Egmont and Hoorn Beheaded
June 5, 1568
The Flemish Catholic nobles Lamoral of Egmont and Philip de Montmorency, Count of Hoorn, were beheaded in Brussels's market square on Alba's orders, despite their Catholic loyalty. The executions shocked the Low Countries and converted many moderate nobles into committed rebels. Egmont had been admired as a hero of Gravelines and loyal servant of the crown, making his execution deeply shocking.
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Before and after in Europe
- Before: 1567: Death of Mary of Guise
- After: July 1, 1569: Union of Lublin
Before and after in Politics
- Before: 1567: Death of Mary of Guise
- After: July 1, 1569: Union of Lublin
Era
Renaissance (1501–1650), one of 715 events from that era on Saeculum.