The First Governess of the Netherlands, Margaret of AustriaTremayne, Eleanor E.
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The First Governess of the Netherlands, Margaret of Austria
Tremayne, Eleanor E.
Margaret, of Austria, Regent of the Netherlands, 1480-1530; Netherlands -- History -- Charles V, 1506-1555
Hic jacet corpus D[=n]e Margarete Archiducisse Austrie
Comitisse Burg[=u]die et qdam Maximili[=a]i Cesarie filie Caroli
vero Quinti Imperatoris et Ferdin[=a]di Rom[=a][=o]rum Regis
fratrum amite Philiberti Ducis Sabaudie vidue huius
m[=o][=s]terii Sancti Nicolai de Tolletino patroe et
f[=u]datricis que kalendis Decembris in suo
Mechliniensi o[=p][=i]do Cameracensis diocesis ano
D[=ni] millesimo quengentesimo tricesimo
diem suam clausit extremam anima
eius in pace quiescat.
From the bones found in the coffin it was evident that Margaret,
though not tall, was above middle height. Her skull, with its
well-developed forehead, was covered with bright golden hair, which
showed no trace of grey. The bones of both feet and legs were intact,
proving that no amputation had taken place.
After reverently collecting the scattered bones of the two princesses,
and placing them in new oaken coffins, they were temporarily removed
until the necessary cleaning and restoration had been made in the
vault, which had suffered much from damp. On the 5th of July 1858 they
were enclosed in outer coffins of lead and, with Philibert's coffin,
replaced in their former positions, but on a stone slab which had been
erected to support the three caskets instead of the iron trestles,
which had suffered much from decay. When all was accomplished a solemn
service was held before the final closing of the vault, conducted by
Cardinal Donnet, Archbishop of Bordeaux:--
'So rest, for ever rest, O princely pair!
In your high church, 'mid the still mountain air,
Where horn, and hound, and vassals never come.
Only the blessed Saints are smiling dumb,
From the rich painted windows of the nave,
On aisle, and transept, and your marble grave;
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
The moon through the clere-story windows shines,
And the wind washes through the mountain-pines.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
And, in the sweeping of the wind, your ear
The passage of the angels' wings will hear,
And on the lichen-crusted leads above
The rustle of the eternal rain of love.'
(_The Church of Brou_, Matthew Arnold.)
INVENTAIRE DES TABLEAUX, LIVRES, JOYAUX, ET MEUBLES DE MARGUERITE
D'AUTRICHE, FILLE DE MARIE DE BOURGOGNE ET DE MAXIMILIEN, EMPEREUR
D'ALLEMAGNE, fait et conclud en la ville d'anvers le XVII d'avril
MVCXXIIII; document inédit, publié par M. le Cte de Laborde, membre de
l'Institut.
_Et Premièrement: Chappelle._
1. Une grande et haulte croix d'argent dorée, avec son pied fait
à feuillage de chardons pesant viii{m} vi{o} xv{e}
(Une petite croix, une paix, deux calicés, deux boetes à nosties,
un eaubenoistier, deux clochettes, quatre pottequins.)
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