Lannoy (noble family)
| de Lannoy | |
|---|---|
| noble family | |
 | |
| Country |
 Belgium |
| Titles | count |
| Founded | 13th century |
| Founder | Gillion de l'Annoit |
| Ethnicity | Belgian, French |
De Lannoy is the name of a noble family that takes its name from the French town of Lannoy, Nord. The name comes from l'Annoy (or l'Annoit, from Latin alnetum) which means «the alderwood» in Picard French of Flanders.
History
The oldest known ancestor is one Gillion de l'Annoit who lived in the 13th century. Many of his descendants were members of the Order of the Golden Fleece. They played a prominent role in Flanders during the Middle Ages.
Notable members
- Hugues de Lannoy (1384–1456), Flemish traveler and diplomat
- Guillebert de Lannoy (1386–1462), Flemish traveler and diplomat
- Baudouin de Lannoy (1388–1474), Flemish diplomat
- Jean de Lannoy (1410–1493), Flemish diplomat
- Charles de Lannoy (1487–1527), soldier and statesman in service of the Habsburg Emperors Maximilian I and Charles V of Spain
- Philip de Lannoy, Prince of Sulmona (fl. 1544), Italian military leader in Spanish service
- Philippe de Lannoy (born 1922)
- Stephanie de Lannoy (born 1984), Hereditary Grand Duchess of Luxembourg
Trivia
The claim that the American colonist Philip Delano was a descendant of this family is wrong.
Literature
- Europäische Stammtafeln, J.A. Stargardt Verlag, Marburg, Schwennicke, Detlev (Ed.). Volume VIII, Table 9