Humbertus Guilielmus de Precipiano
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Humbertus Guilielmus de Precipiano (Rougemont
, France
, 12 September 1627-Mechelen
, 9 June 1711) was Archbishop of Mechelen
in Belgium
. He was appointed Archbishop on 12 July 1689. He had previously been the chief councillor for the Netherlands and Burgundy for the Habsburg
monarchy.
Rougemont
Rougemont may refer to:* Rougemont Castle, a ruined castle in Exeter, Devon* Rougemont, Switzerland, a town in Switzerland* Rougemont, Quebec, a town in the province of Québec, in Canada* Rougemont, North Carolina, an Unincorporated area in North Carolina...
, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
, 12 September 1627-Mechelen
Mechelen
Mechelen Footnote: Mechelen became known in English as 'Mechlin' from which the adjective 'Mechlinian' is derived...
, 9 June 1711) was Archbishop of Mechelen
Archbishopric of Mechelen-Brussel
Mechelen-Brussels is the Roman Catholic Primatial See in Belgium. It is also the name of the Ecclesiastical Province governed by the Archbishop of Mechelen-Brussels, which covers the whole of Belgium...
in Belgium
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
. He was appointed Archbishop on 12 July 1689. He had previously been the chief councillor for the Netherlands and Burgundy for the Habsburg
Habsburg
The House of Habsburg , also found as Hapsburg, and also known as House of Austria is one of the most important royal houses of Europe and is best known for being an origin of all of the formally elected Holy Roman Emperors between 1438 and 1740, as well as rulers of the Austrian Empire and...
monarchy.