Gilles du Faing (c. 1560–1633), lord of Linay and Griffemont, baron of Jamoigne, was a soldier and diplomat in the service of Philip II of Spain and the Archdukes Albert and Isabella.
[2] After his studies he became captain of a company in a High German regiment of the Army of Flanders, taking part in the Sieges of Antwerp, Grave, Venlo, Zutphen, Sluis, and Bergen op Zoom.
[2] Sent to the royal court in Spain by the Duke of Parma, he remained there for five years on business relating to the Low Countries and the war with France, and in 1595 was knighted by Philip II for his services.
[1] Over the course of his life he undertook 26 official or unofficial diplomatic missions, visiting neighbouring courts in France, Lorraine, Jülich, and Liège, as well as further afield in Germany, Italy and Denmark.
He was survived by his wife, Marguerite de Steenlant (died 1655), and a son, Philippe-François, baron of Jamoigne, who likewise served on the Council of Luxembourg.