Genealogieën vanuit de Antwerpse Rupelstreek » Hedwig van Oldenburg (1603-1657)

Personal data Hedwig van Oldenburg 

  • She was born on December 23, 1603 in Gottorp, Sleeswijk-Holstein, D.
  • She died on March 22, 1657 in Neurenberg, Mittelfranken, Beieren, D, she was 53 years old.
  • This information was last updated on March 24, 2015.

Household of Hedwig van Oldenburg

She is married to August van Wittelsbach Van Sulzbach.

They were married in church on July 12, 1620 at Husum, Sleeswijk-Holstein, D, she was 16 years old.


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Historical events

Birthday December 23, 1603

  • 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 1603: Source: Wikipedia
    • March 24 » James VI of Scotland is proclaimed King James I of England and Ireland, upon the death of Elizabeth I.
    • March 24 » Tokugawa Ieyasu is granted the title of shōgun from Emperor Go-Yōzei, and establishes the Tokugawa shogunate in Edo, Japan.
    • July 25 » James VI of Scotland is crowned king of England (James I of England), bringing the Kingdom of England and Kingdom of Scotland into personal union. Political union would occur in 1707.
    • November 17 » English explorer, writer and courtier Sir Walter Raleigh goes on trial for treason.

Day of marriage July 12, 1620

  • 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 1620: Source: Wikipedia
    • August 5 » The Mayflower departs from Southampton, England, carrying would-be settlers, on its first attempt to reach North America; it is forced to dock in Dartmouth when its companion ship, the Speedwell, springs a leak.
    • September 16 » Pilgrims set sail from England on the Mayflower.
    • September 17 » Polish–Ottoman War: The Ottoman Empire defeats the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth during the Battle of Cecora.
    • November 9 » Pilgrims aboard the Mayflower sight land at Cape Cod, Massachusetts.
    • November 21 » Plymouth Colony settlers sign the Mayflower Compact (November 11, O.S.)
    • December 21 » Plymouth Colony: William Bradford and the Mayflower Pilgrims land on what is now known as Plymouth Rock in Plymouth, Massachusetts.

Day of death March 22, 1657

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    Van 1650 tot 1672 kende Nederland (ookwel Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden) zijn Eerste Stadhouderloze Tijdperk.
  • In the year 1657: Source: Wikipedia
    • March 2 » Great Fire of Meireki: A fire in Edo (now Tokyo), Japan, caused more than 100,000 deaths; it lasted three days
    • April 20 » Admiral Robert Blake destroys a Spanish silver fleet under heavy fire at the Battle of Santa Cruz de Tenerife.
    • April 20 » Freedom of religion is granted to the Jews of New Amsterdam (later New York City).
    • October 30 » Anglo-Spanish War: Spanish forces fail to retake Jamaica at the Battle of Ocho Rios.
    • December 27 » The Flushing Remonstrance articulates for the first time in North American history that freedom of religion is a fundamental right.


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About the surname Van Oldenburg


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