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Personal data Edzard van Ostfriesland 


Household of Edzard van Ostfriesland

He is married to Catharina van Zweden.

They got married on October 1, 1559 at Stockholm, he was 27 years old.


Child(ren):

  2. Enno van Ostfriesland  1563-1625 
  3. Johan van Ostfriesland  ± 1566-1625 
  4. Christoph van Ostfriesland  ± 1569-± 1636
  5. Maria van Ostfriesland  1582-1616 

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Historical events

Birthday June 20, 1532

  • Graaf Karel II (Oostenrijks Huis) was from 1515 till 1555 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
  • In the year 1532: Source: Wikipedia
    • May 16 » Sir Thomas More resigns as Lord Chancellor of England.
    • June 23 » Henry VIII of England and Francis I of France sign the "Treaty of Closer Amity With France" (also known as the Pommeraye treaty), pledging mutual aid against Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor.
    • August 13 » Union of Brittany and France: The Duchy of Brittany is absorbed into the Kingdom of France.
    • September 1 » Lady Anne Boleyn is made Marquess of Pembroke by her fiancé, King Henry VIII of England.
    • November 15 » Commanded by Francisco Pizarro, Spanish conquistadors under Hernando de Soto meet Inca Empire leader Atahualpa for the first time outside Cajamarca, arranging a meeting on the city plaza the following day.
    • November 16 » Francisco Pizarro and his men capture Inca Emperor Atahualpa at the Battle of Cajamarca.

Day of marriage October 1, 1559

  • Graaf Filips III (Oostenrijks Huis) was from 1555 till 1581 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
  • In the year 1559: Source: Wikipedia
    • January 15 » Elizabeth I is crowned Queen of England in Westminster Abbey, London.
    • April 3 » The Peace of Cateau-Cambrésis treaty is signed, ending the Italian Wars.
    • May 2 » John Knox returns from exile to Scotland to become the leader of the nascent Scottish Reformation.
    • June 30 » King Henry II of France is mortally wounded in a jousting match against Gabriel, comte de Montgomery.
    • August 22 » Bartolomé Carranza, Spanish archbishop, is arrested for heresy.
    • December 25 » Pope Pius IV is elected.

Day of death March 1, 1599

  • 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 1599: Source: Wikipedia
    • August 15 » Nine Years' War: Battle of Curlew Pass: Irish forces led by Hugh Roe O'Donnell successfully ambush English forces, led by Sir Conyers Clifford, sent to relieve Collooney Castle.
    • October 18 » Michael the Brave, Prince of Wallachia, defeats the Army of Andrew Báthory in the Battle of Șelimbăr, leading to the first recorded unification of the Romanian people.


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About the surname Van Ostfriesland


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