Claude Bouton, Lord of Corbaron (c. 1473 - 30 June 1556) was a courtier, poet, and diplomat for the

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. He was mainly based in Belgium.

Family

He was married in 1514 to Jacqueline of Lannoy, granddaughter of Baldwin of Lannoy.

Career

Bouton had several appointments in his career. As well as being a diplomat for the Hapsburgs, he was also; * a member of the

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Emperor Charles V Charles V (24 February 1500 – 21 September 1558) was Holy Roman Emperor and Archduke of Austria from 1519 to 1556, King of Spain (as Charles I) from 1516 to 1556, and Lord of the Netherlands as titular Duke of Burgundy (as Charles II) fr ...

. *

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and

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Philip I of Castile Philip the Handsome (22 June/July 1478 – 25 September 1506), also called the Fair, was ruler of the Burgundian Netherlands and titular Duke of Burgundy from 1482 to 1506, as well as the first Habsburg King of Castile (as Philip I) for a bri ...

, son of Emperor Maximilian *

and

to Ferdinand of Austria * guardian of Willem; Prince of Orange in 1544. * a member of the court of Marie of Hungary. He is also the author of the ''Mirouer des Dames'', written between 1517 and 1523. Bouton had an important collection of books, amongst them the ''Douze dames de rhétorique''.

Burial

Bouton is buried inside the

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in Brussels. He had a private chapel constructed for his grave. He and his wife's grave is known for its unusual depiction of the couple, depicting them as skeletal remains.

References

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