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Antoine Perrenot de Granvelle (Grandvelle), Lord of Granvelle (b. 20 August 1517, d. 21 September 1586), Roman Catholic bishop of [[Utrecht (Utrecht, Netherlands)|Utrecht]] 1567, Archbishop of Mechelen and a cardinal, was one of the most influential advisers of [[Margaret of Austria, Duchess of Parma, Regent of the Netherlands (1522-1586)|Margaret, Duchess of Parma]], since 1559 Regent of the Netherlands (both the present [[Netherlands|Netherlands]] and [[Belgium|Belgium]]). He was an opponent of [[William I, Prince of Orange (1533-1584)|William of Orange]] and an ardent fighter of "heretics," both Calvinists and [[Anabaptism|Anabaptists]], and influenced the regent to maintain the imperial decrees and to take to drastic action. In a letter of 1566 he wrote: "If we should give freedom . . . to everyone to believe whatever he wishes, we would have not only 'Hugenots' (Calvinists) . . . but also several kinds of Anabaptists, whose intentions are very pernicious for the Republic (common cause) as one might see by what has happened during our memory at [[Münster Anabaptists|Münster]] and [[Amsterdam (Noord-Holland, Netherlands)|Amsterdam]], and a hundred thousand other monstrous sects." | Antoine Perrenot de Granvelle (Grandvelle), Lord of Granvelle (b. 20 August 1517, d. 21 September 1586), Roman Catholic bishop of [[Utrecht (Utrecht, Netherlands)|Utrecht]] 1567, Archbishop of Mechelen and a cardinal, was one of the most influential advisers of [[Margaret of Austria, Duchess of Parma, Regent of the Netherlands (1522-1586)|Margaret, Duchess of Parma]], since 1559 Regent of the Netherlands (both the present [[Netherlands|Netherlands]] and [[Belgium|Belgium]]). He was an opponent of [[William I, Prince of Orange (1533-1584)|William of Orange]] and an ardent fighter of "heretics," both Calvinists and [[Anabaptism|Anabaptists]], and influenced the regent to maintain the imperial decrees and to take to drastic action. In a letter of 1566 he wrote: "If we should give freedom . . . to everyone to believe whatever he wishes, we would have not only 'Hugenots' (Calvinists) . . . but also several kinds of Anabaptists, whose intentions are very pernicious for the Republic (common cause) as one might see by what has happened during our memory at [[Münster Anabaptists|Münster]] and [[Amsterdam (Noord-Holland, Netherlands)|Amsterdam]], and a hundred thousand other monstrous sects." | ||
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Bessern, P. <em>Edits de Persecution contre les Anabaptistes des Pays-Bas . . .</em> Bern-Neuchatel-Buenos Aires, n. d.: 25-27. | Bessern, P. <em>Edits de Persecution contre les Anabaptistes des Pays-Bas . . .</em> Bern-Neuchatel-Buenos Aires, n. d.: 25-27. | ||
Schelven, A. A. van. <em>Willem van Oranje</em>. Haarlem, 1933: 67-99. | Schelven, A. A. van. <em>Willem van Oranje</em>. Haarlem, 1933: 67-99. | ||
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Antoine Perrenot de Granvelle (Grandvelle), Lord of Granvelle (b. 20 August 1517, d. 21 September 1586), Roman Catholic bishop of Utrecht 1567, Archbishop of Mechelen and a cardinal, was one of the most influential advisers of Margaret, Duchess of Parma, since 1559 Regent of the Netherlands (both the present Netherlands and Belgium). He was an opponent of William of Orange and an ardent fighter of "heretics," both Calvinists and Anabaptists, and influenced the regent to maintain the imperial decrees and to take to drastic action. In a letter of 1566 he wrote: "If we should give freedom . . . to everyone to believe whatever he wishes, we would have not only 'Hugenots' (Calvinists) . . . but also several kinds of Anabaptists, whose intentions are very pernicious for the Republic (common cause) as one might see by what has happened during our memory at Münster and Amsterdam, and a hundred thousand other monstrous sects."
Bibliography
Bessern, P. Edits de Persecution contre les Anabaptistes des Pays-Bas . . . Bern-Neuchatel-Buenos Aires, n. d.: 25-27.
Schelven, A. A. van. Willem van Oranje. Haarlem, 1933: 67-99.
| Author(s) | Nanne van der Zijpp |
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| Date Published | 1957 |
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Zijpp, Nanne van der. "Granvelle, Antoine Perrenot de (1517-1586)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1957. Web. 24 Nov 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Granvelle,_Antoine_Perrenot_de_(1517-1586)&oldid=108112.
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Zijpp, Nanne van der. (1957). Granvelle, Antoine Perrenot de (1517-1586). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 24 November 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Granvelle,_Antoine_Perrenot_de_(1517-1586)&oldid=108112.
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