 205-216. {{DEFAULTSORT:Egmond, Floris Van 1470s births 1539 deaths Floris Dutch stadtholders Knights of the Golden Fleece