Genealogy De Vos-Verschuur » Hedwig van Polen (1513-1573)

Personal data Hedwig van Polen 


Household of Hedwig van Polen

She is married to Joachim 2 van Brandenburg.

They got married on September 1, 1535 at Krakau, Polen, she was 22 years old.


Child(ren):

  1. Hedwig van Brandenburg  1540-1602 

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Birthday March 25, 1513

  • Graaf Maximiliaan (Oostenrijks Huis) was from 1506 till 1515 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
  • In the year 1513: Source: Wikipedia
    • March 27 » Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de León reaches the northern end of The Bahamas on his first voyage to Florida.
    • April 30 » Edmund de la Pole, Yorkist pretender to the English throne, is executed on the orders of Henry VIII.
    • August 16 » Battle of the Spurs (Battle of Guinegate): King Henry VIII of England and his Imperial allies defeat French Forces who are then forced to retreat.
    • September 9 » James IV of Scotland is defeated and dies in the Battle of Flodden, ending Scotland's involvement in the War of the League of Cambrai.
    • September 25 » Spanish explorer Vasco Núñez de Balboa reaches what would become known as the Pacific Ocean.
    • October 7 » War of the League of Cambrai: Spain defeats Venice.

Day of marriage September 1, 1535

  • Graaf Karel II (Oostenrijks Huis) was from 1515 till 1555 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
  • In the year 1535: Source: Wikipedia
    • April 20 » The sun dog phenomenon is observed over Stockholm, as later depicted in the famous painting Vädersolstavlan.
    • May 19 » French explorer Jacques Cartier sets sail on his second voyage to North America with three ships, 110 men, and Chief Donnacona's two sons (whom Cartier had kidnapped during his first voyage).
    • June 1 » Combined forces loyal to Charles V attack and expel the Ottomans from Tunis during the Conquest of Tunis.
    • June 24 » The Dominion of Münster, a radical communal Anabaptist state in the independent German city of Münster, is conquered by Franz von Waldeck, the Catholic Prince-Bishopric of Münster in a night attack.
    • July 6 » Sir Thomas More is executed for treason against King Henry VIII of England.
    • October 4 » The Coverdale Bible is printed, with translations into English by William Tyndale and Myles Coverdale.

Day of death February 7, 1573

  • Graaf Filips III (Oostenrijks Huis) was from 1555 till 1581 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
  • In the year 1573: Source: Wikipedia
    • January 28 » Articles of the Warsaw Confederation are signed, sanctioning freedom of religion in Poland.
    • March 7 » A peace treaty is signed between the Ottoman Empire and the Republic of Venice, ending the Ottoman–Venetian War and leaving Cyprus in Ottoman hands.
    • May 26 » The Battle of Haarlemmermeer, a naval engagement in the Dutch War of Independence.
    • July 6 » Córdoba, Argentina, is founded by Jerónimo Luis de Cabrera.
    • July 6 » French Wars of Religion: Siege of La Rochelle ends.
    • September 10 » German pirate Klein Henszlein and 33 of his crew beheaded in Hamburg .


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About the surname Van Polen


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