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**Portrait of Engelbrecht II of Nassau** in the Rijksmuseum Amsterdam.

**The grave of Engelbert II** at the *Grote Kerk* in Breda, Netherlands.

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

Engelbert was born in Breda on 17 May 1451, the son of Jan IV of Nassau and his wife Maria of Loon-Heinsberg.

On 19 December 1468 he married Cimburga van Baden in Koblenz.

Engelbert was lord of Breda between 1475 and 1504. In 1472 he concluded a treaty with his brother Jan V of Nassau-Vianden-Diez in which he received the possessions West of the Rhine. Charles the Bold made him a knight in the Order of the Golden Fleece in 1473.

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 1487, he was captured by the French during the Battle of Béthune, and released for ransom 2 years later. In 1496 he was appointed stadtholder of Flanders.

Death

He 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

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.^[1] The "Hours of Engelbert of Nassau" (Bodleian Library, Oxford, Ms Douce 219-220), of the 1470s or 1480s is another well-known manuscript.^[2] It has been suggested that he commissioned The Garden of Earthly Delights by Hieronymous Bosch.

Notes

^ 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.

External links

Engelbrecht II (in Dutch)

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[1] British Library

[2] 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.

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 [[File:PraalgrafengelbrechtIIbreda.jpg|240px|thumb|'''The grave of Engelbert II''' at the ''Grote Kerk'' in [[Breda]], [[Netherlands]].]]
-'''Engelbert II of Nassau''', Engelbrecht in Dutch, ([[Breda]], May 17 1451 &ndash; [[Brussels]], May 31 1504), was count of [[Nassau (state)|Nassau]] and [[Vianden]], lord of [[Breda]] and [[Lek (manor)|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.
+'''Engelbert II of Nassau''', ''Engelbrecht'' in [[Dutch language|Dutch]], (17 May 1451 &ndash; 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.
+==Biography==
-His father was [[Jan IV of Nassau]] and his mother was [[Maria of Loon-Heinsberg]].  On December 19 1468 he married Cimburga van Baden in [[Koblenz]].
+Engelbert was born in [[Breda]] on 17 May 1451, the son of [[Jan IV of Nassau]] and his wife [[Maria of Loon-Heinsberg]].
-He was lord of Breda between 1475 and 1504.  In 1472 he concluded a treaty with his brother [[Jan V of Nassau-Vianden-Diez]] in which he received the possessions left of the [[Rhine]].  [[Charles the Bold]] made him a knight in the [[Order of the Golden Fleece]] in 1473. 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 1487, he is captured by the French in the [[Battle of Béthune]], and released for ransom 2 years later. In 1496 he was appointed [[stadtholder]] of Flanders.
+On 19 December 1468 he married Cimburga van Baden in [[Koblenz]].
-He died on May 31 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 was lord of Breda between 1475 and 1504.  In 1472 he concluded a treaty with his brother [[Jan V of Nassau-Vianden-Diez]] in which he received the possessions West of the [[Rhine]]. [[Charles the Bold]] made him a knight in the [[Order of the Golden Fleece]] in 1473.
-His 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 manuscript]]s, 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]].<ref>[http://www.bl.uk/onlinegallery/onlineex/remarkmanu/roman/ British Library]</ref>  The "Hours of Engelbert of Nassau" ([[Bodleian Library, Oxford]], Ms Douce 219-220), of the 1470s or 1480s is another well-known manuscript.<ref>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.</ref>  It has been suggested that he commissioned ''[[The Garden of Earthly Delights]]'' by [[Hieronymous Bosch]].
+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 1487, he was captured by the French during the [[Battle of Béthune]], and released for ransom 2 years later. In 1496 he was appointed [[stadtholder]] of Flanders.
+==Death==
+He 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==
+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 manuscript]]s, 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]].<ref>[http://www.bl.uk/onlinegallery/onlineex/remarkmanu/roman/ British Library]</ref>  The "Hours of Engelbert of Nassau" ([[Bodleian Library, Oxford]], Ms Douce 219-220), of the 1470s or 1480s is another well-known manuscript.<ref>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.</ref>  It has been suggested that he commissioned ''[[The Garden of Earthly Delights]]'' by [[Hieronymous Bosch]].
 ==Notes==
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 ==External links==
-* [http://members.home.nl/pushkar/kindJohanIV.html Engelbrecht II (in Dutch)]
 {{Commons category|Engelbert II of Nassau-Breda|Engelbrecht II van Nassau}}
+* [http://members.home.nl/pushkar/kindJohanIV.html Engelbrecht II (in Dutch)]
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