Philip of Burgundy-Beveren

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Philippe de Bourgogne-Beveren (Knight of the Golden Fleece)

Philip of Burgundy-Beveren (c. 1450 – 1498), lord of Beveren, was a son of Antoine, bastard of Burgundy, illegitimate son of Philip the Good and Marie de La Vieville[1] He belonged to the house of Valois-Burgundy.[1] He married Anna of Borselen, thus taking over the power of her father Wolfert VI van Borselen in Zeeland. On May 31, 1486, he became in succession of Maximilian of Austria who had dismissed Wolfert in 1485 and taken over the title himself.

Philip of Burgundy-Beveren also succeeded Cornelis van Bergen as admiral of the Netherlands (1491–1498). He became Knight in the Order of the Golden Fleece in 1478.

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  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "Philip of Burgundy-Beveren". www.wikidata.org. Retrieved 2019-04-21.

Sources[]

  • Detlev Schwennicke: Europäische Stammtafeln Band III.2 (1983) Tafel 322.
  • Raphael de Smedt (Hrsg.): Les chevaliers de l’ordre de la Toison d’or au XVe siècle. Notices bio-bibliographiques. (Kieler Werkstücke, D 3) 2., Peter Lang, Frankfurt 2000, ISBN 3-631-36017-7, S. 198f., Nr. 82.
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