Background
Van Rossum was born in Zaltbommel.
Van Rossum was born in Zaltbommel.
During his life Maarten acquired the titles of lord of Poederoijen, Cannenburgh, Lathum, Baer and Bredevoort, field marshal of Guelders and Imperial stadholder of Luxembourg. He is known to have been an experienced commander and is renowned for actions while serving Charles of Guelders in his Guelderian Wars against Charles V. He is also known for his participation in the sack of The Hague in 1528. In the spring of 1555 he became seriously ill, possibly infected with the Black Death or typhus in the city of Charlemont.
He died in Antwerp on June 7, 1555, and his body was buried at his birthplace, the village of Rossum.
He featured as an antagonist in the 1960s Dutch television series Floris.