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Anselm Adornes (Bruges, 8 December 1424 - Scotland, 1483) was a merchant, patron, politician and diplomat, who belonged to the fifth generation of the Adornes family to live in Bruges. ==Family== Anselm was the son of Peter II Adornes and Elizabeth Brader Ickx. His ancestors were from Genoa. In the second half of the 13th century the family moved to Flanders: Opicius Adornes moved in 1269 when Count Guy of Dampierre arrived. His son Oppicius II (the younger) settled around 1300 in Bruges. The Adornes family was closely involved in international trade and in the administration of the city of Bruges. In 1443 Anselm married Margriet van der Banck (1427-1480) of Bruges, and they had sixteen children: * Jan Adornes (1444-1511), canon of Aberdeen and Lille * Elisabeth Adornes (1445-1453) * Margriet Adornes (b. 1448), kartuizerin in Sint-Anna-to-Woestijne * Maarten Adornes II (1450-1507), prior of the Carthusian monastery Genadedal * Aernoud Adornes (1451-1517) married to Agnes of Nieuwenhove, as a widower, and became a priest resident in St. Anna-to-Woestijne * Jacob Adornes (b. 1453) * Anselm Adornes (b. 1454), member of the Order of St John * Catherine Adornes (b. 1456), Clarisse-Colettine in Ghent * Ludovica Adornes (b. 1457), nun augustines * Elisabeth Adornes (° 1459 of 1466) * Pieter Adornes IV (1460-1496), married to Catherine Uutenhove, lived in Ghent and was a widower brother-less observant * Anthony Adornes (1462-1492), canon of Aberdeen * Maria Adornes (b. 1463) married the Baenst Joos, parents of Joseph, Guido and Jan de Baenst * Gandulphus Adornes (b. 1465) * Elizabeth Adornes (b. 1466) married Wulfaert the Lichterveldestraat * Livina Adornes Around the same year of his marriage Adornes emerged in public life in Bruges. From 1444 to 1449 he participated in the tournaments organised by the chivalrous Company of the White Bear. In 1468 he was the organiser of the Tournament of the Golden Tree, following the Joyous Entry of Charles the Bold. His high status was demonstrated by the people who agreed to be the godparents of his children, among whom were: Louis de Gruuthuse, Tommaso Portinari, Abbot Jan Crabbe, Bailiff Jan de Baenst, Colard Dault and members of the Genoese families Doria and Spinola. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Anselm Adornes」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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