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Charles de Lannoy was born the younger son of Jean De Lannoy , Lord of Mingoval , and his wife, Philipotte De Lalaing (c. 1487 ). He took service with the Emperor Maximilian I and won distinction for bravery and leadership. He was appointed to the council of Charles of Burgundy — later Emperor Charles V . ( 1515 ). He was appointed knight of the Golden Fleece in 1516 . He became governor of Tournai in 1521 , was made Viceroi of Naples in 1522 and made commander in chief of Imperial armies in Italy on the death of Prospero Colonna at the end of 1523 . His main experience in that era's warfare consisted chiefly of the Italian War Of 1521 and the War Of The League Of Cognac . He commanded the siege of Marseille ( 1524 ) and Pavia ( 1525 ). He died of a sudden illness in Gaeta on September 23 , 1527 . |