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Personal data Cornelis Hillenius 

  • He was born on February 20, 1540 in Ieperen.
  • Profession: Prdikant.
    Hij is rond 1568 veroordeeld door de "Conseil des Troubles" te Brussel en naar Norwich (Engeland) verbannen. In 1577 is hij naar Nederland gekomen, waar hij predikant in Rotterdam is geworden. Hij schreef De Ziekentroost
  • He died on September 18, 1600 in Rotterdam, he was 60 years old.
  • A child of Jodacus van Hille and Catharian van Comines
  • This information was last updated on November 5, 2010.

Household of Cornelis Hillenius

He is married to Digna van Dongen.

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  1. Cornelis Hillenius  1568-1632 

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Birthday February 20, 1540

  • Graaf Karel II (Oostenrijks Huis) was from 1515 till 1555 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
  • In the year 1540: Source: Wikipedia
    • January 6 » King Henry VIII of England marries Anne of Cleves.
    • March 23 » Waltham Abbey is surrendered to King Henry VIII of England; the last religious community to be closed during the Dissolution of the Monasteries.
    • May 9 » Hernando de Alarcón sets sail on an expedition to the Gulf of California.
    • July 9 » King Henry VIII of England annuls his marriage to his fourth wife, Anne of Cleves.
    • July 28 » Thomas Cromwell is executed at the order of Henry VIII of England on charges of treason. Henry marries his fifth wife, Catherine Howard, on the same day.
    • October 18 » Spanish conquistador Hernando de Soto's forces destroy the fortified town of Mabila in present-day Alabama, killing Tuskaloosa.

Day of death September 18, 1600

  • 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 1600: Source: Wikipedia
    • February 17 » On his way to be burned at the stake for heresy, at Campo de' Fiori in Rome, the philosopher Giordano Bruno has a wooden vise put on his tongue to prevent him continuing to speak.
    • February 19 » The Peruvian stratovolcano Huaynaputina explodes in the most violent eruption in the recorded history of South America.
    • August 5 » The Gowrie Conspiracy against King James VI of Scotland (later to become King James I of England) takes place.
    • August 23 » Battle of Gifu Castle: The eastern forces of Tokugawa Ieyasu defeat the western Japanese clans loyal to Toyotomi Hideyori, leading to the destruction of Gifu Castle and serving as a prelude to the Battle of Sekigahara.
    • October 6 » Euridice, the earliest surviving opera, receives its première performance, beginning the Baroque period.
    • October 21 » Tokugawa Ieyasu defeats the leaders of rival Japanese clans in the Battle of Sekigahara and becomes shōgun of Japan.


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