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{{Short description|The Nassau Palace was the former palace of the House of Orange in Brussels}}
[[Image: Zicht op de noordoostzijde - Brussel - 20408665 - RCE.jpg|thumb|300px|right| Nassau palace seen from the north-east]]
[[Image: Brussel Hof van Nassau.jpg|thumb|300px|right| Nassau palace and its gardens by Van Schoor and [[Gillis van Tilborch]] around 1658]]
'''Nassau Palace''' ({{Lang-nl|Hof van Nassau}} or {{Lang-fr|Hôtel de Nassau}} was the former city palace of the [[House of Orange]] in Brussels. The palace was constructed in the 14th century and expanded in the following centuries. In the 18th century, it was acquired by [[List of governors of the Habsburg Netherlands|Governor of the Habsburg Netherlands]], [[Prince Charles Alexander of Lorraine]], who replaced it with the [[Palace of Charles of Lorraine]]. Today, nothing remains except the chapel, which is part of the building of the [[Royal Library of Belgium]] (KBR)
==History==
[[Image: Hof-nassau.png|thumb|300px|right| Nassau palace on an old map of Brussels]]
[[Image: Brussel Hof van Nassau Zicht vanuit de Ruisbroekstraat - F.J.-Derons - 1759.jpg|thumb|300px|right| Nassau palace seen from the Ruisbroekstraat in 1759]]
===Middle ages===
The palace was built in a strategic location on one of the higher parts of Brussels, not far from the residence of the [[Duke of Brabant|Dukes of Brabant]], the [[Palace of Coudenberg|Coudenberg palace]]. Construction began in the 1340s by the wealthy nobleman [[Willem van Duvenvoorde]] when he settled in Brussels.<ref name=":meijering">{{Cite journal |last1=Meijering |first1=Stefan |last2=Vannieuwenhuyze |first2=Bram |title=Het Brusselse hof van Nassau De oprichting van een laatmiddeleeuwse stadsresidentie |journal=Belgisch Tijdschrift voor Filologie en Geschiedenis |year=2010 |volume=88 |pages=349-376 |language=nl |url=https://www.persee.fr/doc/rbph_0035-0818_2010_num_88_2_7929 }}</ref> Because Willem van Duvenvoorde left behind twelve illegitimate children but no legitimate heirs, his possessions, including his Brussels residence, passed into the possession of the [[Van Polanen family]]. It was then known as the ''inn of the Lek''.
Through the marriage in 1403 of the last descendant of the Polanen family, [[Johanna van Polanen]], to [[Engelbert I of Nassau]], the palace came into the possession of the [[House of Nassau]]. The presence of the counts of Nassau in the vicinity of the Palace on the Coudenberg—the residence of the then rulers of the [[Burgundian Netherlands]], the [[House of Valois-Burgundy]] —greatly contributed to the growth of their political influence in the 15th and 16th centuries. Between 1480 and 1520, the palace was extensively renovated by [[Engelbert II of Nassau]] and his successor [[Henry III of Nassau-Breda]]. Architects included Loys van Boghem, Laurens Keldermans, and Hendrik van Pede (1503).
===Henry III of Nassau-Breda===
[[Image:The Garden of earthly delights.jpg|thumb|300px|right| The Garden of earthly delights once decorated the walls of the Nassau palace]]
Under Henry III, the palace became a meeting place for the crowned heads of Europe, as well as for artists and writers. In 1517, the secretary of cardinal [[Luigi d'Aragona]], the Italian Antonio de Beatis, described the palace. He not only described the numerous [[Trompe-l'œil]] doors but also a gigantic bed that Hendrik had made to throw drunken guests into during one of his many banquets. De Beatis also mentioned various paintings in the palace, such as the triptych "[[The Garden of Earthly Delights]]" by [[Hieronymus Bosch]] (in the Great Hall) and a "Judgment of Paris" with the three goddesses, presumably painted by [[Lucas Cranach the Elder]].<ref name=":belting">{{Cite book |editor-last1=Belting |editor-first1=Hans |last1=Belting |first1=Hans |title=Hieronymus Bosch. Garden of earthly delights |chapter=In the Palais Nassau |year=2002 |publisher=Prestel Verlag |location=München |pages=71 |language=en |isbn=3-7913-2674-0 }}</ref>
In 1520, the palace was visited by the German painter [[Albrecht Dürer]], who mentioned a "well-painted" work by [[Hugo van der Goes]] in the chapel (probably "The Seven Sacraments," a lost altarpiece). Dürer also mentioned, like De Beatis, the large bed, which according to him accommodated 50 people, and he was shown the [[Meteorite|meteorite]] that supposedly fell next to Hendrik III in a field.<ref name=":belting" />
===William of Orange===
After Hendrik's death, the palace passed into the hands of [[René of Chalon]] and then to [[William the Silent|William of Orange]], both [[Prince of Orange|princes of Orange]]. William lived in great splendour there. No less than 24 [[Squire|squires]] were at his disposal, and his court was considered the most prestigious gastronomic school in Europe. Due to the splendid feasts he held, his debt at one point amounted to 900,000 florins. The palace also contained an art gallery, which inventories from 1568 and 1618 provide insight into. The latter list mentions 56 paintings and [[Tapestry|tapestries]].
Willem supported the [[Eighty Years' War|uprising against Spain]] in 1568 and saw his possessions confiscated. The Brussels palace was seized, and the newly arrived [[Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, 3rd Duke of Alba|Duke of Alva]] took up residence there. Afterwards, the palace served as the residence of regent [[Peter Ernst I von Mansfeld-Vorderort|Peter Ernst I of Mansfeld]] (1517-1604).
In 1601, the measure was lifted in favour of Orange's eldest son, [[Philip William, Prince of Orange]] (1554-1618), who had become a steadfast Catholic in Spain and was allowed to reclaim the ancestral home upon his return to Brussels.
===17th century===
[[Image: Naar Theodore v Heil (1638-1698).png|thumb|300px|right| View of Brussels with the Nassau palace on the left]]
From this time comes a testimony from the French traveler Pierre Bergeron. He was in Brussels in 1612 and remembered, in his unpublished manuscript "Itinéraire germano-belgique," especially the ubiquitous slogans in the palace: the proud "Ce sera moy Nassau" and the actual motto, a sailing ship with "Tardando progredior" (I advance by delaying).
When Philipp William passed away, the palace was awarded to [[John VIII, Count of Nassau-Siegen]] (1583-1638), who once considered by the [[List of governors of the Habsburg Netherlands|Habsburg governors]] as the head of the House of Nassau.<ref name=":alis">{{cite book |last1=Ottenheyn |first1=Koen |date=1998 |title=Albert & Isabella - Essays |publisher=Royal Museums of Art and History Brussels, Brepols |location=Brussels |pages=185–190 |chapter=The Catholic Nassaus in Brussels and Their Buildings |isbn=2-503-50726-3 |language=en }}</ref> He was a successful army commander and married princess Ernestine Yolande de Ligne (1594–1668).<ref name=":alis" /> He also constructed the [[Castle of Ronse]] as a new ancestral castle of the Catholic branch of the Nassau family in the Southern Netherlands.<ref name=":alis" />
===18th century===
[[Image: RP-P-OB-82.964.jpg|thumb|300px|right| Nassau palace on fire in 1701]]
[[Image: Hôtel de Nasseau Batie en 1346 Par Enguelbert de Nassau et rebatie en 1754 Par le Prince Charles de Loraine - 410 x 518 mm.jpg|thumb|300px|right| Nassau palace from closeby]]
At the start of the 18th century, the palace served as the residence of governor marquess [[Isidoro de la Cueva y Benavides]] (1652-1723), the commander of the Spanish troops. During his stay, a fire broke out, but the firefighters were quickly on the scene and were able to extinguish the flames with their recently invented fire engine before much damage was done (1701).
In 1731, the nearby Palace on the Coudenberg was destroyed by fire, and the court moved to the Nassau palace, which henceforth became known as the New Court. Around 1750, [[Prince Charles Alexander of Lorraine]] began negotiations to purchase the Nassau palace. The palace was dilapidated and no longer adapted to the tastes of the time. It was sold for a small sum and almost completely demolished (except for the chapel) to make way for a neoclassical residence for the governors-general of the [[Austrian Netherlands]] (see [[Palace of Charles of Lorraine]]).
By 1797, the old garden of the palace had become a renowned botanical garden, first part of the Central School of Brussels and from 1822 operated by the Society of Flora. It had to make way for the Palais de l'Industrie nationale in 1825 after a few decades.
==What remains==
[[Image: Place du Musée 01.JPG|thumb|300px|right| The Palace of Charles of Lorraine and the current Museumplein replaced the Nassau palace and its gardens]]
[[Image: Bruxelles chapelle van Duvenvoorde.JPG|thumb|300px|right| The court chapel is the only remaining part of the Nassau palace]]
The Nassau Chapel, dedicated to [[Saint George]] in [[Brabantine Gothic]] style, is the only part of the palace that remains.<ref name=":meijering" /> It is a 15th-century Gothic structure that likely stands on the site of the original chapel from 1344.<ref name=":meijering" /> A [[Relief|bas-relief]] by Georges Dobbels depicting the former appearance of the palace is located on the facade (1969).
In the 19th century, the chapel served successively as:
* A beer warehouse;
* A storage place for the sculptures of [[Mathieu Kessels]];
* A laboratory for the Royal Museum of Natural Sciences (the Bernissart Iguanodons were displayed there);
* A catalogue room for the International Institute for Bibliography of Paul Otlet;
* A reading room for the General State Archives.
In 1956, the chapel was enclosed within the modern buildings of the Albertina on the [[Mont des Arts|Kunstberg]], after relocation was first considered. The space is used for exhibitions.
The place of the former garden is now the Museumplein.
==References==
<references />
==Literature==
* {{Cite journal |last1=Dumon |first1=Pierre |title=La chapelle de Nassau |journal=Brabant, revue trimestrielle de la Fédération touristique |year=1970 |volume=5 |pages=28-32 |language=fr }}
* {{Cite book |editor-last1=Belting |editor-first1=Hans |last1=Belting |first1=Hans |title=Hieronymus Bosch. Garden of earthly delights |chapter=In the Palais Nassau |year=2002 |publisher=Prestel Verlag |location=München |pages=71 |language=en |isbn=3-7913-2674-0 }}
* {{Cite journal |last1=Meijering |first1=Stefan |last2=Vannieuwenhuyze |first2=Bram |title=Het Brusselse hof van Nassau De oprichting van een laatmiddeleeuwse stadsresidentie |journal=Belgisch Tijdschrift voor Filologie en Geschiedenis |year=2010 |volume=88 |pages=349-376 |language=nl |url=https://www.persee.fr/doc/rbph_0035-0818_2010_num_88_2_7929 }}
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{{Short description|The Nassau Palace was the former palace of the House of Orange in Brussels}}
[[Image: Zicht op de noordoostzijde - Brussel - 20408665 - RCE.jpg|thumb|300px|right| Nassau palace seen from the north-east]]
[[Image: Brussel Hof van Nassau.jpg|thumb|300px|right| Nassau palace and its gardens by Van Schoor and [[Gillis van Tilborch]] around 1658]]
'''Nassau Palace''' ({{Lang-nl|Hof van Nassau}} or {{Lang-fr|Hôtel de Nassau}} was the former city palace of the [[House of Orange]] in Brussels. The palace was constructed in the 14th century and expanded in the following centuries. In the 18th century, it was acquired by [[List of governors of the Habsburg Netherlands|Governor of the Habsburg Netherlands]], [[Prince Charles Alexander of Lorraine]], who replaced it with the [[Palace of Charles of Lorraine]]. Today, nothing remains except the chapel, which is part of the building of the [[Royal Library of Belgium]] (KBR)
==History==
[[Image: Hof-nassau.png|thumb|300px|right| Nassau palace on an old map of Brussels]]
[[Image: Brussel Hof van Nassau Zicht vanuit de Ruisbroekstraat - F.J.-Derons - 1759.jpg|thumb|300px|right| Nassau palace seen from the Ruisbroekstraat in 1759]]
===Middle ages===
The palace was built in a strategic location on one of the higher parts of Brussels, not far from the residence of the [[Duke of Brabant|Dukes of Brabant]], the [[Palace of Coudenberg|Coudenberg palace]]. Construction began in the 1340s by the wealthy nobleman [[Willem van Duvenvoorde]] when he settled in Brussels.<ref name=":meijering">{{Cite journal |last1=Meijering |first1=Stefan |last2=Vannieuwenhuyze |first2=Bram |title=Het Brusselse hof van Nassau De oprichting van een laatmiddeleeuwse stadsresidentie |journal=Belgisch Tijdschrift voor Filologie en Geschiedenis |year=2010 |volume=88 |pages=349-376 |language=nl |url=https://www.persee.fr/doc/rbph_0035-0818_2010_num_88_2_7929 }}</ref> Because Willem van Duvenvoorde left behind twelve illegitimate children but no legitimate heirs, his possessions, including his Brussels residence, passed into the possession of the [[Van Polanen family]]. It was then known as the ''inn of the Lek''.
Through the marriage in 1403 of the last descendant of the Polanen family, [[Johanna van Polanen]], to [[Engelbert I of Nassau]], the palace came into the possession of the [[House of Nassau]]. The presence of the counts of Nassau in the vicinity of the Palace on the Coudenberg—the residence of the then rulers of the [[Burgundian Netherlands]], the [[House of Valois-Burgundy]] —greatly contributed to the growth of their political influence in the 15th and 16th centuries. Between 1480 and 1520, the palace was extensively renovated by [[Engelbert II of Nassau]] and his successor [[Henry III of Nassau-Breda]]. Architects included Loys van Boghem, Laurens Keldermans, and Hendrik van Pede (1503).
===Henry III of Nassau-Breda===
[[Image:The Garden of earthly delights.jpg|thumb|300px|right| The Garden of earthly delights once decorated the walls of the Nassau palace]]
Under Henry III, the palace became a meeting place for the crowned heads of Europe, as well as for artists and writers. In 1517, the secretary of cardinal [[Luigi d'Aragona]], the Italian Antonio de Beatis, described the palace. He not only described the numerous [[Trompe-l'œil]] doors but also a gigantic bed that Hendrik had made to throw drunken guests into during one of his many banquets. De Beatis also mentioned various paintings in the palace, such as the triptych "[[The Garden of Earthly Delights]]" by [[Hieronymus Bosch]] (in the Great Hall) and a "Judgment of Paris" with the three goddesses, presumably painted by [[Lucas Cranach the Elder]].<ref name=":belting">{{Cite book |editor-last1=Belting |editor-first1=Hans |last1=Belting |first1=Hans |title=Hieronymus Bosch. Garden of earthly delights |chapter=In the Palais Nassau |year=2002 |publisher=Prestel Verlag |location=München |pages=71 |language=en |isbn=3-7913-2674-0 }}</ref>
In 1520, the palace was visited by the German painter [[Albrecht Dürer]], who mentioned a "well-painted" work by [[Hugo van der Goes]] in the chapel (probably "The Seven Sacraments," a lost altarpiece). Dürer also mentioned, like De Beatis, the large bed, which according to him accommodated 50 people, and he was shown the [[Meteorite|meteorite]] that supposedly fell next to Hendrik III in a field.<ref name=":belting" />
===William of Orange===
After Hendrik's death, the palace passed into the hands of [[René of Chalon]] and then to [[William the Silent|William of Orange]], both [[Prince of Orange|princes of Orange]]. William lived in great splendour there. No less than 24 [[Squire|squires]] were at his disposal, and his court was considered the most prestigious gastronomic school in Europe. Due to the splendid feasts he held, his debt at one point amounted to 900,000 florins. The palace also contained an art gallery, which inventories from 1568 and 1618 provide insight into. The latter list mentions 56 paintings and [[Tapestry|tapestries]].
Willem supported the [[Eighty Years' War|uprising against Spain]] in 1568 and saw his possessions confiscated. The Brussels palace was seized, and the newly arrived [[Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, 3rd Duke of Alba|Duke of Alva]] took up residence there. Afterwards, the palace served as the residence of regent [[Peter Ernst I von Mansfeld-Vorderort|Peter Ernst I of Mansfeld]] (1517-1604).
In 1601, the measure was lifted in favour of Orange's eldest son, [[Philip William, Prince of Orange]] (1554-1618), who had become a steadfast Catholic in Spain and was allowed to reclaim the ancestral home upon his return to Brussels.
===17th century===
[[Image: Naar Theodore v Heil (1638-1698).png|thumb|300px|right| View of Brussels with the Nassau palace on the left]]
From this time comes a testimony from the French traveler Pierre Bergeron. He was in Brussels in 1612 and remembered, in his unpublished manuscript "Itinéraire germano-belgique," especially the ubiquitous slogans in the palace: the proud "Ce sera moy Nassau" and the actual motto, a sailing ship with "Tardando progredior" (I advance by delaying).
When Philipp William passed away, the palace was awarded to [[John VIII, Count of Nassau-Siegen]] (1583-1638), who once considered by the [[List of governors of the Habsburg Netherlands|Habsburg governors]] as the head of the House of Nassau.<ref name=":alis">{{cite book |last1=Ottenheyn |first1=Koen |date=1998 |title=Albert & Isabella - Essays |publisher=Royal Museums of Art and History Brussels, Brepols |location=Brussels |pages=185–190 |chapter=The Catholic Nassaus in Brussels and Their Buildings |isbn=2-503-50726-3 |language=en }}</ref> He was a successful army commander and married princess Ernestine Yolande de Ligne (1594–1668).<ref name=":alis" /> He also constructed the [[Castle of Ronse]] as a new ancestral castle of the Catholic branch of the Nassau family in the Southern Netherlands.<ref name=":alis" />
===18th century===
[[Image: RP-P-OB-82.964.jpg|thumb|300px|right| Nassau palace on fire in 1701]]
[[Image: Hôtel de Nasseau Batie en 1346 Par Enguelbert de Nassau et rebatie en 1754 Par le Prince Charles de Loraine - 410 x 518 mm.jpg|thumb|300px|right| Nassau palace from closeby]]
At the start of the 18th century, the palace served as the residence of governor marquess [[Isidoro de la Cueva y Benavides]] (1652-1723), the commander of the Spanish troops. During his stay, a fire broke out, but the firefighters were quickly on the scene and were able to extinguish the flames with their recently invented fire engine before much damage was done (1701).
In 1731, the nearby Palace on the Coudenberg was destroyed by fire, and the court moved to the Nassau palace, which henceforth became known as the New Court. Around 1750, [[Prince Charles Alexander of Lorraine]] began negotiations to purchase the Nassau palace. The palace was dilapidated and no longer adapted to the tastes of the time. It was sold for a small sum and almost completely demolished (except for the chapel) to make way for a neoclassical residence for the governors-general of the [[Austrian Netherlands]] (see [[Palace of Charles of Lorraine]]).
By 1797, the old garden of the palace had become a renowned botanical garden, first part of the Central School of Brussels and from 1822 operated by the Society of Flora. It had to make way for the Palais de l'Industrie nationale in 1825 after a few decades.
==What remains==
[[Image: Place du Musée 01.JPG|thumb|300px|right| The Palace of Charles of Lorraine and the current Museumplein replaced the Nassau palace and its gardens]]
[[Image: Bruxelles chapelle van Duvenvoorde.JPG|thumb|300px|right| The court chapel is the only remaining part of the Nassau palace]]
The Nassau Chapel, dedicated to [[Saint George]] in [[Brabantine Gothic]] style, is the only part of the palace that remains.<ref name=":meijering" /> It is a 15th-century Gothic structure that likely stands on the site of the original chapel from 1344.<ref name=":meijering" /> A [[Relief|bas-relief]] by Georges Dobbels depicting the former appearance of the palace is located on the facade (1969).
In the 19th century, the chapel served successively as:
* A beer warehouse;
* A storage place for the sculptures of [[Mathieu Kessels]];
* A laboratory for the Royal Museum of Natural Sciences (the Bernissart Iguanodons were displayed there);
* A catalogue room for the International Institute for Bibliography of Paul Otlet;
* A reading room for the General State Archives.
In 1956, the chapel was enclosed within the modern buildings of the Albertina on the [[Mont des Arts|Kunstberg]], after relocation was first considered. The space is used for exhibitions.
The place of the former garden is now the Museumplein.
==References==
<references />
==Literature==
* {{Cite journal |last1=Dumon |first1=Pierre |title=La chapelle de Nassau |journal=Brabant, revue trimestrielle de la Fédération touristique |year=1970 |volume=5 |pages=28-32 |language=fr }}
* {{Cite book |editor-last1=Belting |editor-first1=Hans |last1=Belting |first1=Hans |title=Hieronymus Bosch. Garden of earthly delights |chapter=In the Palais Nassau |year=2002 |publisher=Prestel Verlag |location=München |pages=71 |language=en |isbn=3-7913-2674-0 }}
* {{Cite journal |last1=Meijering |first1=Stefan |last2=Vannieuwenhuyze |first2=Bram |title=Het Brusselse hof van Nassau De oprichting van een laatmiddeleeuwse stadsresidentie |journal=Belgisch Tijdschrift voor Filologie en Geschiedenis |year=2010 |volume=88 |pages=349-376 |language=nl |url=https://www.persee.fr/doc/rbph_0035-0818_2010_num_88_2_7929 }}
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