Philippe de Maldeghem (died 1611) was a Renaissance courtier, mayor of the Brugse Vrije and a translator of Petrarch.
Life edit
Philippe's father was Josse van Maldeghem, lord of Leyschot and Oetsel, chamberlain to the duke of Bavaria, and mayor of the Brugse Vrije; his mother was Anne de Joigny de Pamele.[1]
Philippe himself was steward and chamberlain to Ernest of Bavaria, Archbishop-Elector of Cologne and Prince-Bishop of Liège, and followed in his father's footsteps as mayor of the Brugse Vrije (1578–1608).[1]
In 1600 he published a French translation of Petrarch in Brussels, dedicated to Maximilian of Bavaria.[1]
He was knighted on 21 May 1605.
In 1567 he married Martine de Boonem (died 1607), who brought the lordship of Avelgem to the marriage.[2] Together they had a number of children:
- Adolf, lord of Leyschot, Oetsel and Avelgem (knighted 30 March 1617), who several times served as mayor of Bruges
- Josse, governor of Damme and of Landrecies
- Robert, lord of Grimârès, who served in the Army of Flanders, rising to the rank of Lieutenant-General (knighted 15 August 1610)
- Philip, lord of Steenmare
- Sebastiane, who married Josse Casembroot, lord of Oostwinckel.
Philippe van Maldeghem died in Bruges in 1611 and was buried in St Philip's chapel in the Dominican church there.[1]
Works edit
- Petrarque traduit en rime Françoise (Brussels, Rutger Velpius, 1600)
References edit
- ^ a b c d A. J. van der Aa, Biographisch Wordenboek der Nederlanden, continued by K.J.R van Harderwijk and G.D.J. Schotel, vol. 12, part 1 (Haarlem, 1869), 99-100.
- ^ M. de Vegiano, Nobiliaire des Pays-Bas et du comté de Bourgogne, revised by J.S.F.J.L. de Herckenrode, vol. 3 (Ghent, 1868), pp. 1285-1286.