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Personal data Jan VI (de oude) van Nassau-Dillenburg 

  • He was born on November 22, 1536 in Dillenburg (Hessen) Dld.
  • Record.
    Count of Nassau and Dietz,
    graaf Dillenburg
  • He died on October 8, 1606 in Dillenburg (Hessen) Dld, he was 69 years old.
  • This information was last updated on August 4, 2013.

Household of Jan VI (de oude) van Nassau-Dillenburg

(1) He is married to Elisabeth van Leuchtenberg.

They got married on June 16, 1559 at Dillenburg (Hessen) Dld, he was 22 years old.


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(2) He is married to Cunegonda Jacoba von Simmern.

They got married on September 13, 1580 at Dillenburg (Hessen) Dld, he was 43 years old.


(3) He is married to Johanetta van Sayn-Wittgenstein.

They got married on June 14, 1586 at Berleburg Dld, he was 49 years old.

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Jan VI (de oude) van Nassau-Dillenburg

Jan VI (de oude) van Nassau-Dillenburg
1536-1606

(1) 1559

Elisabeth van Leuchtenberg
1537-1579

Willem Lodewijk graaf van Nassau-Dillenburg
1560-1620
Ernst Casimir van Nassau-Dillenburg
1573-1632
(2) 1580

Cunegonda Jacoba von Simmern
1556-1586

(3) 1586

Johanetta van Sayn-Wittgenstein
1561-1622


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Birthday November 22, 1536

  • Graaf Karel II (Oostenrijks Huis) was from 1515 till 1555 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
  • In the year 1536: Source: Wikipedia
    • January 6 » The first European school of higher learning in the Americas, Colegio de Santa Cruz de Tlatelolco, is founded by Viceroy Antonio de Mendoza and Bishop Juan de Zumárraga in Mexico City.
    • April 5 » Royal Entry of Charles V into Rome: The last Roman triumph.
    • May 6 » The Siege of Cuzco commences, in which Incan forces attempt to retake the city of Cuzco from the Spanish.
    • May 17 » Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn's marriage is annulled.
    • May 19 » Anne Boleyn, the second wife of Henry VIII of England, is beheaded for adultery, treason, and incest.
    • July 25 » Sebastián de Belalcázar on his search of El Dorado founds the city of Santiago de Cali.

Day of marriage June 14, 1586

  • 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 1586: Source: Wikipedia
    • June 16 » Mary, Queen of Scots, recognizes Philip II of Spain as her heir and successor.
    • June 19 » English colonists leave Roanoke Island, after failing to establish England's first permanent settlement in North America.
    • September 22 » The Battle of Zutphen is a Spanish victory over the English and Dutch.
    • October 14 » Mary, Queen of Scots, goes on trial for conspiracy against Queen Elizabeth I of England.
    • December 17 » Go-Yōzei becomes Emperor of Japan.

Day of death October 8, 1606

  • 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 1606: Source: Wikipedia
    • January 27 » Gunpowder Plot: The trial of Guy Fawkes and other conspirators begins, ending with their execution on January 31.
    • January 31 » Gunpowder Plot: Four of the conspirators, including Guy Fawkes, are executed for treason by hanging, drawing and quartering, for plotting against Parliament and King James.
    • February 26 » The Janszoon voyage of 1605–06 becomes the first European expedition to set foot on Australia, although it is mistaken as a part of New Guinea.
    • April 10 » The Virginia Company of London is established by royal charter by James I of England with the purpose of establishing colonial settlements in North America.
    • December 19 » The ships Susan Constant, Godspeed, and Discovery depart England carrying settlers who founded, at Jamestown, Virginia, the first of the thirteen colonies that became the United States.
    • December 20 » The Virginia Company loads three ships with settlers and sets sail to establish Jamestown, Virginia, the first permanent English settlement in the Americas.


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