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Philips of Marnix, Lord of St. Aldegonde Statue at the Sablon in Brussels own picture taken in 2017 Who wrote the Dutch National Anthem 'Wilhelmus'? Well Philips of Marnix, Lord of Saint-Aldegonde, Lord of West-Souburg, was a possible author. Birth Marnix of St. Aldegonde was born in 1540 at Brussels as a son of Jacob of Marnix, baron of Pottes. Reformation and the Compromise of the Nobles He studied theology under Jon Calvin and Theodore Beza at Geneva. When he returned to the Netherlands in 1560 he turned himself into the cause of the Reformation and he took an active part in the compromise of the Nobles in 1565. Timeline - 1570 he was taken into the service of William, Prince of Orange. -1572 he was sent as his representative to a meeting of the States-General at Dordrecht. -1573, he was taken prisoner by the Spanish Rulers, however the next year he was exchanged. Later he was sent as the representative of the insurgent provinces to Paris

December 10th. 1472 marks the birth of Anne de Mowbray, 8th. Duchess of Norfolk. This took place at Framlinghang Castle in Suffolk, England. Family Her parents were John Mowbray, 4th. Duke of Norfolk and Elizabeth Talbot. Her maternal grandparents were John Talbot, 1st. Earl of Shrewsbury and his second wife Lady Margaret Beauchamp. With the death of her father in 1476, Anne became a very wealthy heiress. Love and Marriage At the age of 5! she married at St. Stephen's Chapel in Westminster to Richard of Shrewsbury, 1st. Duke of York. He was a son of King Edward IV and Queen Elizabeth Woodville. Death On November 19th. 1481, Anne died in Greenwich, London, two years before her husband disappeared in the Tower of London with his elder brother King Edward V. Anna was entombed in the Chapel of St. Erasmus of Formiae in Westminster Abbey, however due to later restorations of the Chapel and a move to the Abbey of the Minoresses, her coffin disappeared. Sou

Michiel Coxie (1499 - 3 March 1592) was born in Mechelen, then a part of the Duchy of Brabant, nowadays located in Belgium. Michiel Coxie followed his training with Bernard van Orley. More about Bernard van Orley on this link . Between 1530 and 1539, he visited Italy. At Rome Michiel Coxie painted the chapel of Cardinal Enckenvoirt in the church of the Santa Maria dell' Anima. When Coxie returned to the Netherlands, he went to Mechelen where he made an altar piece for the Guild of St. Luke. Michiel Coxie Painter at the Royal Court Michel Coxie became painter at the Royal Court of the Habsburgs in 1541 after the death of Bernard van Orley. He served for Regent Maria of Austria and he was patronized by Holy Roman Emperor, Charles V. Later he worked for King Philip II of Spain. For King Philip II of Spain Coxie also made the tapestries of the Royal Palace in Madrid. His works There are two amazing cathedrals in Belgium, where people can visit wor