Online Encyclopedia

Search over 40,000 articles from the original, classic Encyclopedia Britannica, 11th Edition.

HORN, PHILIP DE MONTMORENCY, COUNT

Online Encyclopedia
Originally appearing in Volume V13, Page 696 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
Spread the word: del.icio.us del.icio.us it!

See also:

HORN, See also:PHILIP DE See also:MONTMORENCY, See also:COUNT of (1518-1568), a See also:man of illustrious descent and See also:great possessions in the Nether-lands, became in See also:succession under See also:Charles V. and Philip II. See also:stadtholder of See also:Gelderland, See also:admiral of See also:Flanders and See also:knight of the See also:Golden Fleece. In 1559 he commanded the stately See also:fleet which conveyed Philip II. from the See also:Netherlands to See also:Spain, and he remained at the See also:Spanish See also:court till 1563. On his return he placed himself with the See also:prince of See also:Orange and Count Egmontat the See also:head of the party which opposed the policy of See also:Cardinal See also:Granvella. When Granvella retired the three great nobles continued to resist the introduction of the Spanish See also:Inquisition and of Spanish despotic See also:rule into the Netherlands. But though Philip appeared for a See also:time to give way, he had made up his mind to visit the opponents of his policy with ruthless See also:punishment. The See also:regent, See also:Margaret, duchess of See also:Parma, was replaced by the See also:duke of See also:Alva, who entered the Netherlands at the head of a See also:veteran See also:army and at once began to crush all opposition with a merciless See also:hand. Orange fled from the See also:country, but See also:Egmont and Horn, despite his warning, decided to remain and See also:face the See also:storm. They were both seized, tried and condemned as traitors, and were executed on the 5th of See also:June 1568 in the great square before the See also:town See also:hall at See also:Brussels. See See also:biographical notices in A. J. See also:van der Aa, Biographisch Woordenboek der Nederlanden (See also:Haarlem, 1851–1879) ; J. Kok, Vaderlandsch Woordenboek (See also:Amsterdam, 1785–1799) ; also bibliography to chaps. vi. vii. and xix. in See also:Cambridge See also:Modern See also:History, vol. iii. pp. 798-809 (1904).

End of Article: HORN, PHILIP DE MONTMORENCY, COUNT

Additional information and Comments

There are no comments yet for this article.
» Add information or comments to this article.
Please link directly to this article:
Highlight the code below, right click, and select "copy." Then paste it into your website, email, or other HTML.
Site content, images, and layout Copyright © 2006 - Net Industries, worldwide.
Do not copy, download, transfer, or otherwise replicate the site content in whole or in part.

Links to articles and home page are always encouraged.

[back]
HORN, ARVID BERNHARD, COUNT (1664-1742)
[next]
HORNBEAM (Carpinus betulus)