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Antoine Perrenot de Granvelle (20 August 1517 – 21 September 1586), Comte de La Baume Saint Amour, was a Burgundian statesman, made a cardinal, who followed his father as a leading minister of the Spanish Habsburgs, and was one of the most influential European politicians during the time which immediately followed the appearance of ...
Antoine Perrenot de Granvelle, né le 20 août 1517 à Besançon et mort le 21 septembre 1586 à Madrid, est un prélat bourguignon, évêque d'Arras puis archevêque de Malines et cardinal, un diplomate et un homme d'État au service de Charles Quint [2], puis de son fils, Philippe II [3].
Antoine Perrenot de Granvelle was a minister of King Philip II of Spain; he played a major role in the early stages of the Netherlands’ revolt against Philip’s rule. Granvelle, educated at Padua and at Leuven (Louvain), was ordained priest and, in 1540, consecrated bishop of Arras.
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Granvelle, Antonie Perrenot De, known in history as Cardinal De Gran (“Granvella), b, at Ornans in Franche-Comte, August 20, 1517; d. at Madrid, September 21, 1586. He was the son of Nicolas Perrenot, prime minister of Charles V, studied at Padua and Louvain, and at an early age was introduced by his father to political life.
Antoine Perrenot de Granvelle (20 August 1517 – 21 September 1586), Comte de La Baume Saint Amour, was a Burgundian statesman, made a cardinal, who followed his father as a leading minister of the Spanish Habsburgs, and was one of the most influential European politicians during the time which immediately followed the appearance of ...
GRANVELLE, ANTOINE PERRENOT DE. Churchman and diplomat in the service of the Hapsburgs; b. Ornans, Franche-Comt é, Aug. 20, 1517; d. Madrid, Spain, Sept. 21, 1586.
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Known in history as CARDINAL DE GRANVELLE (GRANVELLA). Born at Ornans in Franche-Comté, 20 August, 1517; died at Madrid, 21 September, 1586. He was the son of Nicolas Perrenot, prime minister of Charles V, studied at Padua and Louvain, and at an early age was introduced by his ...
