Anthonie II Schetz

Anthonie II Schetz

1st Count of Grobbendonk[1]
Antonie II Schetz Count of Grobbendonk
(1564-1641) at the age of 64.
BornAround 1564
Antwerp
Died1640/41
Brussels
AllegianceSpain Spain
Service / branchArmy of Flanders
CommandsGovernor of 's-Hertogenbosch (1589–1629)
Governor of Leuven (1635)
Battles / wars
Spouse(s)(1) Barbara Karremans
(2) Maria van Malsen
RelationsConrad III Schetz (brother)
Lancelot II Schetz (son)

Anthonie[2] Schetz (1564,[3] Antwerp - 1640 or 1641, Brussels), was a Flemish military commander in Spanish service during the Eighty Years' War. He was baron (and from 1637 count) of Grobbendonk, lord of Tilburg and Goirle, Pulle, and Pulderbos, and Wezemaal. He was the military governor of 's-Hertogenbosch until the town was lost to the Dutch in 1629, captain of a cavalry regiment, and a knight of the order of Santiago.

  1. ^ "Mémoires du comte de Mérode d'Ongnies: Avec une introduction et des notes, 1665". 1840.
  2. ^ Sometimes spelled Antonie, Antoine or Anthony
  3. ^ Other sources give 1561 and 1572.