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Personal data Jean VI de Nassau-Dillenbourg 


Household of Jean VI de Nassau-Dillenbourg

(1) He is married to Élisabeth de Leuchtenberg.

They got married on June 16, 1559, he was 23 years old.


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(2) He is married to Cunégonde de Bavière.

They got married on September 13, 1580, he was 44 years old.


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(3) He is married to Jeanne de Sayn-Wittgenstein.

They got married on June 14, 1586, he was 50 years old.

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Historical events

Birthday November 22, 1535

  • Graaf Karel II (Oostenrijks Huis) was from 1515 till 1555 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
  • In the year 1535: Source: Wikipedia
    • January 21 » Following the Affair of the Placards, the French king leads an anti-Protestant procession through Paris.
    • April 20 » The sun dog phenomenon is observed over Stockholm, as later depicted in the famous painting Vädersolstavlan.
    • May 19 » French explorer Jacques Cartier sets sail on his second voyage to North America with three ships, 110 men, and Chief Donnacona's two sons (whom Cartier had kidnapped during his first voyage).
    • June 1 » Combined forces loyal to Charles V attack and expel the Ottomans from Tunis during the Conquest of Tunis.
    • July 6 » Sir Thomas More is executed for treason against King Henry VIII of England.
    • October 2 » Jacques Cartier discovers the present site of Montreal.

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.
    • 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.
    • April 12 » The Union Flag is adopted as the flag of English and Scottish ships.
    • 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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About the surname De Nassau-Dillenbourg


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