Robert II de la Marck (1468 – November 1536) was the Duke of Bouillon and Lord of Sedan.[1] He was the son of Robert I de la Marck and Jeanne de Saulcy.[2]

Biography

Robert would fight against the supporters of John de Horne, Bishop of Liege, along with his own minor border engagements in the latter 15th century.[2] He fought at the battle of Novara, saving the lives of his sons,[2] was seriously wounded, taking two months to recover.[3]

portrait of Robert II de La Marck

In 1518, Robert left French service after his company of lances was disbanded due to pillaging.[4] He allied with Charles I of Spain, but later reconciled with Francis I of France. In 1521, he would place Virton under siege, thus instigating the Four Years War.[2] During the war between Charles and Francis, Robert would be driven from his lands by Charles, which were restored following the Treaty of Madrid (1526).[2]

Robert died in 1536 and was buried in the church of St. Laurence in Sedan.[5]

Family

Robert married Catherine de Croÿ,[6] daughter of Philip I of Croÿ-Chimay, Count of Chimay, in 1490.[5] They had:

  • Philippine, m. Renaud sieur de Brederode[1] in 1521.[7]
  • Robert III de La Marck, seigneur of Florange (d.1537)[1]
  • Philip (d.1545)[1]
  • Antoine[8]
  • William seigneur de Jametz[5]
  • John seigneur de Jametz[5]
  • Jacques chevalier de l'ordre de Saint-Jean de Jérusalem[5]
  • Jacqueline, nun[5]

See also

References

Sources

  • Bietenholz, Peter G.; Deutscher, Thomas Brian, eds. (1995). Contemporaries of Erasmus: A Biographical Register of the Renaissance and Reformation. University of Toronto Press.
  • Erasmus, Desiderius (1979). The Correspondence of Erasmus: Letters 594-841. Translated by Mynors, R. A. B.; Thomson, D.F.S. University of Toronto Press.
  • Hauser, Henri (1906). Les Sources de l'histoire de France - Seizième siècle (1494-1610) (in French). Vol. 1.
  • Kodres, Krista; Mänd, Anu, eds. (2013). Images and Objects in Ritual Practices in Medieval and Early Modern Northern and Central Europe. Cambridge Scholars Publishing.
  • Louisa, Angelo (1995). "Bouillon, Robert II de la Marck, Duke de". In Dupuy, Trevor N.; Johnson, Curt; Bongard, David L. (eds.). The Harper Encyclopedia of Military Biography. Castle Books.
  • Potter, David (2008). Renaissance France at War: Armies, Culture and Society, C.1480-1560. The Boydell Press.
  • Wolfe, Michael (2009). "Pain and Memory: The War Wounds of Blaise de Monluc". In Lorcin, P.; Brewer, D. (eds.). France and Its Spaces of War: Experience, Memory, Image. Springer.
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