Count of Egmont
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Lamoral, Count of Egmont
Lamoral, Count of Egmont (
November 18
, 1522, La Hamaide near
Ellezelles
–
June 5
1568,
Brussels
) was a general and statesman in
Flanders
just before the start of the
Eighty Years' War
. The
Count
of
Egmont
descended from
one of the richest and most influential families
in the
Low Countries
. He was a cousin of the
king
of
Spain
through his mother's side. During his youth, he received a military education in Spain. In 1542, he inherited the estates of his brother Charles in
Holland
. His wealth increased again by his marriage to
Sabina, Duchess of Bavaria
in 1544.
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