Complex sentence: De Lamerie was born in's-Hertogenbosch in the United Provinces (now the Netherlands), the son of a minor French nobleman, Paul Souchay de la Merie.
Split into simpler sentences: De Lamerie was born in's-Hertogenbosch in the United Provinces (now in the Netherlands). He was the son of a minor French nobleman, Paul Souchay de la Merie.