# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/jacques-de-lalaing
# Generated: 2026-08-13T08:29:10.179Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/jacques-de-lalaing"
name: "Jacques de Lalaing"
slug: "jacques-de-lalaing"
description: "Jacques de Lalaing (1421–1453) was a 15th century knight of Burgundy and was reportedly one of the best medieval tournament fighters of all time. A Walloon knight, he began his military career in the service of Adolph I, Duke of Cleves, but was quickly noticed by Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy by whom he was knighted and whom he went on to serve. Jacques, known as the \"Bon Chevalier\" due to his military prowess in tournaments and battles. Jacques was inducted into the prestigious Burgundian chivalric order, the Order of the Golden Fleece, in 1451. Jacques' deeds in tournaments and battles were recorded in the Livre des Faits de Jacques Lalaing  attributed mainly to the Burgundian chroniclers Jean Le Fevre de Saint-Remy, Georges Chastellain, and the herald Charolais. Throughout his life, Jacques was entrusted by the Duke of Burgundy to serve in delegations to the King of France and the Pope, as well as with the suppression of the Revolt of Ghent in 1453."
tagline: "Walloon knight (1421-1453)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Jacques_de_Lallaing_Tombeau_Fragment_Lithographie_de_J._Lapotre_Douai.JPG?width=1200"
gender: "male"
category:
  name: "Politicians"
  slug: "politicians"
profileType:
  name: "Politician"
  slug: "politician"
birthDate: "1421"
deathDate: "1453-07-04"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           44.53
  momentum:             0
  historical:           6.773149333333334
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     39.99999999999999
  profileCompleteness:  60
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
sources:
  - url: "https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%96%D0%B0%D0%BA_%D0%B4%D0%B5_%D0%9B%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%BD"
    title: "Жак де Лален"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacques_de_Lalaing"
    title: "Jacques de Lalaing"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacques_de_Lalaing"
    title: "Jacques de Lalaing"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacques_de_Lalaing_(1421-1453)"
    title: "Jacques de Lalaing (1421-1453)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacques_de_Lalaing_(1421-1453)"
    title: "Jacques de Lalaing (1421-1453)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacques_de_Lalaing"
    title: "Jacques de Lalaing"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%96%D0%B0%D0%BA_%D0%B4%D0%B5_%D0%9B%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%BD"
    title: "Жак де Лален"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2222177"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump