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Personal data Willem IV De Wijze van Hessen 


Household of Willem IV De Wijze van Hessen

(1) He is married to Elisabeth Wallenstein.

They were married in church about 1553.


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(2) He is married to Sophia Sabina van Württemberg.

They got married on February 11, 1565 at Dilborn, nw.deu, he was 32 years old.


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Birthday June 24, 1532

  • Graaf Karel II (Oostenrijks Huis) was from 1515 till 1555 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
  • In the year 1532: Source: Wikipedia
    • May 16 » Sir Thomas More resigns as Lord Chancellor of England.
    • June 23 » Henry VIII of England and Francis I of France sign the "Treaty of Closer Amity With France" (also known as the Pommeraye treaty), pledging mutual aid against Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor.
    • August 13 » Union of Brittany and France: The Duchy of Brittany is absorbed into the Kingdom of France.
    • September 1 » Lady Anne Boleyn is made Marquess of Pembroke by her fiancé, King Henry VIII of England.
    • November 15 » Commanded by Francisco Pizarro, Spanish conquistadors under Hernando de Soto meet Inca Empire leader Atahualpa for the first time outside Cajamarca, arranging a meeting on the city plaza the following day.
    • November 16 » Francisco Pizarro and his men capture Inca Emperor Atahualpa at the Battle of Cajamarca.

Day of marriage February 11, 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.
    • May 18 » The Great Siege of Malta begins, in which Ottoman forces attempt and fail to conquer Malta.
    • June 23 » Dragut, commander of the Ottoman navy, dies during the Great Siege of Malta.
    • August 28 » Pedro Menéndez de Avilés sights land near St. Augustine, Florida and founds the oldest continuously occupied European-established city in the continental United States.
    • 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 death August 25, 1592

  • 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 1592: Source: Wikipedia
    • July 20 » During the first Japanese invasion of Korea, Japanese forces led by Toyotomi Hideyoshi captured Pyongyang, although they were ultimately unable to hold it.
    • August 14 » The first sighting of the Falkland Islands by John Davis.
    • August 15 » Imjin War: At the Battle of Hansan Island, the Korean Navy, led by Yi Sun-sin, Yi Eok-gi, and Won Gyun, decisively defeats the Japanese Navy, led by Wakisaka Yasuharu.
    • November 3 » The city of San Luis Potosí is founded.


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About the surname Van Hessen


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