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Personal data Heinrich (Heinrich XVI) Reuss
- First name Heinrich XVI.
- He was born on December 29, 1530.
- Title: seigneur, de Greiz
- Title: seigneur, de Gera
- Title: seigneur, de Kranichfeld
- He died on April 6, 1572, he was 41 years old.
- A child of Heinrich Reuss and Amalie von Mansfeld
Household of Heinrich (Heinrich XVI) Reuss
He is married to Dorothea zu Solms-Laubach.
They got married on January 6, 1566, he was 35 years old.
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Historical events
Birthday December 29, 1530
- Graaf Karel II (Oostenrijks Huis) was from 1515 till 1555 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
- In the year 1530: Source: Wikipedia
- February 14 » Spanish conquistadores, led by Nuño de Guzmán, overthrow and execute Tangaxuan II, the last independent monarch of the Tarascan state in present-day central Mexico.
- June 25 » At the Diet of Augsburg the Augsburg Confession is presented to the Holy Roman Emperor by the Lutheran princes and Electors of Germany.
- September 15 »
Day of marriage January 6, 1566
- Graaf Filips III (Oostenrijks Huis) was from 1555 till 1581 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
- In the year 1566: Source: Wikipedia
- March 28 » The foundation stone of Valletta, Malta's capital city, is laid by Jean Parisot de Valette, Grand Master of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta.
- April 5 » Two hundred Dutch noblemen, led by Hendrick van Brederode, force themselves into the presence of Margaret of Parma and present the Petition of Compromise, denouncing the Spanish Inquisition in the Seventeen Provinces.
Day of death April 6, 1572
- Graaf Filips III (Oostenrijks Huis) was from 1555 till 1581 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
- In the year 1572: Source: Wikipedia
- January 16 » Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk is tried for treason for his part in the Ridolfi plot to restore Catholicism in England.
- April 1 » In the Eighty Years' War, the Watergeuzen capture Brielle from the Seventeen Provinces, gaining the first foothold on land for what would become the Dutch Republic.
- August 18 » Marriage in Paris, France, of the Huguenot King Henry III of Navarre to Margaret of Valois, in a supposed attempt to reconcile Protestants and Catholics.
- October 20 » Eighty Years' War: Three thousand Spanish soldiers wade through fifteen miles of water in one night to effect the relief of Goes.
- November 11 » Tycho Brahe observes the supernova SN 1572.
- December 23 » Theologian Johann Sylvan is executed in Heidelberg for his heretical Antitrinitarian beliefs.
Same birth/death day
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