The Thurn and Taxis Chapel at Église Notre-Dame des Victoires du Sablon in Brussels




thurn and taxis chapel
Photo by Moniek Bloks

The Église Notre-Dame des Victoires du Sablon in Brussels is the site of a burial chapel belonging to the comital and princely Thurn and Taxis family.

The church was built in the 15th century, and it suffered damage several times over the years. It was renovated in the 20th century. The chapel for the Thurn and Taxis family is dedicated to Saint Ursula.

The women buried here are:

  • Alexandrine de Rye (wife of Count Leonhard II of Taxis)
  • Anna Adelheid of Fürstenberg-Heiligenberg (wife of Eugen Alexander Franz, 1st Prince of Thurn and Taxis)
  • Anna Franziska Eugenia of Horne (wife of Lamoral II Claudius Franz, Count of Thurn and Taxis)
  • Sophie Christine of Brandenburg-Bayreuth (wife of Alexander Ferdinand, 3rd Prince of Thurn and Taxis)

The church entry is free, but the chapel asks for a small donation.






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My name is Moniek and I am from the Netherlands. I began this website in 2013 because I wanted to share these women's amazing stories.

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