▁influence ▁on ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁the ▁classical ▁sevent e enth ▁century ▁French ▁organ . ▁ ▁Early ▁years ▁ ▁The ▁family ▁of ▁Matth ij s ▁Lang hed ul ▁was ▁from ▁B rab ant , ▁an ▁organ - building ▁dynast y ▁founded ▁by ▁Victor ▁Lang hed ul , ▁who ▁died ▁around ▁ 1 5 1 3 . ▁ ▁Victor ' s ▁son ▁Mich iel ▁Lang hed ul ▁I ▁built ▁org ans ▁in ▁England ▁around ▁ 1 5 3 0 ▁and ▁later ▁in ▁Fland ers , ▁living ▁until ▁at ▁least ▁ 1 5 7 0 . ▁ ▁Mich iel ' s ▁son ▁Jan ▁( or ▁Je han ) ▁moved ▁to ▁France , ▁first ▁to ▁L ille ▁and ▁then ▁to ▁Paris ▁in ▁ 1 5 8 5 ▁to ▁escape ▁from ▁the ▁on going ▁fighting ▁between ▁the ▁Dutch ▁and ▁Spanish . ▁Jan ▁Lang hed ul ▁was ▁given ▁the ▁title ▁fact eur ▁d ' org ues ▁de ▁Roy ▁by ▁King ▁Henry ▁III ▁of ▁France ▁for ▁the ▁work ▁he ▁did ▁in ▁rest oring ▁the ▁organ ▁of ▁Sainte - Ch ap elle ▁in ▁ 1 5 8 8 . ▁ ▁Matth ij s ▁Lang hed ul ▁was ▁Jan ▁Lang hed ul ' s ▁son . ▁They ▁moved ▁to ▁Paris ▁around ▁ 1 5 8 5 ▁and ▁worked ▁on ▁several ▁org ans . ▁Jan ▁Lang hed ul ▁returned ▁to ▁Fland ers ▁while ▁in ▁ 1 5 9 2 ▁Matth ij s ▁Lang hed ul ▁obtained ▁a ▁position ▁with ▁the ▁Spanish ▁court . ▁ ▁There ▁he ▁was ▁court ▁organ ist ▁at ▁El ▁Esc