Some Notable Joyous Entries
- In 1356, the Joyous Entry into Brussels, by Joanna and her husband Wenceslaus I, Duke of Luxembourg, upon her becoming Duchess of Brabant on the death of her father John the Triumphant. A charter of liberties was granted to Brabant, as described in that article.
- In 1407?, a Joyous Entry, by John the Fearless.
- In 142?, a Joyous Entry, by Philip the Good.
- In 1464, the Joyous Entry into Sopron, by King Matthias of Hungary — atypically mainly celebrating the return of the object of the Crown.
- In 1467, the (not so very) 'Joyous' Entry into Ghent, by Charles the Bold.
- In 1468, the Joyous Entry into Bruges, by Charles the Bold and Margaret of York.
- In 1478, the Joyous Entry into Antwerp, by Maximilian of Austria.
- In 1493?, the Joyous Entry into Mechelen, by Maximilian of Austria (and his young daughter Margarete)
- In 1496, the Joyous Entry into Brussels, by Joanna the Mad.
- In 1501, a tour of Joyous Entries throughout Hainaut, Picardy, Île-de-France, Champagne, Burgundy and Franche-Comté, by Philibert II, Duke of Savoy and Margarete of Austria upon their marriage, and the following year into Bourg-en-Bresse.
- In 1507, the Joyous Entry into Mechelen, by Philibert's widow Margarete, returning as Regent of the Low Countries.
- In 1515, the Joyous Entries into Bruges, Ghent, Antwerp, and Leiden, by young Prince Charles.
- In 1520, the Joyous Entry into Bruges, by young King Charles
- In 1548, the Joyous Entry into Lyon, by Henri II of Valois.
- In 1549, the Joyous Entry into Brussels, by Emperor Charles V
- In 1549, the Joyous Entries into Bruges and Antwerp, by Philip II of Spain.
- In 1550, the Joyous Entry into Rouen, by Henri II of Valois.
- In 1561?, the (not so very) Joyous Entry into Mechelen, by Granvelle, as Archbishop.
- In 1577, the (not so very) 'Joyous' Entry into Brussels, by Don John, as Governor of the Spanish Netherlands.
- In 1578, the Joyous Entry into Brussels, by Prince Matthias, later the Magnificent.
- In 1582, the Joyous Entry into Antwerp, Bruges, and Ghent, by François, Duke of Anjou.
- In 1594, the Joyous Entry into Brussels and Antwerp, by Archduke Ernest of Austria
- In 1599-1600, a tour of Joyous Entries into Leuven, Brussels, Mechlin, Antwerp, Ghent, Bruges, Tournai, etc., by Archduke Albert and the Infanta Isabella.
- In 1635, the Joyous Entry into Antwerp, by the Cardinal-Infante Ferdinand (decorations designed by P.P. Rubens).
- In 1891, the Joyous Entry into Luxembourg, by Grand Duke Adolphe and his wife Adelheid.
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