Engelbert Maes

Engelbert Maes
Funeral cortege of Archduke Albert (1622), Engelbert Maes at furthest left (detail from Jacob Franquart, Pompa funebris Alberti Pii Austriaci, Brussels, 1623).
President of the Privy Council of the Habsburg Netherlands
In office
1614–1630
MonarchsArchdukes Albert and Isabella (1598–1621)
Philip IV of Spain (1621–1665)
Governor GeneralIsabel Clara Eugenia (1621–1633)
Preceded byJean Richardot
Succeeded byPieter Roose
Personal details
Born1545 (1545)
Antwerp, Duchy of Brabant, Habsburg Netherlands
Died9 October 1630(1630-10-09) (aged 84–85)
Brussels, Duchy of Brabant, Spanish Netherlands
Resting placeChurch of St Gudula, Brussels
SpousePauline Schoyte
RelationsKarel Maes (brother); Philips Maes (brother)
Children3
Parent(s)Jacobus Maes and Aleide de Tassis
Educationcivil law
Alma materLeuven University

Engelbert Maes (1545–1630), was chief-president of the Privy Council of the Habsburg Netherlands and Council of State from 1614 to 1630, making him a central figure in the government of the Habsburg Netherlands for sixteen years.[1]

  1. ^ Joseph Lefèvre, "Maes (Engelbert)", Biographie Nationale de Belgique, vol. 37 (Brussels, 1971), 566-569.