‘t Hof van Brabant' at Brussels. Centre of the Spanish Court in the Low Countries

Authors

  • Krista De Jonge

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7480/knob.98.1999.5-6.360

Abstract

During the reign of Archdukes Albrecht and Isabella the old ducal palace at the Coudenberg in Brussels is transformed. The original fifteenth-century residence had indeed been expanded under Charles V and Maria of Hungary, but still complied with the requirements of the Burgundian-Habsburg court ceremonial.

However. after his introduction in Spain - in 1520 under Charles V and especially in 1549, when the court of prince Philip is based on this pattern - this ceremonial is evolving and particularly from the 1560's onwards. Consequently, the residences of Philip II in Spain have a more complex spatial planning, notably with a larger number of public and semipublic spaces preceding the private rooms, where the visitors were received in accordance with their ranks.

From 1598 Albrecht and Isabella adjust the Brussels palace to this altered Spanish-Burgundian ceremonial and thus create a truly royal residence, reflecting Albrecht's ambitions in this period. This is the main difference with the court residence in The Hague.

Author Biography

Krista De Jonge

Prof. dr. Krista de Jonge behaalde in 1982 het diploma van burgerlijk ingenieur-architect aan de Katholieke Universiteit Leuven en in 1983 het Diplóme d'Etudes Approfondies Histoire et Civilisations aan de Université François Rabelais, Centre d'Etudes Supérieures de la Renaissance, te Tours (Frankrijk). Als aspirant van het Nationaal Fonds voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek van België verbleef zij lange tijd in Frankrijk en Italië en behaalde zij haar doctorstitel in 1987. Zij is hoogleraar in de architectuurgeschiedenis aan de Katholieke Universiteit te Leuven. Haar onderzoek spitst zich toe op de Bourgondisch-Habsburgse hofresidenties (14de-17de eeuw) en de Renaissance-architectuur in de Lage Landen, gesitueerd in een Europese context.

Published

1999-11-01

How to Cite

De Jonge, K. (1999). ‘t Hof van Brabant’ at Brussels. Centre of the Spanish Court in the Low Countries. Bulletin KNOB, 98(5-6), 183–197. https://doi.org/10.7480/knob.98.1999.5-6.360

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