1.0Mandeville Academyhttps://mandevilleacademy.nl/en/Harryhttps://mandevilleacademy.nl/en/author/harry/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="l0yKpqCsQO"><a href="https://mandevilleacademy.nl/en/2025/04/15/francois-vrancken-lecture-2025-big-success/">Francois Vrancken Lecture 2025 big success</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://mandevilleacademy.nl/en/2025/04/15/francois-vrancken-lecture-2025-big-success/embed/#?secret=l0yKpqCsQO" width="600" height="338" title="“Francois Vrancken Lecture 2025 big success” — Mandeville Academy" data-secret="l0yKpqCsQO" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> https://mandevilleacademy.nl/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/490738768_1195687469224223_7565071177475592404_n-1.jpg12001600On Thursday, April 10, 2025, Mandeville hosted its annual Francois Vrancken Lecture. This year the lecture was delivered, initially, by Onno Eichelsheim (Commander of the Armed Forces). At the last minute, General Eichelsheim had to cancel due to an urgent visit to Brussels, along with Prime Minister Schoof. Therefore, Lieutenant General Ludy Schmidt (deputy Commander … Lees verder →