Anthonie II Schetz
Anthonie II Schetz 1st Count of Grobbendonk | |
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Antonie II Schetz Count of Grobbendonk (1564-1641) at the age of 64. | |
| Born | Around 1564 Antwerp |
| Died | 1640/41 Brussels |
| Allegiance | Spain |
| Service | Army of Flanders |
| Commands | Governor of 's-Hertogenbosch (1589–1629) Governor of Leuven (1635) |
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| Spouse(s) | (1) Barbara Karremans (2) Maria van Malsen |
| Relations | Conrad III Schetz (brother) Lancelot II Schetz (son) |
Anthonie Schetz (1564, Antwerp - 1640 or 1641, Brussels), was a Flemish military commander in Spanish service during the Eighty Years' War. He was baron (and from 1637 count) of Grobbendonk, lord of Tilburg and Goirle, Pulle, and Pulderbos, and Wezemaal. He was the military governor of 's-Hertogenbosch until the town was lost to the Dutch in 1629, captain of a cavalry regiment, and a knight of the order of Santiago.