Lamoral

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Early 17th-century engraving showing the counts of Egmont and Horne as "Amurath, Prins van Gaveren" and "Philips van Montmorency"

Lamoral is a given name mostly known from the noble houses of Egmond, Ligne and Taxis. The Dutch form is Lamoraal. The first known person by the name, Lamoral, Count of Egmont (1522–1568) was since the 17th-century also known as Amurath,[1][2] perhaps leading to the hypothesis that the name derived via French from the Ottoman sultan's name Amurath.[3] Alternatively, his name may be derived from French "L'Admiral" [lamiral], as has been recorded for another person with the name[4] and as Egmont was sometimes referred to in his lifetime.[5]
People named Lamoral or Lamoraal include:

House of Egmont
House of Ligne
House of Thurn and Taxis
Others

See also[edit]

  • 13097 Lamoraal, Main Belt asteroid named after Lamoral, Count of Egmont (1522–1568)

References[edit]

  1. ^ Bernardinao de Mendoza (1611) Histoire memorable des guerres de Flandres
  2. ^ Another engraving entitled "Amurath, prince of Grave", created between 1599 and 1614.
  3. ^ Lamoraal at the Corpus of First Names in The Netherlands
  4. ^ Admiraal at the Database of Surnames in The Netherlands (third paragraph)
  5. ^ Van Egmont referred to as "L'Admiral" as well as "L'Amoral" in letters to him and reports about him of 1566.