Charles de Lalaing, 6th Count of Hoogstraeten explained

Charles de Lalaing, 6th Count of Hoogstraeten (died 1626^[1]) was a Flemish noble Lord from the House of Lalaing.

Family

He was the son of Antoine II de Lalaing, 3rd Count of Hoogstraeten (1533–1568) and Eleonore de Montmorency. George de Lalaing, Count of Rennenberg was his uncle. He married Alexandrine de Langlee and was succeeded by his son Albert-François de Lalaing, 7th Count of Hoogstraeten.

During his life he was governor in service of the Spanish crown. He participated in the Solemn funeral of the archduke,^[2] as knight of the Golden Fleece; this honour was given to him in 1621.

Notes and References

1. Biografische Index van de Benelux / Index Biographique des Pays du Bénélux ...
2. Pompa Funebris Optimi Potentissimiq. Principis Alberti Pii. Designer: Designed by Jacques Francquart (French, Brussels 1577–1651 Brussels). Etcher: Etched by Cornelis Galle I (Netherlandish, Antwerp 1576–1650 Antwerp). Publisher: Published by Hendrick Haestens (Netherlandish). Date: 1623.