Egmont

¹ British  

/ ˈɛɡmɒnt /

noun

1. Official name: Mount Taranaki. an extinct volcano in New Zealand, in W central North Island in the Egmont National Park: an almost perfect cone. Height: 2518 m (8261 ft)

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Egmont ² British  

/ ˈɛɡmɒnt /

noun

1. Lamoral (lamoˈral), Count of Egmont, Prince of Gavre. 1522–68, Flemish statesman and soldier. He attempted to secure limited reforms and religious tolerance in the Spanish government of the Netherlands, refused to join William the Silent's rebellion, but was nevertheless executed for treason by the Duke of Alva

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Egmont

That includes two songs for Egmont’s love, Klärchen, four entr’actes, a melodrama for Egmont as he approaches his execution and, powerfully as only Beethoven can, a battle cry.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 19, 2026

The time for “piecemeal decisions” is long past, argues Sven Biscop of Egmont, a Brussels think tank.

From New York Times ● Mar. 3, 2023

A Belgian official handed a blue box containing the tooth to members of his family at Egmont Palace in central Brussels on Monday.

From Reuters ● Jun. 20, 2022

“In the longer term, this situation can only change if Europeans themselves straighten their backs,” wrote Alexander Mattelaer of the Egmont Royal Institute for International Relations.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 2, 2022

The canon of the cathedral said to Van Egmont, "Why did your master not come himself?"

From Famous European Artists by Sarah K. Bolton