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Orlande de Lassus

Franco-Flemish composer (1532–1594)
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Summary

Orlande de Lassus was born on 1532[1] in Mons[2]. He died on June 14, 1594[3], in Munich[4]. He worked as a composer[5] and chapelmaster[6]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,796 views/month, #7,174 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Child: Regina di Lasso[8], Ferdinando di Lasso[9], Rudolph di Lasso[10], Johann di Lasso[11]
  • Country of citizenship: Habsburg Netherlands[12]
  • Field of work: composer[13]
  • Position held: chapelmaster[14]
  • Student: Andrea Gabrieli[15], Giovanni Gabrieli[16], Francisco Leontaritis[17]
  • Notable work: Lagrime di San Pietro[18]
  • Award received: Order of the Golden Spur[19]
  • Sex or gender: male[20]
  • Genre: motet[21], polyphony[22], Renaissance music[23]
  • Commons category: Orlande de Lassus[24]
  • Archives at: Bavarian State Library[25]
  • Family name: de Lassus[26]
  • Given name: Roland[27]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Orlande de Lassus[28]
  • Commons gallery: Orlando di Lasso[29]
  • Student of: Hoste da Reggio[30]
  • Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[31], Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie[32], Riemann's Music Dictionary[33], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[34], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[35], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[36], Brief Biographical Dictionary of Foreign Composers[37]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: Flemish Dutch[38], Spanish[39]

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[40]

  • Country: BE[41]

  • Began / founded: 1532[42]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1594-06-14[43]

  • Genre(s): classical, renaissance[44]

  • Community tags: classical, composer, religious, renaissance[45]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 853f1c0a-4b59-4957-9c05-c3a8d3a4d5ef[46]

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Works and Contributions

Things named for Orlande de Lassus include Lassus Mountains[47], a mountain range[48] and 11585 Orlandelassus[49], an asteroid[50].

Why It Matters

Orlande de Lassus has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[51] He is known by 72 alternative names across languages and contexts.[52]

Entities named for him include Lassus Mountains[47], a mountain range[48] and 11585 Orlandelassus[49], an asteroid[50].

FAQs

Where was Orlande de Lassus born?

Orlande de Lassus's place of birth was Mons[2].

Where did Orlande de Lassus die?

Orlande de Lassus died in Munich[4].

What did Orlande de Lassus do for work?

Orlande de Lassus worked as a composer[5] and chapelmaster[6].

What awards did Orlande de Lassus receive?

Honors received include Order of the Golden Spur[19].

Related Entities

Andrea Gabrieli Giovanni Gabrieli Victoria and Albert Museum

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [20] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [5] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [25] ↑ . kalliope-verbund.info. kalliope-verbund.info. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [1] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  27. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  30. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [39] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [40] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [41] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [42] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [43] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [44] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [45] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  7. [46] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [47] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [49] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [48] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [50] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [51] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [52] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8w ago · Trivialist · 2026-08-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  2. 8w ago · Mahirtwofivesix · 2026-08-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  3. 12w ago · Pierrotrgr · 2026-07-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  4. 12w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → lassus
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  5. 14w ago · Ronald Weiss · 2026-07-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  7. 15w ago · RVA2869 · 2026-07-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → composer, chapelmaster
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  12. 18w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → p0089388-Lasso-Orlando-di-asi-15321594
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  14. 21w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Plaque image → ['Platzl 4 Gedenktafel Orlando di Lasso Muenchen-1.jpg', 'Gedenktafel Friedhof d
    Occupation → composer, chapelmaster
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  15. 22w ago · Sj1mor · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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