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Lamoral, Count of Egmont

1522 - 1568

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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 eventually led to the independence of the Netherlands. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Lamoral, Count of Egmont has received more than 173,294 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Lamoral, Count of Egmont is the 2,642nd most popular politician (down from 2,491st in 2019), the 97th most popular biography from Belgium (down from 91st in 2019) and the 29th most popular Belgian Politician.

Lamoral, Count of Egmont is most famous for being a general in the Spanish army. He was also a Dutch nobleman and a member of the Egmont family.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Lamoral, Count of Egmont ranks 2,642 out of 19,576. Before him are Tzipi Livni, Louis Blanc, Rudolf Kjellén, Ivan Ribar, Ehud, and Henriette of France. After him are William IV, Grand Duke of Luxembourg, Viktor Zubkov, Lady Sun, Juvénal Habyarimana, Orodes II, and Naram-Sin of Akkad.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1522, Lamoral, Count of Egmont ranks 6. Before him are Mihrimah Sultan, Şehzade Mehmed, Margaret of Parma, Eleanor of Toledo, and Ulisse Aldrovandi. After him are Lodovico Ferrari, Sen no Rikyū, Joachim du Bellay, Ogier Ghiselin de Busbecq, Charles II de Valois, Duke of Orléans, and Moses ben Jacob Cordovero. Among people deceased in 1568, Lamoral, Count of Egmont ranks 5. Before him are Elisabeth of Valois, Carlos, Prince of Asturias, Albert, Duke of Prussia, and Jean Parisot de Valette. After him are Stanislaus Kostka, Sophie of Pomerania, Jacques Arcadelt, Andrés de Urdaneta, Philip de Montmorency, Count of Horn, Christoph, Duke of Württemberg, and Nicolaus Olahus.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, Lamoral, Count of Egmont ranks 97 out of 1,190. Before him are Henry VI, Count of Luxembourg (1240), Auguste Beernaert (1829), Jean-Marie Pfaff (1953), Princess Joséphine Charlotte of Belgium (1927), Anne of France (1461), and Gertrude of Nivelles (626). After him are Jan Brueghel the Younger (1601), Marie José of Belgium (1906), Joachim Patinir (1480), Justus Lipsius (1547), Philippe de Champaigne (1602), and Gerard de Ridefort (1141).

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Among POLITICIANS In Belgium

Among politicians born in Belgium, Lamoral, Count of Egmont ranks 29. Before him are Paul-Henri Spaak (1899), Margaret III, Countess of Flanders (1350), Henry VI, Count of Luxembourg (1240), Auguste Beernaert (1829), Princess Joséphine Charlotte of Belgium (1927), and Anne of France (1461). After him are Marie José of Belgium (1906), Gerard de Ridefort (1141), Louise Françoise de Bourbon, Duchess of Bourbon (1673), Elio Di Rupo (1951), Charles Theodore, Elector of Bavaria (1724), and Prince Charles, Count of Flanders (1903).

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