Eugène-Hyacinthe de Lannoy, 5th Count of la Motterie

Eugéne-Hyacinthe-Marie-Joseph-Ignace de Lannoy, 5th Count of la Motterie, baron of Aix and Sombreffe (1684, Brussels – 10 September 1755) was a noble functionary during the Austrian rule of the Netherlands.

Family
He was the son of François-Hyacinthe de Lannoy, 4th Count of la Motterie and Baron of Sombreffe, and Anne-Françoise of Gavre. Claude de Lannoy, 1st Count of la Motterie was his great-grandfather. He was the brother in law of Dominik von Königsegg-Rothenfels, imperial ambassador. He married Lambertine du Faign, Countess of Hasselt, lady of the Starry Cross. He was succeeded by his son Chrétien de Lannoy, 6th Count of La Motterie.

Functions

 * Governor of Dendermonde.
 * Governor of Brussels in 1737.
 * Imperial lord chamberlain
 * 1751–1756: Grand Marshall of the Imperial Court of Brussels.
 * Member of the Council of State.
 * Field-Marshall, general of the Artillery of the Imperial army
 * Member of the States of Brabant, as Baron of Sombreffe.

Honours

 * Knight of the Golden Fleece in 1744.