1 May 1456 Death of Hugo van Lannoy
The diplomatic skills of the Lannoy family
1 May 1456 marks the death of Hugo (also called Hue of Huges) van Lannoy.
He was an important man at the court of Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy.
Hugo was born in 1384 as the son of Gilbert I van Lannoy and Catherine of
Molembais (in Dutch: Molenbeek) .
His brothers were Guillebert of Lannoy and Baldwin of Lannoy.
As a young knight he traveled to Jerusalem and he even joined an armed
expedition against the Tartars, who occupied Muscovy.
Muscovy was the former name of the Grand Duchy of Moscow.
It was the predecessor State of the Tsaredom of Russia.
When Hugo returned to Europe, he first served John the Fearless. He also
fought at the Battle of Agincourt, where he was taken captive by the English.
After his release, he became a diplomat for Philip the Good, who succeeded
his father in 1419.
For Philip the Good, Hugo of Lannoy helped to arrange the wedding
between Jacqueline, Countess of Holland and Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester.
In 1430, he and his brothers became members of the knights of the Order of
the Golden Fleece.
Later Jacqueline married secretly to Frank van Borssele and the Burgundian
Duke seized her lands. He appointed Hugo van Lannoy as the first Burgundian
stadtholder of Holland and Zeeland.
Hugo also fought between 1452 and 1453 during the revolt of Ghent. Then
he already was 68 years old.
Hugo died on 1 May 1456 and he was burried at Lille, then a part of the
Burgundian lands.
Trivia: Nowadays, Stéphanie de Lannoy, the Hereditary Grand Duchess of
Luxembourg also is a member of the same famous Lannoy family.
Source pictures: Wikipedia
1 May 1456 marks the death of Hugo (also called Hue of Huges) van Lannoy.
He was an important man at the court of Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy.
Hugo was born in 1384 as the son of Gilbert I van Lannoy and Catherine of
Molembais (in Dutch: Molenbeek) .
His brothers were Guillebert of Lannoy and Baldwin of Lannoy.
As a young knight he traveled to Jerusalem and he even joined an armed
expedition against the Tartars, who occupied Muscovy.
Muscovy was the former name of the Grand Duchy of Moscow.
It was the predecessor State of the Tsaredom of Russia.
When Hugo returned to Europe, he first served John the Fearless. He also
fought at the Battle of Agincourt, where he was taken captive by the English.
After his release, he became a diplomat for Philip the Good, who succeeded
his father in 1419.
For Philip the Good, Hugo of Lannoy helped to arrange the wedding
between Jacqueline, Countess of Holland and Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester.
In 1430, he and his brothers became members of the knights of the Order of
the Golden Fleece.
Later Jacqueline married secretly to Frank van Borssele and the Burgundian
Duke seized her lands. He appointed Hugo van Lannoy as the first Burgundian
stadtholder of Holland and Zeeland.
Hugo also fought between 1452 and 1453 during the revolt of Ghent. Then
he already was 68 years old.
Hugo died on 1 May 1456 and he was burried at Lille, then a part of the
Burgundian lands.
Trivia: Nowadays, Stéphanie de Lannoy, the Hereditary Grand Duchess of
Luxembourg also is a member of the same famous Lannoy family.
Coat of Arms of the Lannoy Family
Source pictures: Wikipedia
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