Anthonie Schetz, was a military commander in Spanish service during the Eighty Years" War.
Background
The son of Gaspar Schetz and Catharina d"Ursel from the noble Ursel family, he was baptised in Antwerp in August 1564. His father was from the Schetzenbergh family, a German patrician family from Schmalkalden, and was the chief banker in Antwerp, financing several merchants who traded to Russia and Brazil, including his own brothers Melchior and Balthazar.
Career
He was baron (and from 1637 count) of Grobbendonk, lord of Tilburg and Goirle, Pulle and Pulderbos, and Wezemaal. He was the military governor of "s-Hertogenbosch until the town was lost to the Dutch in 1629, captain of a cavalry regiment, and a knight of the order of Santiago. Gaspar was also banker to Philip II of Spain, giving him a political role and making him a leading figure in the Antwerp of the second half of the 16th century.
Marriages "s-Hertogenbosch As a Catholic, Schetz joined the Catholic side and by 1589 was governor of "s-Hertogenbosch.
Under his leadership the city fought off two (in 1601 and 1603) attempts at capture by Maurice of Nassau. Leuven He is best remembered for his command of the Spanish army"s successful defence of Leuven against an overwhelmingly superior Franco-Dutch force in 1635.