Eleonora,
een Engelse prinses
in Deventer
Exhibition at the Broederenkerk in Deventer
In de Broederenkerk te Deventer vond van 19 juni t/m 15 september 2024 de tentoonstelling ‘Eleonora, een Engelse prinses in Deventer’ plaats.
Met ruim 11.000 enthousiaste bezoekers was de tentoonstelling een groot succes.
Eleonora and Reinald II, miniature from the 'Taymouth Hours' - 1325 - 1335
Eleonora,
Een engelse prinses
in Deventer
Exhibition at the Broederenkerk in Deventer
In de Broederenkerk te Deventer vond van 19 juni t/m 15 september 2024 de tentoonstelling ‘Eleonora, een Engelse prinses in Deventer’ plaats.
Met ruim 11.000 enthousiaste bezoekers was de tentoonstelling een groot succes.
Eleonora and Reinald II, miniature from the 'Taymouth Hours' - 1325 - 1335
De tentoonstelling is ten einde, maar het boekje met de teksten van de tentoonstelling is nog steeds verkrijgbaar in de Broederenkerk of via de post.
Gegevens zie hieronder.
Nieuw!
Boekje ‘Eleonora, een Engelse prinses in Deventer’; teksten tentoonstelling.
68 pagina’s met 14 afbeeldingen.
Verkrijgbaar aan de balie van de Broederenkerk:
woensdag en donderdag van 13.00-17.00 uur
vrijdag en zaterdag van 11.00-17.00 uur
op zondag 1 en zondag 15 september 9 (Open Monumentendag) van 12.00-17.00 uur
Het boekje kost € 3,-.
Per post ook mogelijk: € 6,70 (inclusief verzendkosten)
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Eleonora
Eleonora, daughter of the English king Edward II, born 1318 at Woodstock, died 1355 at Deventer. She came to Nijmegen in 1332, aged 13, to marry Reinald II, count of Gelre. The political marriage came about by order of her brother, King Edward III.
In 1339, Gelre officially became a duchy, and Eleonora was given the title 'Duchess of Gelre'.
With Deventer she acquired a special bond. In the years 1335 - 1338 she made the expansion of the already existing monastery of the Friars Minor possible by the foundation of a monumental church: the present Broederenkerk.
In 1343 the Duke of Gelre, Reinald II, died suddenly and Eleonora became regent over both her sons, the heir Reinald and his brother Edward. The succession leads to a fierce battle in Gelre, with which Eleonora could not interfere.
The last years of her life she retreated to the monastery in Deventer. She died there in 1355, only 37 years old. She received her final resting place in the Broederenkerk. Her tombstone is still there.
Eleonora
Eleonora, daughter of the English king Edward II, born 1318 at Woodstock, died 1355 at Deventer. She came to Nijmegen in 1332, aged 13, to marry Reinald II, count of Gelre. The political marriage came about by order of her brother, King Edward III.
In 1339, Gelre officially became a duchy, and Eleonora was given the title 'Duchess of Gelre'.
With Deventer she acquired a special bond. In the years 1335 - 1338 she made the expansion of the already existing monastery of the Friars Minor possible by the foundation of a monumental church: the present Broederenkerk.
In 1343 the Duke of Gelre, Reinald II, died suddenly and Eleonora became regent over both her sons, the heir Reinald and his brother Edward. The succession leads to a fierce battle in Gelre, with which Eleonora could not interfere.
The last years of her life she retreated to the monastery in Deventer. She died there in 1355, only 37 years old. She received her final resting place in the Broederenkerk. Her tombstone is still there.
The story of Eleonora
The exhibition "Eleonora, an English princess in Deventer" in the Broederenkerk in Deventer tells the special story about Eleonora, in relation to the history of the church and the city. Who was she, who were her parents, who was her Gelderlander husband, who were her two children? How was her crossing from England to Gelre in 1332? Why did she stay at Deventer and was buried there? How could a 13-year-old English princess marry a 37-year-old count from Gelre? Did she fulfill her political duty to marry by giving birth to a first son as a 14-year-old (and a second son three years later)? How did she stand her ground in an environment of intrigue and slander? What role did the Catholic faith play in her life?
Why did Eleonora remain in full view even after her death? Among others, Joost van den Vondel, A.C.W. Staring, Multatuli, Jacob van Lennep and P.C. Boutens wrote about her. In 2023, Agave Kruijssen published the historical novel 'Leonora'.
Broederenkerk Deventer
Interior Broederenkerk
Exhibition at the Broederenkerk
Exhibition
in de
Broederenkerk
The exhibition "Eleonora, an English princess in Deventer" will take place from June 19 to September 15, 2024 in the Broederenkerk founded by Eleonora, on Broederenstraat in Deventer. Starting and ending point of the exhibition is Eleonora's tombstone, which also includes a reconstruction of the 1355 stone.
Based on some 30 large slides, A0 size, Eleonora's extraordinary life story is shown, with informative captions and sound clips via QR codes.
In addition to the exhibition, of course, the Broederenkerk itself can also be visited.
The church is now the parish church of St. Lebuinus Parish. Also part of the parish are the churches dedicated to St. Nicholas in Schalkhaar and Lettele, and the churches in Boskamp, Boerhaar and Wijhe.
Admission to the exhibition and the Broederenkerk is free.
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