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Maximilian of Egmond

1509–1548 · 16th century · Also known as Maximilian of Egmond, Count of Buren

Maximilian of Egmond (1509–1548), Count of Buren, was a general and stadtholder of Friesland in the service of Emperor Charles V. He led an army from the Netherlands to join the emperor in the Schmalkaldic War of 1546–1547 and received the county of Lingen, confiscated from Count Konrad of Tecklenburg. His only daughter Anna married William of Orange in 1551, bringing Buren and Lingen to the House of Orange.

Maximilian of Egmond
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County of Lingen

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