John II, son of John I, Count of Egmont (who became Seigneur d'Egmont in 1409 and died 1452); m. Marie, niece of Reynaud IV, last Duke of Gueldre and Juliers.

Children:

Arnold, m. a dau. of John of Arckel.
William, Duke of Guilders, d. Feb. 19, 1483.
Frederick, Count of Buren, m. Marie de Culenbourg.

Arnold Egmont had a son, Adolph, Duke of Guilders, who m. Catharine of Bourbon. They had a son, Charles, b. Nov. 9, 1467, who left four illegitimate children, one of whom, Charles, was Count of Guilders and Egmont.

William Egmont had a son, John, who became Count of Egmont. The latter's son, John IV, who d. 1516, also Count of Egmont, m. Francoise, Princess of Gavre. Their record follows

Frederick Egmont, Count of Buren, had a son, Floris, Count of Buren and Egmont, who d. Oct. 14, 1539, at Buren. The latter had a son, Maximilian, who d. in Brussels in 1548. The latter had a daughter, Anne, b. 1533, who m. William, Prince of Orange. They had two children, Philip and Mary. At the time of her marriage Anne Egmont was considered the greatest heiress in the Netherlands.

John IV, Count of Egmont, son of John III, Count of Egmont; d. Apr. 18, 1528; m. Francoise of Luxembourg, Princess of Gavre.

Children:

A daughter, who m. Count Vaudemont.
Karl (Charles), d. 1541, leaving no heirs.
Lamoral, Count of Egmont, b. Nov. 18, 1522; m. Sabina, Duchess of Bavaria.

Louise Vaudemont, grand-daughter of John IV, Count of Egmont, married Henry III, King of France.

Lamoral, Count of Egmont, b. Nov. 18, 1522; d. June 5, 1568; m. in 1545, Sabina, Duchess of Bavaria, who d. June 19, 1598.

Children:

Philip, b. 1558; d. 1590, at the Battle of Ivry; m. Marie of Horn.
Charles, Count of Egmont, m. Marie of Lens, Baroness of Aubignie.
Lamoral.
and eight daughters.

Philip Egmont was made Chevalier by Charles II of Spain, but he proved a traitor and was pronounced a disgrace to his family. The posterity of Lamoral was represented in the person of a Count of Egmont (Procope-Francois), descendant of Charles, who died in Aragon in the North of France in 1707, aged thirty-eight. He was a General of Cavalry in Spain, and a Brigadier in the French Army.

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