Knowledge (XXG)

Maximilien de Hénin, 3rd Count of Bossu

Source 📝

138: 119: 127: 22: 687: 315:(which treaty mentions him by name) he was freed again. The Pacification united for a time the entire Habsburg Netherlands in opposition to king Philip II. Boussu now took a commission from the States-General to lead their army. However, he was not very successful. At the 274:. However, he was unable to recapture the port. This failure to deny the followers of the Prince of Orange a foothold in Holland quickly resulted in a loss of control over a large part of Holland and Zeeland as the rebellion spread. Boussu convened the 514: 257:
appointed Boussu as his successor as stadtholder of Holland, Zeeland and Utrecht on 17 June 1567. As stadtholder he also commanded the royalist forces in those three provinces. When on 1 April 1572 a fleet of
232:
in possession of the Van Bourgondië family. When his uncle Maximiliaan died in 1558, Boussu inherited this marquessate. However, the title had to be sold for debt and eventually ended up in the hands of the
286:
later that month. The rebel States subsequently reinstated Orange as rival "royal" stadtholder of the three provinces. Boussu's area of control in Holland was in effect reduced to a few loyal cities, like
39: 507: 500: 246: 587: 86: 58: 65: 208:
Boussu (or Bossu) as he is known in most historical works, was born the son of Count Jean de Hénin-Liétard, scion of an aristocratic family from
72: 431: 300: 137: 291:. This merchant city was subsequently blockaded by a Sea-Beggar fleet. To break the blockade Boussu personally led a royalist fleet in the 275: 54: 118: 640: 413: 191: 105: 612: 331:
which forced Don Juan to give up much terrain gained since Gembloux. Boussu retired to Antwerp where he died at the end of 1578.
320: 43: 79: 224:'s stadtholder of Holland, Zeeland and Utrecht and admiral of the Habsburg navy, which had its headquarters at the time in 221: 661: 645: 702: 282:
but by that time a majority of the voting cities had gone over to the rebel side and they convened their own States in
666: 179: 32: 635: 602: 582: 328: 316: 217: 292: 183: 653: 567: 312: 187: 697: 692: 627: 617: 482: 476: 296: 163: 159: 267: 203: 622: 607: 577: 562: 535: 466: 447: 250: 234: 131: 492: 592: 572: 427: 409: 254: 209: 142: 245:
When the Prince of Orange had to flee the Netherlands for fear of becoming a victim of the
546: 400: 324: 213: 688:
Military personnel from the Netherlands in the Spanish army during the Eighty Years' War
597: 557: 271: 681: 424:
The Founding of the Dutch Republic. War, Finance, and Politics in Holland 1572-1588
126: 523: 454: 167: 21: 266:
on the Dutch coast, Boussu therefore launched a counterattack from his base at
288: 283: 279: 295:. He was defeated and made a prisoner of war. He was succeeded by first, 229: 531: 527: 462: 458: 263: 175: 171: 155: 259: 150: 190:
he changed sides and became commander in chief of the forces of the
319:
of 31 January 1578 he was soundly beaten by the Spanish army under
375: 225: 125: 117: 496: 237:. Boussu married Charlotte de Werchin and had one son, Pierre. 212:, and Anne of Bourgondië-Beveren, descendant from a bastard of 347:
Orange simply took up his old office again;Israel, pp. 172-175
15: 406:
The Dutch Republic. Its Rise, Greatness, and Fall 1477-1806
303:
as royalist stadtholder of Holland, Zeeland and Utrecht.
249:'s repression at the beginning of the Eighty Years' War, 182:
from 1567 until he was made a prisoner of war during the
158:, 21 December 1578) was a soldier and statesman from the 323:. However, half a year later his army beat the army of 46:. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. 299:, and after the latter's death in March, 1574, by 186:in 1573. After being freed under the terms of the 508: 8: 122:Maximilien de Hénin-Liétard, count of Boussu 515: 501: 493: 436: 106:Learn how and when to remove this message 55:"Maximilien de Hénin, 3rd Count of Bossu" 136: 340: 149:Maximilien de Hénin-Liétard, Count of 301:Gilles de Berlaymont, lord of Hierges 130:Mausoleum of the Counts of Boussu by 7: 44:adding citations to reliable sources 14: 262:privateers surprised the port of 192:States-General of the Netherlands 321:Alexander Farnese, Duke of Parma 20: 31:needs additional citations for 1: 218:Maximiliaan II van Bourgondië 141:Battle on the Zuiderzee, by 408:, Clarendon Press, Oxford, 719: 201: 641:Frederick Henry of Orange 603:Maximilian II of Burgundy 583:Henry III of Nassau-Breda 542: 473: 452: 448:William, Prince of Orange 444: 439: 329:Battle of Rijmenam (1578) 311:At the conclusion of the 568:Wolfert VI van Borselen 293:Battle on the Zuiderzee 278:in early July, 1572 in 228:. This city was also a 184:Battle on the Zuiderzee 145: 134: 123: 654:William III of Orange 313:Pacification of Ghent 188:Pacification of Ghent 140: 129: 121: 662:William IV of Orange 646:William II of Orange 628:Adolf van Nieuwenaar 618:Philip of Noircarmes 613:Maximilian of Hennin 477:Philip of Noircarmes 376:Pacificatie van Gent 297:Philip of Noircarmes 166:he was the royalist 160:Habsburg Netherlands 40:improve this article 667:William V of Orange 588:Antoon van Lalaing 578:Jan III van Egmond 551:Willem van Lalaing 440:Political offices 401:Israel, Jonathan I 317:Battle of Gembloux 307:Commander-in-chief 251:Philip II of Spain 214:Philip of Burgundy 146: 135: 132:Jacques du Broeucq 124: 675: 674: 636:Maurice of Nassau 632: 623:William of Orange 608:William of Orange 598:Louis of Flanders 573:Joost van Lalaing 554:Gozewijn de Wilde 491: 490: 486: 483:Eighty Years' War 474:Succeeded by 432:978-0-19-920911-8 276:States of Holland 268:Vredenburg castle 255:Margaret of Parma 164:Eighty Years' War 143:Abraham de Verwer 116: 115: 108: 90: 710: 630: 517: 510: 503: 494: 480: 445:Preceded by 437: 421: 403: 387: 384: 378: 372: 366: 363: 357: 354: 348: 345: 235:Prince of Orange 216:. His uncle was 111: 104: 100: 97: 91: 89: 48: 24: 16: 718: 717: 713: 712: 711: 709: 708: 707: 678: 677: 676: 671: 563:Lewis de Bruges 547:Hugo van Lannoy 538: 521: 487: 479: 470: 450: 419: 399: 396: 391: 390: 385: 381: 373: 369: 364: 360: 355: 351: 346: 342: 337: 309: 243: 206: 200: 112: 101: 95: 92: 49: 47: 37: 25: 12: 11: 5: 716: 714: 706: 705: 700: 695: 690: 680: 679: 673: 672: 670: 669: 664: 659: 656: 651: 648: 643: 638: 633: 631:(Utrecht only) 625: 620: 615: 610: 605: 600: 595: 593:René of Châlon 590: 585: 580: 575: 570: 565: 560: 558:Jean de Lannoy 555: 552: 549: 543: 540: 539: 522: 520: 519: 512: 505: 497: 489: 488: 475: 472: 451: 446: 442: 441: 435: 434: 426:. Oxford U.P. 417: 395: 392: 389: 388: 379: 367: 365:Israel, p. 302 358: 349: 339: 338: 336: 333: 308: 305: 242: 241:Stadtholderate 239: 202:Main article: 199: 196: 154:(1542 – 114: 113: 28: 26: 19: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 715: 704: 703:Hénin-Liétard 701: 699: 696: 694: 691: 689: 686: 685: 683: 668: 665: 663: 660: 657: 655: 652: 649: 647: 644: 642: 639: 637: 634: 629: 626: 624: 621: 619: 616: 614: 611: 609: 606: 604: 601: 599: 596: 594: 591: 589: 586: 584: 581: 579: 576: 574: 571: 569: 566: 564: 561: 559: 556: 553: 550: 548: 545: 544: 541: 537: 533: 529: 525: 518: 513: 511: 506: 504: 499: 498: 495: 484: 478: 469: 468: 464: 460: 456: 449: 443: 438: 433: 429: 425: 418: 415: 414:0-19-873072-1 411: 407: 402: 398: 397: 393: 386:Tracy, p. 141 383: 380: 377: 371: 368: 362: 359: 356:Tracy, p. 194 353: 350: 344: 341: 334: 332: 330: 326: 322: 318: 314: 306: 304: 302: 298: 294: 290: 285: 281: 277: 273: 269: 265: 261: 256: 252: 248: 240: 238: 236: 231: 227: 223: 219: 215: 211: 205: 204:Hénin-Liétard 197: 195: 193: 189: 185: 181: 177: 173: 169: 165: 162:. During the 161: 157: 153: 152: 144: 139: 133: 128: 120: 110: 107: 99: 88: 85: 81: 78: 74: 71: 67: 64: 60: 57: –  56: 52: 51:Find sources: 45: 41: 35: 34: 29:This article 27: 23: 18: 17: 524:Stadtholders 481:(during the 453: 423: 405: 382: 370: 361: 352: 343: 310: 247:Duke of Alba 244: 220:, from 1547 207: 148: 147: 102: 93: 83: 76: 69: 62: 50: 38:Please help 33:verification 30: 698:1578 deaths 693:1542 births 658:interregnum 650:interregnum 455:Stadtholder 420:Tracy, J.D. 230:Marquessate 168:stadtholder 682:Categories 471:1567–1573 260:Sea-Beggar 253:'s Regent 198:Early life 66:newspapers 289:Amsterdam 284:Dordrecht 280:The Hague 222:Charles V 404:(1995), 325:Don Juan 96:May 2020 536:Utrecht 532:Zeeland 528:Holland 467:Utrecht 463:Zeeland 459:Holland 422:(2008) 394:Sources 327:at the 272:Utrecht 210:Hainaut 180:Utrecht 176:Zeeland 172:Holland 156:Antwerp 80:scholar 430:  412:  151:Boussu 82:  75:  68:  61:  53:  335:Notes 264:Brill 226:Veere 87:JSTOR 73:books 534:and 465:and 428:ISBN 410:ISBN 374:Cf. 178:and 59:news 526:of 457:of 270:in 170:of 42:by 684:: 530:, 461:, 194:. 174:, 516:e 509:t 502:v 485:) 416:. 109:) 103:( 98:) 94:( 84:· 77:· 70:· 63:· 36:.

Index


verification
improve this article
adding citations to reliable sources
"Maximilien de Hénin, 3rd Count of Bossu"
news
newspapers
books
scholar
JSTOR
Learn how and when to remove this message


Jacques du Broeucq

Abraham de Verwer
Boussu
Antwerp
Habsburg Netherlands
Eighty Years' War
stadtholder
Holland
Zeeland
Utrecht
Battle on the Zuiderzee
Pacification of Ghent
States-General of the Netherlands
Hénin-Liétard
Hainaut
Philip of Burgundy

Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.