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Philip de Montmorency, Count of Horn

1524–1568 · 16th century · Also known as Count of Hoorn

Philip de Montmorency (1524–1568), Count of Horne, was a nobleman of the Habsburg Netherlands, admiral of Flanders and a knight of the Golden Fleece. With Egmont and William of Orange he led the noble opposition to Philip II's religious policy. Arrested by the Duke of Alba in 1567, he was beheaded with Egmont on the Grand Place in Brussels on 5 June 1568.

Philip de Montmorency, Count of Horn
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County of Horne

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