The Hof van Savoye was built for Margaret of Austria at the beginning of the 16th century. It was one of the first Renaissance buildings in Northern Europe. When Margaret of Austria was given a house when she became regent in 1507, it quickly became too small. She rebuilt her house in two waves from 1507 until 1530, the year she died. The palace was at that time the political and artistic centre of the Netherlands. It saw all the important people of the time.
After Margaret of Austria died, the palace was used by Margaret of Hungary and briefly by Cardinal Granvelle, who became the first cardinal of the Netherlands in 1559.
The palace was the home of the Great Council from 1609 until 1795.
The palace has a beautiful courtyard that is normally closed. It currently houses the court of appeal.
My pictures of the Hof of Savoye can found at my Flickr page.
Excellent detail about the palace can be found in Dutch on the Heritage Inventory website.
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