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Personal data Edzard (Edzard I) von Ostfriesland 


Household of Edzard (Edzard I) von Ostfriesland

He is married to Elisabeth von Rietberg.

They got married on July 8, 1498, he was 36 years old.


Child(ren):

  3. Enno von Ostfriesland  1505-1540 

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Birthday January 15, 1462

  • Graaf Filips I de Goede (Beiers Huis) was from 1433 till 1467 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
  • In the year 1462: Source: Wikipedia
    • February 13 » The Treaty of Westminster is finalised between Edward IV of England and the Scottish Lord of the Isles.
    • June 17 » Vlad III the Impaler attempts to assassinate Mehmed II (The Night Attack at Târgovişte), forcing him to retreat from Wallachia.
    • September 17 » Thirteen Years' War: A Polish army under Piotr Dunin decisively defeats the Teutonic Order at the Battle of Świecino.

Day of marriage July 8, 1498

  • Graaf Filips II de Schone (Oostenrijks Huis) was from 1494 till 1506 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
  • In the year 1498: Source: Wikipedia
    • March 2 » Vasco da Gama's fleet visits the Island of Mozambique.
    • May 20 » Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama discovers the sea route to India when he arrives at Kozhikode (previously known as Calicut), India.
    • May 23 » Girolamo Savonarola is burned at the stake in Florence, Italy.
    • July 31 » On his third voyage to the Western Hemisphere, Christopher Columbus becomes the first European to discover the island of Trinidad.
    • August 17 » Cesare Borgia, son of Pope Alexander VI, becomes the first person in history to resign the cardinalate; later that same day, King Louis XII of France names him Duke of Valentinois.
    • August 29 » Vasco da Gama decides to depart Calicut and return to Kingdom of Portugal.

Day of death February 14, 1528

  • Graaf Karel II (Oostenrijks Huis) was from 1515 till 1555 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
  • In the year 1528: Source: Wikipedia
    • January 12 » Gustav I of Sweden is crowned King of Sweden, having already reigned since his election in June 1523.
    • October 2 » William Tyndale publishes The Obedience of a Christian Man, which advocates the divine right of kings.


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About the surname Von Ostfriesland


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