Philip II of Spain
King of Spain and sovereign of the Low Countries. Van der Burch's father was most dear to him for remaining loyal amid the upheavals of the Low Countries.
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TO THE MOST REVEREND AND MOST ILLUSTRIOUS LORD HENRY FRANCIS VAN DER BURCH, ARCHBISHOP AND DUKE OF CAMBRAI, PRINCE OF THE HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE, COUNT OF CAMBRAI.
— Van der Burch's father was most dear to Philip II for remaining loyal amid upheavals of the Low Countries
"he stood firm and unshaken in loyalty to his Prince amid the wondrous and grievous upheavals and storms of these Low Countries, and for this reason was most dear to the Catholic King Philip II, of glorious memory."