Grafmonument Engelbrecht I van Nassau, Gothic grave memorial in Grote Kerk, Breda, Netherlands
The eight-meter-tall monument features kneeling figures of the founders facing a Madonna with child, surrounded by patron saints and angels holding a canopy.
Built around 1475, this memorial commemorates Engelbrecht I of Nassau-Siegen, his wife Johanna van Polanen, Jan IV of Nassau, and Maria van Loon-Heinsberg.
The monument combines Gothic architectural elements with Spanish funeral art influences, displaying the Nassau coat of arms under its central arch.
The tomb vault beneath the monument contains seventeen bodies in lead coffins, including the remains of Engelbrecht II and his spouse Cimburga van Baden.
During the 1873 restoration, the vault location was temporarily lost and only rediscovered in 1996 during subsequent renovation work.
Location: Breda
GPS coordinates: 51.58913,4.77535
Latest update: March 5, 2025 13:37
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