Frédéric Perrenot de Granvelle

Frédéric Perrenot (1536–1600), lord of Champagney, baron of Renaix, was a soldier and diplomat in Habsburg service.

Life Perrenot was born in Barcelona on 3 April 1536, the fifth and youngest son of Nicole Bonvalot and Nicolas Perrenot de Granvelle, a close adviser to Charles V. His studies at the University of Padua were cut short by his father's death in 1550. He served at the Battle of Renty (1554). In 1559 he accompanied Philip II to Spain, then returned to the Low Countries, where he was aligned with his oldest brother, Antoine Perrenot de Granvelle. He served against the Dutch Revolt under the command of Fadrique de Toledo, before returning to Burgundy to command the garrison at Besançon. In 1571 he was appointed Governor of Antwerp. At the Sack of Antwerp in November 1576 he sought refuge in Middelburg. Advis d'ung bon bourgois de la ville de Gand (1583).