Background
George was the son of January III van Egmont.
George was the son of January III van Egmont.
In 1526 he became canon and later deacon of the chapter of Liège. Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor appointed him bishop of Utrecht in 1534 as a favour to the Dutch nobility. Because he had to be ordained as priest, his consecration as bishop was delayed for over a year.
George stayed in Saint-Amand, and had a vicar manage the bishopric for him.
This window was designed and made by Dirk Crabeth in 1557-1558. After his death he was buried in Saint-Amand Abbey, but his heart was interred in a cenotaph in Saint Martin"s Cathedral, Utrecht.
A portrait of George van Egmont from ca.