Career
Éléonore"s father was a first cousin of King Henry IV of France. She died childless. Éléonore married Philip William of Orange, who was already 51 years old, on 23 November 1606 at the Palace of Fontainebleau. lieutenant was decided to offer tableware with a worth of 12.000 guilders, a for that time astronomical price.
The linen damask was specially woven with flowermotifs, hunting scenery, biblical representations and images from the classical literature.
lieutenant was said that the total length of the linen reached almost three kilometers.