Editing Mechelen (section)

==People==
{{See also|List of people from Mechelen}}

*[[Margaret of York]], Duchess of Burgundy (1446–1503). Note: several children who later became queens of European countries had received an education at her court.
*[[John Heywood]], English poet (1497–c 1575)
*[[Archduchess Margaret of Austria|Margaret of Austria]], regent of the [[Netherlands]], daughter of [[Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor|Maximilian I]] and guardian of [[Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor|Charles V]] (1480–1530)
*[[Mary of Austria (1505–1558)|Mary]], [[Eleanor of Austria|Eleanor]] and [[Isabella of Austria]], nieces of Margaret of Austria
*[[Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor]], brought up in Mechelen until age 17 (1500–1558)
*[[Anne Boleyn]], future wife of English King Henry VIII (1504–1536)<sub style="vertical-align:middle;"><ref group="n">The birth date of Anne Boleyn is uncertain. From the spring of 1513 to the autumn of 1514, as daughter of a high ranked diplomat she lived either in [[Archduchess Margaret of Austria|Margaret]]'s palace, as the later [[Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor|Charles Quint]], if she would have been nearly his age; or just across the street in [[Margaret of York]]'s palace if significantly younger. Margaret of Austria affectionately referred to Anne as "la Petite Boleyn" during a formative stage in her upbringing at the court.</ref></sub>
*[[Rembert Dodoens]], botanist, herbalist, and physician (1517–1585)
*[[Philippe de Monte]], [[Renaissance]] composer (1521–1603)
*[[Herregouts|David Herregouts]], painter (1603–?)
*[[Rik Wouters]], Painter and sculptor (1882–1916)
*[[François René Mallarmé]], French politician in exile (1755–1835)
*[[Ludwig van Beethoven (1712–1773)|Lodewijk van Beethoven]] (1712–73), grandfather of [[Ludwig van Beethoven]], and the origin of the van Beethoven family
*[[Jules Van Nuffel]] (1883–1953), choir conductor and composer
*[[Ruckers|Hans Ruckers]] (1540s–1598), [[Virginals|Virginal]] and Organ Builder
*[[Adèle Colson]] (1905–1997), first woman in the world to earn a carillon certification
*[[Gaston Relens]] (1909–2011), painter
*[[Bart Somers]] (b. 1964), mayor who won the [[World Mayor]] Prize in 2016