Mathias Hovius
✓ Source-basedfallingRoman Catholic archbishop (1542-1620)
Religious FiguresLived 1542 to 1620 · aged 78
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Mathias Hovius (1542-1620), born Matthijs Van Hove, was the third Archbishop of Mechelen from 1596 to 1620. As Archbishop, Hovius presided over implementing the Catholic Reformation in the Spanish Netherlands.
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Lived 1542 to 1620 · aged 78
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