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Household of George van Sayn Wittgenstein

(1) He is married to Elisabeth van Nassau Weilburg.

They got married on June 12, 1596 at Berleburg, he was 31 years old.


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(2) He is married to Maria Juliana van Nassau Dillenburg.

They got married on November 7, 1608, he was 43 years old.


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Birthday April 30, 1565

  • Graaf Filips III (Oostenrijks Huis) was from 1555 till 1581 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
  • In the year 1565: Source: Wikipedia
    • March 1 » The city of Rio de Janeiro is founded.
    • April 27 » Cebu is established becoming the first Spanish settlement in the Philippines.
    • June 17 » Matsunaga Hisahide assassinates the 13th Ashikaga shōgun, Ashikaga Yoshiteru.
    • June 23 » Dragut, commander of the Ottoman navy, dies during the Great Siege of Malta.
    • September 8 » The Knights of Malta lift the Ottoman siege of Malta that began on May 18.
    • September 11 » Ottoman forces retreat from Malta ending the Great Siege of Malta.

Day of marriage November 7, 1608

  • Stadhouder Prins Maurits (Huis van Oranje) was from 1585 till 1625 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
  • In the year 1608: Source: Wikipedia
    • April 19 » In Ireland: O'Doherty's Rebellion is launched by the Burning of Derry.
    • May 14 » The Protestant Union, a coalition of Protestant German states, is founded to defend the rights, land and safety of each member against the Catholic Church and Catholic German states.
    • June 3 » Samuel de Champlain completes his third voyage to New France at Tadoussac, Quebec.
    • July 3 » Québec City is founded by Samuel de Champlain.
    • August 24 » The first official English representative to India lands in Surat.
    • September 10 » John Smith is elected council president of Jamestown, Virginia.

Day of death December 16, 1631

  • Stadhouder Prins Frederik Hendrik (Huis van Oranje) was from 1625 till 1647 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
  • In the year 1631: Source: Wikipedia
    • May 18 » In Dorchester, Massachusetts, John Winthrop takes the oath of office and becomes the first Governor of Massachusetts.
    • May 30 » Publication of Gazette de France, the first French newspaper.
    • June 17 » Mumtaz Mahal dies during childbirth. Her husband, Mughal emperor Shah Jahan I, will spend the next 17 years building her mausoleum, the Taj Mahal.
    • June 20 » The Sack of Baltimore: The Irish village of Baltimore is attacked by Algerian pirates.
    • September 17 » Sweden wins a major victory at the Battle of Breitenfeld against the Holy Roman Empire during the Thirty Years' War.
    • October 10 » Thirty Years' War: An army of the Electorate of Saxony seizes Prague.


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