Philippe dit d’abord “d’Escornaix” de Lalaing, 2° count of Hoogstraeten, chevalier de la Toison d'or

Notes
Seigneur de Hoostraeten, Borsselen, Eeckeren, Zuylen, etc. Chevalier de la Toison d'or; gouverneur et capitaine-général du duché de Gueldres. Fut Grand Bailli d'Audenaede mais il n'excerça jamais la fonction lui-même. Il hérita de la seigneurie de Hoogstraeten, etc. d'Antoine de Lalaing qui l'avait reçue de son épouse Isabelle de Culembourg qui n'eut pas d'enfant.
Sources : L de Herckenrode, 1868, Epitaphe de Philippe de Lalaing et de Anne de Rennenberg (1555). Eglise Sainte-Catheirne à Hoogstraten, F Brassart, 1879, FV Goethals, 1862, de Bar, 1780, de Saint-Genois, 1781, de Saint Genois, et al., 1848.
Family Note
Marriage with Anne de RENNEBOURG
La date est celle du contrat de mariage.
Birth, Spouse: F Brasssart, 1879.
Death:
- F Brasssart, 1879.
- L van Lerberghe, 1845.
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'Philippe 1er de Lalaing' first called "D'Escornaix" ° ~1510 + 30/06/1555 (inh. in Hoogstraten)
- 2° count of Hoogstraeten (1540, at the death of his uncle Antoine 1er),
- lord of Escornaix, Borsselen, Eeckeren and Zuylen,
- knight of the Golden Fleece (208°, 1546, Utrecht),
- captain of an ordinance band,
- Governor & Captain General of the Duchy of Guelders & Zutphen,
- Governor (1525) & Bailiff of Oudenaarde (1521-1527 & 1531-1548)

married (c.m.) 28/01/1533 ns (Brussels) Anna von Rennenberg (of Rennebourg), heiress countess of Rennebourg (testate in Tournai on 03/09/1583) (daughter of count Guillaume and Cornélie de Culembourg; sister of Herman, count of Rennebourg, Provost of Sainte-Croix of Liège, Provost of Utrecht, Archdeacon of Saint-Lambert of Liège)

Pattou, Etienne. “Famille & Seigneurs De Lalaing.” Racines et Histoire
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PHILIPPE de Lalaing
county of Lalaing, governor and great bailiff of Hainaut, captain of a band of ordinance, adviser of State; "procreated in Brussels"(83) and born, about 1545, in Valenciennes, in the house of Lalaing, according to the annalists of Valenciennes; married in Brussels, towards the month of June 1569 with Marguerite DE LIGNE known as D'ARENBERG, daughter of Jean de Ligne, knight of the Golden Fleece, and Marguerite de La Marck, countess of Arenberg, he died in Valenciennes, of the consequences of an accident of horse, on May 24, 1582.

He had the project to convert the humble village of Lalaing, chief town of "his county", into a fortified town. He also used his credit to obtain from the abbot of Anchin the renunciation of rights that were inconvenient for the independence of his seigneury, and returned in particular to the possession of the banal mill alienated in 1242 by Simon II (Preuves, n°s XXVII to XXIX.)

The capital episode of the eventful life of this lord, it is his attempt to join the Walloon provinces to the mother country, with insurance of the exclusive maintenance of the religion of our fathers, to which the almost unanimity of the inhabitants was entirely devoted. Unfortunately, he was not up to the role he wanted to play, and his intrigues only led to the reopening of the doors of the country to the Spaniards, at whose mercy he found himself. Although a thousand times more guilty than the unfortunate d'Egmont, the count of Lalaing received caresses, honors and "mercedes": because the policy of Philip II had completely changed, under the influence of the skilful Alexander Farnese, who, if he protected the count Philip against the Spanish vengeances, disdorned himself in his secret correspondence with the king, by testifying his contempt for the character.

We know him as children :

1° Pierre-Emmanuel, who died young (84).

2° François, who followed.

3° Marguerite, countess of Lalaing (after her brother), born in the castle of Lalaing, around April 1574, married, around September 1592, to Florent, count DE BERLAYMONT, knight of the Golden Fleece, widower of Hélène de Meleun; founder of the monastery of the canons of Berlaymont in Brussels, where she was buried after her death on February 21, 1650. Of whom two daughters who had posterity

4° Chrétienne de Lalaing, wife of Maximilien, count DE BAILLEUL (by creation in 1614). Of which two daughters had posterity.

5° Marie de Lalaing, named, with the preceding and the following ones, all then minors, in acts of 1582 and 1583, relating to the succession of their father.

6° Anne de Lalaing, who died young, like her sister who precedes.
Towards the beginning of May 1580, the marquis of Roubaix (Robert de Meleun, whose wife was called Anne Rolin), general of the cavalry in the service of the king of Spain in the Netherlands, asked leave to the prince of Parma, "to go to Valenchiennes to raise the daughter of the count of Lalaing" (85).

(83) Discours du comte aux députés de Bruxelles, prononcé à Mon le 29 mars 1579 Gachard, Actes des états généraux, Bruxelles, 1866, in-s°, II, p. 495). — Lettre du comte au magistrat de Bruxelles, datée de Valenciennes, 7 avril 1579 (Simon Le Boucq, Histoire civile de Valenciennes, Ms., Il, p. 188; cabinet de.M. Amédée de Ternas).
(84) Bibl. nation., Ms.fr. 744, f° 479.
(85) Gachard, Correspond, de Guillaume le Taciturne, IV, p. 230, note.

Brassart, Felix, Société Académique, editor. Souvenirs De La Flandre Wallonne, Catalogue des Nobels de Nom, de Lalaing, Dix-Septieme, L. Crépin, 1882. un Comite Historique et Archeologique: Memories of Walloon Flanders: pp. 73-76.
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Philippe de Lalaing continued to hold the office of governor after the death of his uncle Antoine, to whom he became heir. It is known that this lord, married to Elisabeth, heiress of Culembourg and Hoochstrate, had no children, and had instituted his nephew, Philippe de Lalaing, feudal successor of the county of Hoochstrate, a domain which he held from his wife, and which Charles V had erected into a county in 1518. Philippe took possession of it with the death of the uncle, arrived on April 2, 1540, and made his usual stay there

Since this time, the emperor Charles-Quint filled Philippe de Lalaing with honors and dignities. He died in 1555 and was buried in the church of the city of Hoochstrate, under a magnificent tomb.

Although Antoine de Lalaing had no legal descendants, he had several bastard children, among them Philippe and Antoine.

Here is what M. BRASSART says about the birth of these two sons: “M . de Villerode (1) makes it known that being in the service of Madame Marguerite of Austria, Dowager Duchess of Savoy, governess of the Netherlands, as her grand maitre d'hôtel, Antoine de Lalaing had embraces of this princess, a son called PHILIPPE de Lalaing, lord of Mouillerie-Maffle; that he had besides, with a young lady, two other children; that the first, ANTOINE de Lalaing, from vintprotonotaire, doctor
èsdroit, provost of Cassel and of Harlebecque, councilor of the emperor, and died on April 12, 1541; that the second, named HÉLÈNE de Lalaing, married to Melchior de Culembourg; she had no heir, became a nun and became abbess of .....»first, ANTOINE de Lalaing, became prothonotary, doctor of law, provost of Cassel and Harlebecque, and that the first one, ANTOINE de Lalaing, became an adviser of the emperor, and died on April 12, 1541; that the second, named HÉLÈNE de Lalaing, was married to Melchior de Culembourg; she had no heir, was religious and became abbess of ......

(1)Malotau de Villerode , Genealogies of the principal houses of France, the Netherlands and part of the 17 provinces; Collection of ancient tombs, burials and epitaphs, mostly from the Netherlands; two manuscripts in the library of the city of Douai. BRASSART , l. cit, p. xi. Translated with www.DeepL.com/Translator (free version)

"While going through Maurice's work (6), continues M. BRASSART, we found a note written in the margin of page 155, which also gives some details on the children of Antoine, but in other words BRASSART, we found a note written in the margin of page 155, which also gives some details on the children of Antoine, but in other terms; here it is, moreover, verbatim: "If one believes the scandalous chronicle, се" lord, who had no children by his wife, had two or three by Marguerite d'Austriche, aunt of the emperor Charles V, governor (sic) of the Netherlands, who made him a count and enriched him greatly; there is still a posterity

The story goes that he had so much at his disposal with this princess that, having received some of the pleasures of the inhabitants of Brussels, he persuaded her to go and live in Mechelen, where he built the "grand hostel of Hoochstrate" from top to bottom, which is still there (7).

Whatever the maternal origin of Antoine de Lalaing's children, they were the object of his tender solicitude, and the countess also had a great affection for them. Philippe, still young, was squire and butler of the governess Marguerite, Antoine, as the note quoted earlier says, became prothonotary, provost of Cassel, etc., and accumulated still other benefits.

In one of his visits to the dowager of Charles de Lalaing, his aunt, who lived in the castle of Audenarde, Philippe saw the young Florence Van Rechem, admitted in the intimate society of this lady. He became madly in love with her, and, with the consent of his father, he asked her to marry him. It is clear that the guardians of the orphaned girl did not refuse this alliance; so the engagement was not long in being celebrated.

Philippe bastard de Lalaing, not being a bourgeois of Oudenaarde, had recourse, like so many others, to the donation of the prince, in order to avoid the right of the tenth denarius of the goods of his future (which was always done by composition), and then to enjoy, him and his posterity, the privileges attached to the bourgeoisie of this city; privileges equal to those of the large cities.

On August 12, 1527, the letters-patent of donation were exhibited at the clerk's office, and immediately the name of Philippe de Lalaing was registered in the book of the free bourgeoisie.

The same day, the marriage contract was signed before the college of aldermen, in the presence of Sir Philippe Stommelin, Florence's maternal grandfather, Nicolas de Savary, her father-in-law and one of her guardians, and some other relatives. The Count of Hoochstrate had been represented by Master Roland de Baillet, his secretary (8)

We believe that on the occasion of this marriage, Philippe de Lalaing was endowed by his father with the seigneuries of Mouillerie and Maffles. It is at least since this time that he is qualified as lord of these places, in our documents of the town hall. The marriage contract gives him only the title of butler of the archduchess Marguerite.

With him begins the branch of Lalaing-de la Mouillerie. He bore the arms of his family, which are Gules, with ten lozenges continued Argent, three in front and one in base. His descendants placed the chevron of Van Rechem's sand in the latter.

(7) BRASSART, l. cit, p.55.
(8) This contract is found in the register of the acts of the aldermen of Oudenaarde, for the year 1527.
B. Lalaing-la Mouillerie.

PHILIPPE DE LALAING, viscount of Audenarde, was appointed by Charles V as one of his commissioners for the renewal of the laws of Flanders, in 1528. It is known that this renewal took place every year.

In 1529, the emperor sent him to the French court as an extraordinary ambassador. It is probable that it was around this time that he received the sword of knight, because since then one finds him qualified of this title, in the acts which concern him, passed before the law of Audenarde.

After the return of his embassy to France, Philippe de Lalaing was again several times, and until 1547, one of the three commissioners of the prince for the renewal of the laws.

Although his various functions kept him frequently in Brussels or elsewhere, he nevertheless continued to keep his hotel in Audenarde, where his wife and children were very happy.

In 1544, our aldermen, at the request of the count, governor of the city and the castle, granted, on the advice of the council of nobles, to "their noble burgher, lord of Mouillerie, etc., exemption, his "life long, from the excise and maltotes on wine and stone," to the sole expense of his mesnage. This exemption, quite important at the time, was a very special grace, which was granted only rarely, and only to distinguished persons who had rendered distinguished persons who had rendered good services to the city.

Although the lord of La Mouillerie had his usual residence in Oudenaarde, he sometimes went, as others did, to live with his family outside the province for a more or less limited period of time. However, this option was prohibited for a bourgeois, on pain of losing his rights and privileges after three years. To obtain this permission, he needed the consent of the law, which lasted three years, unless renewed.
This consent was renewed until 1548. It should be noted that it was in 1541 that the governor of Oudenaarde, Philippe de Lalaing, son of Charles, went to take possession of his county of Hoochstrate, and that probably the Sire de la Mouillerie followed him there.

We do not know the precise time of his death, which occurred probably around 1550. M. BRASSART also does not mention it, nor the place where he was buried.

His widow, Florence Van Rechem, continued to reside in her native city and reached a very advanced age. The year of her death is also unknown to us; she was still living in 1585, and appeared, in person, before the law in order to pass a family record, which will be mentioned below.
From their marriage were born three sons and four daughters, namely :
1° JACQUES, who succeeded to his father's seigneuries.
2° PHILIPPE - He married Jacqueline de Seclin, daughter of
Richard, squire, lord of Alincourt, etc., burgher of Audenarde.
3° ANTOINE - He married Marie de Baronaige, daughter of Guillaume, Lord of Craenhem, etc.
4° ANNE, who became a religious in the abbey of La Cambre.
5° HÉLÈNE, nun in the abbey of Ghilenghien.
6° ANTOINETTE, married on September 12, 1563, to Gérard
of Seclin, lord of Herpelghem, burgher of Audenarde. In 1558, Antoinette was the maid of honor of the Countess of Hoochstrate, her cousin-general (9).
7° ISABEAU, married to Louis le Poyvre, knight, lord
of Houssoye, son of Jean and Agnès Van Heurne, of Audenarde.

Their mother, Florence Van Rechem, viscountess, lady of Kerchove de Calberghe and of Bolency, had divided these seigneuries among her three sons during her lifetime, in advance and otherwise, without ever being seized judicially (10). This is how the eldest son, Jacques, already lord of La Mouillerie and of Maffles, received the land and seigneury of Kerchove (enclosed in the village of Rechem), and the title of viscount of Audenarde. Philippe became lord of Bolency, and Antoine lord of Calberghe. We have only little information on these last two, who do not seem to have held their residence in Oudenaarde (11).

(9) This peculiarity is proven by an act passed before the law of Oudenaarde, on November 5, 1558, in which an ex-fourrier (one that has gone before) of the late Count of Hoochstrate, and Antoinette de Lalaing, filled with Philippe, lord of La Mouillerie, attest that the above-mentioned count died on the last day of June 1555, and that they assisted him until the moment of his death.
(10) We give below the extract of an act where these words are found
(11) See in Brassart (l. cit., p. 68), the alliances, etc. of these two sons of Philippe. Our documents do not agree with what this author says about their respective lordships

Vander Meersch, Désiré-Josephh. Notice Historique & Généalogique Sur La Vicomté D'Audenarde. Léonard Hebbelynck, 1848. pp. 429-460