George De Lalaing count Rennenberg

1536 (age 45)

Hoogstraten, Antwerp Province, Belgium

The Lalaing family came from Hainaut and had a tradition of governing. Rennenberg (as he was known in the Netherlands) was appointed stadtholder of the Northern provinces in 1577 on a proposal from William of Orange. He was a firm believer in the Pacification of Ghent as a means to reconcile the rebellious Calvinists with their Catholic king. The rest of the province remained loyal to the rebel cause. He attempted to besiege Steenwijk but had to raise the siege once John Norreys arrived and relieved the place. He was then further defeated by Norreys at Kollum. Rennenberg, already ill, died at Groningen in 1581, but the city remained the scene of military action until 1594. Rennenberg"s defection polarized the Dutch population further along religious lines. In the rebel provinces, Catholics would no longer be trusted with high posts.

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His father was Philip de Lalaing, count of Hoogstraten. His mother, Anna of Rennenberg.

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The Lalaing family came from Hainaut and had a tradition of governing. Rennenberg (as he was known in the Netherlands) was appointed stadtholder of the Northern provinces in 1577 on a proposal from William of Orange. He was a firm believer in the Pacification of Ghent as a means to reconcile the rebellious Calvinists with their Catholic king.

The rest of the province remained loyal to the rebel cause.

He attempted to besiege Steenwijk but had to raise the siege once John Norreys arrived and relieved the place. He was then further defeated by Norreys at Kollum.

Rennenberg, already ill, died at Groningen in 1581, but the city remained the scene of military action until 1594. Rennenberg"s defection polarized the Dutch population further along religious lines.

In the rebel provinces, Catholics would no longer be trusted with high posts.

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