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Title Jacqueline of Hainault
Description
Portrait of Jacqueline of Hainault, who was Dauphine of France and Countess of Hainault. She was heiress to the counties of Holland, Zeeland and Hainaut. She did not lead an easy life; aged five, she was employed as a marriage candidate in the dynastic power game. It was not an arranged marriage. Her first husband died, the second marriage - her cousin - she declared invalid, a third failed. For her fourth and last marriage she had to relinquish her power, suggesting that in this case it was true love. Tragically Jaqcueline died two years after the marriage to the effects of tuberculosis.
Date circa 1600
Medium oil on panel
Dimensions Height: 31.5 cm (12.4 in). Width: 42.5 cm (16.7 in).
Current location
The Hague Historical Museum
Visitors Center, Binnenhof
Accession number 1872-0032-SCH
Object history Purchased in 1872.
Inscriptions Caption recto top center: IACOBA BAVARIÆ COMES Z9 HOLLANDIÆ ET ZELANDIÆ IMPERAVIT, ANNOS 10 RESINGNAVI A° 1433 [Jacoba Countess of Bavaria Holland and Zeeland ordered [?]]
Notes In the Middle Ages the Counts of Holland resided at Parliament Buildings. In the center of power were men, who predominated. Sometimes there was however a key role for a woman, such as Jacqueline of Bavaria. |