Dreyer Tree » Douwe Gerbrandt Steyn "Steijn" SV/PROG (1631-1701)
Personal data Douwe Gerbrandt Steyn "Steijn" SV/PROG
- He was born on January 23, 1631 in Bozum, Littenseradiel, Friesland, The Netherlands.
- He died on February 27, 1701 in Stellenbosch, Western Cape, South Africa, he was 70 years old.
- A child of Arie Steyn and Anna Elizabeth Paulsen
Household of Douwe Gerbrandt Steyn "Steijn" SV/PROG
He is married to Maria Lozee vd Caap.
They got married on August 19, 1685 at Kaapstad, Kaap de Goede Hoop, Suid-Afrika, he was 54 years old.
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Historical events
Birthday January 23, 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 20 » The city of Magdeburg in Germany is seized by forces of the Holy Roman Empire and most of its inhabitants massacred, in one of the bloodiest incidents of the Thirty Years' War.
- 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.
Day of marriage August 19, 1685
- Stadhouder Prins Willem III (Huis van Oranje) was from 1672 till 1702 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
- In the year 1685: Source: Wikipedia
- February 6 » James II of England and VII of Scotland is proclaimed King upon the death of his brother Charles II.
- February 20 » René-Robert Cavelier establishes Fort St. Louis at Matagorda Bay thus forming the basis for France's claim to Texas.
- May 7 » Battle of Vrtijeljka between rebels and Ottoman forces.
- June 20 » Monmouth Rebellion: James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth declares himself King of England at Bridgwater.
- July 6 » Battle of Sedgemoor: Last battle of the Monmouth Rebellion. troops of King James II defeat troops of James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth.
Day of death February 27, 1701
- Stadhouder Prins Willem III (Huis van Oranje) was from 1672 till 1702 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
- In the year 1701: Source: Wikipedia
- March 9 » Safavid troops retreat from Basra, ending a three year occupation.
- July 9 » A Bourbon force under Nicolas Catinat withdraws from a smaller Habsburg force under Prince Eugene of Savoy in the Battle of Carpi.
- July 19 » Representatives of the Iroquois Confederacy sign the Nanfan Treaty, ceding a large territory north of the Ohio River to England.
- July 24 » Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac founds the trading post at Fort Pontchartrain, which later becomes the city of Detroit.
- September 16 » James Francis Edward Stuart, sometimes called the "Old Pretender", becomes the Jacobite claimant to the thrones of England and Scotland.
- October 9 » The Collegiate School of Connecticut (later renamed Yale University) is chartered in Old Saybrook.
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