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Household of Willem "de Zwijger" (Willem "de Zwijger") van Nassau Dillenburg (van Oranje-Nassau)

(1) He is married to Charlotte van Bourbon Montpensier.

They got married on July 12, 1575 at Brielle, ZH, NL, he was 42 years old.


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(2) He is married to Anna van Egmond.

They got married on July 8, 1551 at Buren, GE, NL, he was 18 years old.


(3) He is married to Anna van Saksen Meissen.

They got married on August 24, 1561 at Leipzig, Duitsland, he was 28 years old.


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The couple were divorced in 1571.


(4) He has/had a relationship with Eva Elinx.


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(5) He is married to Louise de Coligny.

They got married on April 24, 1583 at Antwerpen, België, he was 50 years old.


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Historical events

Birthday April 24, 1533

  • Graaf Karel II (Oostenrijks Huis) was from 1515 till 1555 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
  • In the year 1533: Source: Wikipedia
    • January 25 » Henry VIII of England secretly marries his second wife Anne Boleyn.
    • May 23 » The marriage of King Henry VIII to Catherine of Aragon is declared null and void.
    • May 28 » The Archbishop of Canterbury, Thomas Cranmer, declares the marriage of King Henry VIII of England to Anne Boleyn valid.
    • June 1 » Anne Boleyn is crowned Queen of England.
    • November 15 » Francisco Pizarro arrives in Cuzco, the capital of the Inca Empire.

Day of marriage April 24, 1583

Day of death July 10, 1584

  • Stadhouder Prins Willem I de Zwijger (Prins Willem van Oranje) (Huis van Oranje) was from 1581 till 1584 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
  • In the year 1584: Source: Wikipedia
    • March 25 » Sir Walter Raleigh is granted a patent to colonize Virginia.
    • May 16 » Santiago de Vera becomes sixth Governor-General of the Spanish colony of the Philippines.
    • July 4 » Philip Amadas and Arthur Barlowe arrive at Roanoke Island
    • July 10 » William I of Orange is assassinated in his home in Delft, Holland, by Balthasar Gérard.
    • September 13 » San Lorenzo del Escorial Palace in Madrid is finished.


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About the surname Van Nassau Dillenburg (van Oranje-Nassau)


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