Families Klein, Ree, de Breed en de Vries van Terschelling » Willem IV. van den Bergh (1537-1586)

Personal data Willem IV. van den Bergh 

  • He was born on December 24, 1537 in 's-Heerenberg.
  • He was christened on December 24, 1537 in 's-Heerenberg.
  • Occupations:
    • Stadhouder van Gelre en Zutphen, eerst in Staatse, later in Spaanse dienst.
    • Graaf van den Bergh, Stadhouder van Gelre en Zutphen.
    • stadhouder van Gelre en Zutphen van 1581 tot 1585, eerst in Staatse, later in Spaanse dienst..
  • Religion: RK.
  • He died on November 6, 1586 in Ulft, he was 48 years old.
  • He is buried on November 10, 1586 in 's-Heerenberg.
  • A child of Oswald II. van den Bergh and Elisabeth van Dorth

Household of Willem IV. van den Bergh

He is married to Maria van Nassau-Dillenburg.

They got married on November 11, 1556 at Schloss Moers, he was 18 years old.


Child(ren):

  3. Frederik van den Bergh  1559-1618 
  8. van den Bergh  1563-1572
  9. Joost van den Bergh  1565-1600
  10. Adam van den Bergh  1568-1590
  12. Hendrik van den Bergh  1573-1638 
  13. Adolf van den Bergh  1576-1609
  15. Anna van den Bergh  1579-1630

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Birthday December 24, 1537

  • Graaf Karel II (Oostenrijks Huis) was from 1515 till 1555 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
  • In the year 1537: Source: Wikipedia
    • August 15 » Asunción, Paraguay is founded.
    • August 25 » The Honourable Artillery Company, the oldest surviving regiment in the British Army, and the second most senior, is formed.

Day of marriage November 11, 1556

  • Graaf Filips III (Oostenrijks Huis) was from 1555 till 1581 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
  • In the year 1556: Source: Wikipedia
    • January 16 » Philip II becomes King of Spain.
    • January 23 » The deadliest earthquake in history, the Shaanxi earthquake, hits Shaanxi province, China. The death toll may have been as high as 830,000.
    • February 14 » Coronation of Akbar.
    • February 14 » Thomas Cranmer is declared a heretic.
    • March 21 » On the day of his execution in Oxford, former Archbishop of Canterbury Thomas Cranmer deviates from the scripted sermon by renouncing the recantations he has made and adds, "And as for the pope, I refuse him, as Christ's enemy, and Antichrist with all his false doctrine."
    • June 27 » The thirteen Stratford Martyrs are burned at the stake near London for their Protestant beliefs.

Day of death November 6, 1586

  • 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 1586: Source: Wikipedia
    • June 16 » Mary, Queen of Scots, recognizes Philip II of Spain as her heir and successor.
    • June 19 » English colonists leave Roanoke Island, after failing to establish England's first permanent settlement in North America.
    • September 22 » The Battle of Zutphen is a Spanish victory over the English and Dutch.
    • October 14 » Mary, Queen of Scots, goes on trial for conspiracy against Queen Elizabeth I of England.
    • December 17 » Go-Yōzei becomes Emperor of Japan.

Day of burial November 10, 1586

  • 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 1586: Source: Wikipedia
    • June 16 » Mary, Queen of Scots, recognizes Philip II of Spain as her heir and successor.
    • June 19 » English colonists leave Roanoke Island, after failing to establish England's first permanent settlement in North America.
    • September 22 » The Battle of Zutphen is a Spanish victory over the English and Dutch.
    • October 14 » Mary, Queen of Scots, goes on trial for conspiracy against Queen Elizabeth I of England.
    • December 17 » Go-Yōzei becomes Emperor of Japan.


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About the surname Van den Bergh


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