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|name=Engelbert II of Nassau |
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|image=Engelbrecht-II-Nassau.jpg |
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|caption=Portrait of Engelbrecht II of Nassau in the [[Rijksmuseum Amsterdam]] |
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|succession=[[Nassau-Siegen|Count of Nassau-Siegen]]<br>[[Counts of Vianden|Count of Vianden]]<br>Lord of Breda |
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|reign=1475–1504 |
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|predecessor=[[John IV, Count of Nassau-Siegen|John IV]] |
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|successor=[[Henry III of Nassau-Breda]] |
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|birth_date=17 May 1451 |
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|birth_place=[[Breda]] |
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|death_date=31 May 1504 (aged 53) |
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|death_place=[[Brussels]] |
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|burial_place=Grote kerk in [[Breda]] |
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|noble family=[[Nassau-Siegen]] |
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|spouse=Cimburga van Baden |
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|father=[[John IV, Count of Nassau-Siegen]] |
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|mother=[[Mary of Looz-Heinsberg]] |
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'''Engelbert II of Nassau''', ''Engelbrecht'' in [[Dutch language|Dutch]] (17 May 1451 – 31 May 1504), was count of [[Nassau (state)|Nassau]] and [[Vianden]] and lord of [[Breda]], [[Lek (manor)|Lek]], [[Diest]], [[Roosendaal en Nispen|Roosendaal, Nispen]] and [[Wouw]]. He was a [[soldier]] and [[courtier]], for some time leader of the Privy council of the [[Duchy of Burgundy]] and a significant patron of the arts. |
'''Engelbert II of Nassau''', ''Engelbrecht'' in [[Dutch language|Dutch]] (17 May 1451 – 31 May 1504), was count of [[Nassau (state)|Nassau]] and [[Vianden]] and lord of [[Breda]], [[Lek (manor)|Lek]], [[Diest]], [[Roosendaal en Nispen|Roosendaal, Nispen]] and [[Wouw]]. He was a [[soldier]] and [[courtier]], for some time leader of the Privy council of the [[Duchy of Burgundy]] and a significant patron of the arts. |
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Engelbert was born in [[Breda]] on 17 May 1451, the son of [[John IV, Count of Nassau-Siegen|John IV of Nassau-Siegen]] and his wife [[Mary of Looz-Heinsberg]].<ref name="small">[https://books.google.com/books?id=qp6CYS5xIKEC&dq George Chastelain and the Shaping of Valois Burgundy: Political and Historical Culture at Court in the Fifteenth Century] by Graeme Small ([[Boydell & Brewer]], 1997)</ref>[[File:PraalgrafengelbrechtIIbreda.jpg|240px|thumb|The grave of Engelbert II at the ''Grote Kerk'' in [[Breda]], [[Netherlands]].]]On 19 December 1468 in [[Koblenz]] he married Cimburga van Baden, daughter of [[Charles I, Margrave of Baden-Baden]]. |
Engelbert was born in [[Breda]] on 17 May 1451, the son of [[John IV, Count of Nassau-Siegen|John IV of Nassau-Siegen]] and his wife [[Mary of Looz-Heinsberg]].<ref name="small">[https://books.google.com/books?id=qp6CYS5xIKEC&dq George Chastelain and the Shaping of Valois Burgundy: Political and Historical Culture at Court in the Fifteenth Century] by Graeme Small ([[Boydell & Brewer]], 1997)</ref>[[File:PraalgrafengelbrechtIIbreda.jpg|240px|thumb|The grave of Engelbert II at the ''Grote Kerk'' in [[Breda]], [[Netherlands]].]]On 19 December 1468 in [[Koblenz]] he married Cimburga van Baden, daughter of [[Charles I, Margrave of Baden-Baden]]. |
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Engelbert was lord of Breda between 1475 and 1504. |
Engelbert was lord of Breda between 1475 and 1504. In 1472 he concluded a treaty with his brother [[John V, Count of Nassau-Siegen|John V of Nassau-Siegen]] in which he received the possessions West of the [[Rhine]]. [[Charles the Bold]] made him a knight in the [[Order of the Golden Fleece]], at the age of 22, in 1473.<ref name=small/> |
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After the death of Charles the Bold, Engelbert entered in the service of [[Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor]], who had married Charles's daughter [[Mary of Burgundy]]. |
After the death of Charles the Bold, Engelbert entered in the service of [[Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor]], who had married Charles's daughter [[Mary of Burgundy]]. |
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==Death== |
==Death== |
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Engelbert died on 31 May 1504 in [[Brussels]] and is buried in the ''Grote kerk'' in [[Breda]]. He had no legitimate children and appointed his nephew [[Henry III of Nassau-Breda]] as his successor. |
Engelbert died on 31 May 1504 in [[Brussels]] and is buried in the ''Grote kerk'' in [[Breda]]. He had no legitimate children and appointed his nephew [[Henry III of Nassau-Breda]] as his successor. Engelbert had two illegitimate children: Engelbrecht and Barbara. |
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==Engelbert II of Nassau in art== |
==Engelbert II of Nassau in art== |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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Latest revision as of 16:49, 4 December 2024
Engelbert II of Nassau | |
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 Portrait of Engelbrecht II of Nassau in the Rijksmuseum Amsterdam | |
| Count of Nassau-Siegen Count of Vianden Lord of Breda | |
| Reign | 1475–1504 |
| Predecessor | John IV |
| Successor | Henry III of Nassau-Breda |
| Born | 17 May 1451 Breda |
| Died | 31 May 1504 (aged 53) Brussels |
| Buried | Grote kerk in Breda |
| Noble family | Nassau-Siegen |
| Spouse(s) | Cimburga van Baden |
| Father | John IV, Count of Nassau-Siegen |
| Mother | Mary of Looz-Heinsberg |
Engelbert II of Nassau, Engelbrecht in Dutch (17 May 1451 – 31 May 1504), was count of Nassau and Vianden and lord of Breda, Lek, Diest, Roosendaal, Nispen and Wouw. He was a soldier and courtier, for some time leader of the Privy council of the Duchy of Burgundy and a significant patron of the arts.
Biography
[edit]Engelbert was born in Breda on 17 May 1451, the son of John IV of Nassau-Siegen and his wife Mary of Looz-Heinsberg.[1]
On 19 December 1468 in Koblenz he married Cimburga van Baden, daughter of Charles I, Margrave of Baden-Baden.
Engelbert was lord of Breda between 1475 and 1504. In 1472 he concluded a treaty with his brother John V of Nassau-Siegen in which he received the possessions West of the Rhine. Charles the Bold made him a knight in the Order of the Golden Fleece, at the age of 22, in 1473.[1]
After the death of Charles the Bold, Engelbert entered in the service of Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor, who had married Charles's daughter Mary of Burgundy.
In 1479, he commanded troops during the Battle of Guinegate and during the suppression of a rebellion at Bruges.[2]
In 1487, he was captured by the French during the Battle of Béthune, and released for an "enormous" ransom 2 years later.[1] In 1496 he was appointed stadtholder of Flanders and by 1498 he had been named President of the Grand Conseil.
In 1501, Maximilian named him Lieutenant-General of the Low Countries.[2] From that point forward (until his death in 1504) Engelbert was the principal representative of the Habsburg Empire to the region.[1]
Death
[edit]Engelbert died on 31 May 1504 in Brussels and is buried in the Grote kerk in Breda. He had no legitimate children and appointed his nephew Henry III of Nassau-Breda as his successor. Engelbert had two illegitimate children: Engelbrecht and Barbara.
Engelbert II of Nassau in art
[edit]Engelbert's portrait by the Master of the Portraits of Princes, can be found in the Rijksmuseum Amsterdam. He was one of the last important patrons of Flemish illuminated manuscripts, and commissioned perhaps the most sumptuous manuscript of the Roman de la Rose, British Library Harley MS 4425, which has 92 large and high quality miniatures, despite a date around 1500; the text was copied by hand from a printed edition. These are by the artist known as the Master of the Prayer Books of around 1500.[3] The Book of Hours of Engelbert of Nassau (Bodleian Library, Oxford, MS. Douce 219–220), of the 1470s or 1480s is another well-known manuscript.[4] It has been suggested that he commissioned The Garden of Earthly Delights by Hieronymous Bosch.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d George Chastelain and the Shaping of Valois Burgundy: Political and Historical Culture at Court in the Fifteenth Century by Graeme Small (Boydell & Brewer, 1997)
- ^ a b The Life and Times of William the Third, King of England, and Stadtholder of Holland: In Two Volumes (Volume 1) by Arthur Hill Trevor (1835)
- ^ British Library
- ^ T Kren & S McKendrick (eds), Illuminating the Renaissance: The Triumph of Flemish Manuscript Painting in Europe, cat. 18, Getty Museum/Royal Academy of Arts, 2003, ISBN 1-903973-28-7 The Roman ms is cat. 120. see also the index for other mentions.
- ^ Gerlach, P. (1969). "De Nassauers van Breda en Jeroen Bosch' De Tuin der Lusten". Brabantia. XVIII: 155–160.
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