Ancestral Trails 2016 » Johann von NASSAU-VIANDEN-DIETZ V (1455-1516)

Personal data Johann von NASSAU-VIANDEN-DIETZ V 


Household of Johann von NASSAU-VIANDEN-DIETZ V

He is married to Elizabeth von HESSE-MARBURG.

They got married in the year 1482, he was 26 years old.


Notes about Johann von NASSAU-VIANDEN-DIETZ V

Johann V of Nassau-Vianden-Dietz (Breda, 9 November 1455 - Dillenburg, 30 July 1516) was count of Nassau (in Siegen, Dillenburg, Hadamar and Herborn), Vianden and Diez, and Lord of Breda. He was the paternal grandfather of William the Silent.

He was the son of Jan IV of Nassau and his wife Maria of Loon-Heinsberg.

Johann V was in 1504 and 1505 stadtholder of Guelders and Zutphen. In 1504, he inherited Breda and Vianden from his brother Engelbrecht II of Nassau.

Johann V married in 1482 to Elisabeth of Hesse-Marburg, a daughter of Henry III, Landgrave of Upper Hesse and his wife Anna of Katzenelnbogen. They had 6 children:
Henry III of Nassau-Breda (1483-1538)
Johann of Nassau-Vianden-Dietz (1484-1504)
Ernst (1486)
William I, Count of Nassau-Dillenburg (1487-1559), father of William the Silent.
Elisabeth of Nassau (1488-1559)
Maria of Nassau (1491-1547)

Count Johann V was buried at Siegen. His Dutch possessions went to his eldest son Henry, his German possessions to his other son William.
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Birthday November 9, 1455

  • Graaf Filips I de Goede (Beiers Huis) was from 1433 till 1467 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
  • In the year 1455: Source: Wikipedia
    • February 23 » Traditional date for the publication of the Gutenberg Bible, the first Western book printed with movable type.
    • May 1 » Battle of Arkinholm, Royal forces end the Black Douglas hegemony in Scotland.
    • May 22 » Start of the Wars of the Roses: At the First Battle of St Albans, Richard, Duke of York, defeats and captures King Henry VI of England.

Day of death July 30, 1516

  • Graaf Karel II (Oostenrijks Huis) was from 1515 till 1555 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
  • In the year 1516: Source: Wikipedia
    • April 23 » The Munich Reinheitsgebot (regarding the ingredients of beer) takes effect in all of Bavaria.
    • May 8 » A group of imperial guards, led by Trịnh Duy Sản, murdered Emperor Lê Tương Dực and fled, leaving the capital Thăng Long undefended.
    • August 13 » The Treaty of Noyon between France and Spain is signed. Francis I of France recognizes Charles's claim to Naples, and Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, recognizes Francis's claim to Milan.
    • August 24 » The Ottoman Empire under Selim I defeats the Mamluk Sultanate and captures present-day Syria at the Battle of Marj Dabiq.
    • October 28 » Ottoman–Mamluk War: Mamluks fail to stop the Ottoman advance towards Egypt at the Battle of Yaunis Khan.


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