Engelbert II of Nassau
Engelbert II of Nassau | |
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| 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
Biography
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
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
Engelbert's portrait by the Master of the Portraits of Princes, can be found in the
References
- ^ 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
- ISBN 1-903973-28-7The 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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