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Personal data Johann Heinrich von Galen 


Household of Johann Heinrich von Galen

(1) He is married to Anna Droste zu Vischering.

They got married on December 15, 1643, he was 34 years old.


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(2) He is married to Anna Elisabeth von der Recke.

They got married on May 21, 1653, he was 43 years old.


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Notes about Johann Heinrich von Galen

Freiherr von Galen zur Assen, Bisping, Romberg, Tintelinghoff.

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Birthday November 15, 1609

  • 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 1609: Source: Wikipedia
    • May 20 » Shakespeare's sonnets are first published in London, perhaps illicitly, by the publisher Thomas Thorpe.
    • May 23 » Official ratification of the Second Virginia Charter takes place.
    • July 30 » Beaver Wars: At Ticonderoga (now Crown Point, New York), Samuel de Champlain shoots and kills two Iroquois chiefs on behalf of his native allies.
    • September 11 » Henry Hudson discovers Manhattan Island and the indigenous people living there.
    • September 12 » Henry Hudson begins his exploration of the Hudson River while aboard the Halve Maen.
    • September 13 » Henry Hudson reaches the river that would later be named after him - the Hudson River.

Day of marriage May 21, 1653

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    Van 1650 tot 1672 kende Nederland (ookwel Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden) zijn Eerste Stadhouderloze Tijdperk.
  • In the year 1653: Source: Wikipedia
    • January 3 » By the Coonan Cross Oath, the Eastern Church in India cuts itself off from colonial Portuguese tutelage.
    • February 2 » New Amsterdam (later renamed The City of New York) is incorporated.
    • February 23 » The Ballet Royal de la Nuit is first performed at the Salle du Petit-Bourbon in Paris.
    • April 20 » Oliver Cromwell dissolves the Rump Parliament.
    • June 12 » First Anglo-Dutch War: The Battle of the Gabbard begins, lasting until the following day.
    • December 16 » English Interregnum: The Protectorate: Oliver Cromwell becomes Lord Protector of the Commonwealth of England, Scotland and Ireland.

Day of death September 17, 1694

  • Stadhouder Prins Willem III (Huis van Oranje) was from 1672 till 1702 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
  • In the year 1694: Source: Wikipedia
    • February 6 » The warrior queen Dandara, leader of the runaway slaves in Quilombo dos Palmares, Brazil, is captured and commits suicide rather than be returned to a life of slavery.
    • July 27 » A Royal charter is granted to the Bank of England.


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