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Charles de Lannoy (c.
1487 –
September 23,
1527) was a
soldier and statesman from the
Low Countries in service of the
Habsburg Emperors
Maximilian I and
Charles V of Spain.
Charles de Lannoy was born the younger son of
Jean de Lannoy, Lord of
Mingoval, and his wife,
Philipotte de Lalaing (c.
1487). He took service with the
Emperor Maximilian I and won distinction for bravery and leadership. He was appointed to the council of Charles of Burgundy — later
Emperor Charles V. (
1515). He was appointed knight of the
Golden Fleece in
1516. He became governor of
Tournai in
1521, was made
viceroi of
Naples in
1522 and made commander in chief of Imperial armies in
Italy upon the death of
Prospero Colonna at the end of
1523.
His main experience in that era's warfare consisted chiefly of the
Italian War of 1521 and the
War of the League of Cognac. He commanded the siege of
Marseille (
1524) and
Pavia (
1525).
In 1526 he became the first count of Lannoy.
He died of a sudden illness in
Gaeta on
September 23,
1527.
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