Boussu (or Bossu) as he is known in most historical works, was born the son of Count Jean de Hénin-Liétard, scion of an aristocratic family from Hainaut, and Anne of Bourgondië-Beveren, descendant from a bastard of Philip of Burgundy. His uncle was Maximiliaan II van Bourgondië, from 1547 Charles V's stadtholder of Holland, Zeeland and Utrecht and admiral of the Habsburg navy, which had its headquarters at the time in Veere. This city was also a Marquessate in possession of the Van Bourgondië family. When his uncle Maximiliaan died in 1558, Boussu inherited this marquessate. However, the title had to be sold for debt and eventually ended up in the hands of the Prince of Orange. Boussu married Charlotte de Werchin and had one son, Pierre.
Stadtholderate
When the Prince of Orange had to flee the Netherlands for fear of becoming a victim of the Duke of Alba's repression at the beginning of the Eighty Years' War, Philip II of Spain's Regent Margaret of Parma appointed Boussu as his successor as stadtholder of Holland, Zeeland and Utrecht on 17 June 1567. As stadtholder he also commanded the royalist forces in those three provinces. When on 1 April 1572 a fleet of Sea-Beggar privateers surprised the port of Brill on the Dutch coast, Boussu therefore launched a counterattack from his base at Vredenburg castle in Utrecht. However, he was unable to recapture the port. This failure to deny the followers of the Prince of Orange a foothold in Holland quickly resulted in a loss of control over a large part of Holland and Zeeland as the rebellion spread. Boussu convened the States of Holland in early July, 1572 in The Hague but by that time a majority of the voting cities had gone over to the rebel side and they convened their own States in Dordrecht later that month. The rebel States subsequently reinstated Orange as rival "royal" stadtholder of the three provinces.[1] Boussu's area of control in Holland was in effect reduced to a few loyal cities, like Amsterdam. This merchant city was subsequently blockaded by a Sea-Beggar fleet. To break the blockade Boussu personally led a royalist fleet in the Battle on the Zuiderzee. He was defeated and made a prisoner of war.[2] He was succeeded by first, Philip of Noircarmes, and after the latters death in March, 1574, by Gilles de Berlaymont, lord of Hierges as royalist stadtholder of Holland, Zeeland and Utrecht.[3]
Commander-in-chief
At the conclusion of the Pacification of Ghent (which treaty mentions him by name[4]) he was freed again. The Pacification united for a time the entire Habsburg Netherlands in opposition to king Philip II. Boussu now took a commission from the States-General to lead their army. However, he was not very successful. At the Battle of Gembloux of 31 January 1578 he was soundly beaten by the Spanish army under Alexander Farnese, Duke of Parma. However, half a year later his army beat the army of Don Juan at the Battle of Rijmenam (1578) which forced Don Juan to give up much terrain gained since Gembloux.[5] Boussu retired to Antwerp where he died at the end of 1578.
Notes
^Orange simply took up his old office again;Israel, pp. 172-175
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Maximilien de Henin 3rd Count of Bossu news newspapers books scholar JSTOR May 2020 Learn how and when to remove this template message Maximilien de Henin Lietard Count of Boussu 1542 Antwerp 21 December 1578 was a soldier and statesman from the Habsburg Netherlands During the Eighty Years War he was the royalist stadtholder of Holland Zeeland and Utrecht from 1567 until he was made a prisoner of war during the Battle on the Zuiderzee in 1573 After being freed under the terms of the Pacification of Ghent he changed sides and became commander in chief of the forces of the States General of the Netherlands Maximilien de Henin Lietard count of Boussu Mausoleum of the Counts of Boussu by Jacques du Broeucq Battle on the Zuiderzee by Abraham de Verwer Contents 1 Early life 2 Stadtholderate 3 Commander in chief 4 Notes 5 SourcesEarly life EditMain article Henin Lietard Boussu or Bossu as he is known in most historical works was born the son of Count Jean de Henin Lietard scion of an aristocratic family from Hainaut and Anne of Bourgondie Beveren descendant from a bastard of Philip of Burgundy His uncle was Maximiliaan II van Bourgondie from 1547 Charles V s stadtholder of Holland Zeeland and Utrecht and admiral of the Habsburg navy which had its headquarters at the time in Veere This city was also a Marquessate in possession of the Van Bourgondie family When his uncle Maximiliaan died in 1558 Boussu inherited this marquessate However the title had to be sold for debt and eventually ended up in the hands of the Prince of Orange Boussu married Charlotte de Werchin and had one son Pierre Stadtholderate EditWhen the Prince of Orange had to flee the Netherlands for fear of becoming a victim of the Duke of Alba s repression at the beginning of the Eighty Years War Philip II of Spain s Regent Margaret of Parma appointed Boussu as his successor as stadtholder of Holland Zeeland and Utrecht on 17 June 1567 As stadtholder he also commanded the royalist forces in those three provinces When on 1 April 1572 a fleet of Sea Beggar privateers surprised the port of Brill on the Dutch coast Boussu therefore launched a counterattack from his base at Vredenburg castle in Utrecht However he was unable to recapture the port This failure to deny the followers of the Prince of Orange a foothold in Holland quickly resulted in a loss of control over a large part of Holland and Zeeland as the rebellion spread Boussu convened the States of Holland in early July 1572 in The Hague but by that time a majority of the voting cities had gone over to the rebel side and they convened their own States in Dordrecht later that month The rebel States subsequently reinstated Orange as rival royal stadtholder of the three provinces 1 Boussu s area of control in Holland was in effect reduced to a few loyal cities like Amsterdam This merchant city was subsequently blockaded by a Sea Beggar fleet To break the blockade Boussu personally led a royalist fleet in the Battle on the Zuiderzee He was defeated and made a prisoner of war 2 He was succeeded by first Philip of Noircarmes and after the latters death in March 1574 by Gilles de Berlaymont lord of Hierges as royalist stadtholder of Holland Zeeland and Utrecht 3 Commander in chief EditAt the conclusion of the Pacification of Ghent which treaty mentions him by name 4 he was freed again The Pacification united for a time the entire Habsburg Netherlands in opposition to king Philip II Boussu now took a commission from the States General to lead their army However he was not very successful At the Battle of Gembloux of 31 January 1578 he was soundly beaten by the Spanish army under Alexander Farnese Duke of Parma However half a year later his army beat the army of Don Juan at the Battle of Rijmenam 1578 which forced Don Juan to give up much terrain gained since Gembloux 5 Boussu retired to Antwerp where he died at the end of 1578 Notes Edit Orange simply took up his old office again Israel pp 172 175 Tracy p 194 Israel p 302 Cf Pacificatie van Gent Tracy p 141Sources EditIsrael Jonathan I 1995 The Dutch Republic Its Rise Greatness and Fall 1477 1806 Clarendon Press Oxford ISBN 0 19 873072 1 Tracy J D 2008 The Founding of the Dutch Republic War Finance and Politics in Holland 1572 1588 Oxford U P ISBN 978 0 19 920911 8Political officesPreceded byWilliam Prince of Orange Stadtholder of Holland Zeeland and Utrecht1567 1573 Succeeded byPhilip of Noircarmes during the Eighty Years War Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Maximilien de Henin 3rd Count of Bossu amp oldid 1007927285, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
