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Maximilien II de Hénin, 5th Count of Bossu

1580 – 1625

- 1625

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About Maximilien II de Hénin, 5th Count of Bossu

Lived 1580 – 1625 (aged 44–45).

Maximilien II de Hénin-Liétard (1580–1625), 5th Count of Boussu, was a holder of high office and military command in the Spanish Netherlands whose tomb is a protected monument.

Life Maximilien was the son of Jacques de Hénin, Marquess of Veere, and Marie of Hanaert, Baroness of Liedekercke. He inherited the countship of Boussu from his childless cousin Pierre (heir to his paternal uncle, Maximilien de Hénin, 3rd Count of Bossu). Through the marriages of his sisters, he became brother-in-law to Duke Otto Henry of Brunswick-Harburg, Íñigo de Borja, Luis de Velasco y Velasco, 2nd Count of Salazar, and Daniel de Hertaing. The family had a castle in what is now Belgium.

Maximilien held office at the court of Archduke Albert, and was also governor of the town and castle of Béthune in the County of Artois (1607–1625), colonel of a Walloon infantry regiment, and captain of a Bande d'ordonnance. He died in Liedekerke Castle on 8 December 1625 and was buried in the family chapel in Boussu. He was survived by his wife, who would die in 1650. Together with the other monuments in the crypt of the seigneurial chapel at Boussu, it is on the list of major heritage of Wallonia.

Titles Count of Boussu Marquess of Veere Baron of Liedekercke and Denderleuwe Viscount of Lombeecque Knight of the Golden Fleece

Descendants Maximilien de Hénin-Liétard and Alexandrine de Gavre had five children: Philippe-Antoine

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Born
1580
Birth century
Died
1625
Awards
Order of the Golden Fleece
Also known as
Maximilien de Henin-Liétard, 3.Comte de Boussu, Baron de Liedekerke, Maximilian de Hennin, Comte de Boussu

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- 1625

When was Maximilien II de Hénin, 5th Count of Bossu born?

Maximilien II de Hénin, 5th Count of Bossu was born in 1580.

When did Maximilien II de Hénin, 5th Count of Bossu die?

Maximilien II de Hénin, 5th Count of Bossu died in 1625.

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· Wikipedia: Maximilien II de Hénin, 5th Count of Bossu

· Wikidata: Q48731861

· DBpedia: Maximilien II de Hénin, 5th Count of Boussu

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