Family tree Oving » Willem 1 de Rijke van NASSAU DILLENBURG (1487-1559)

Personal data Willem 1 de Rijke van NASSAU DILLENBURG 

  • He was born on April 19, 1487 in Dillenburg.
  • Profession: Graaf van Nassau-Dillenbrug.
  • He died on October 16, 1559 in Dillenburg, he was 72 years old.
  • A child of Jan 5 van NASSAU DILLENBURG and Elisabeth van HESSEN
  • This information was last updated on August 19, 2023.

Household of Willem 1 de Rijke van NASSAU DILLENBURG

He has/had a relationship with Juliana van STOLBERG.


Child(ren):

  1. Willem van ORANJE  1533-1584 
  2. Maria van NASSAU  1539-1599 

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Willem 1 de Rijke van NASSAU DILLENBURG

Jan 4 van NASSAU DILLENBURG
1410-1475
Maria van LOON HEINSBERG
1426-1502

Willem 1 de Rijke van NASSAU DILLENBURG
1487-1559


Juliana van STOLBERG
1506-1580

Willem van ORANJE
1533-1584
Maria van NASSAU
1539-1599
Jan 6 van NASSAU DILLENBURG
1536-1606

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Historical events

Birthday April 19, 1487

  • Graaf Maximiliaan (Oostenrijks Huis) was from 1482 till 1494 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
  • In the year 1487: Source: Wikipedia
    • May 7 » The Siege of Málaga commences during the Spanish Reconquista.
    • May 24 » The ten-year-old Lambert Simnel is crowned in Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin, Ireland, with the name of Edward VI in a bid to threaten King Henry VII's reign.
    • June 16 » Battle of Stoke Field: King Henry VII of England defeats the leaders of a Yorkist rebellion in the final engagement of the Wars of the Roses.
    • July 24 » Citizens of Leeuwarden, Netherlands, strike against a ban on foreign beer.
    • August 18 » The Siege of Málaga ends with the taking of the city by Castilian and Aragonese forces.
    • November 25 » Elizabeth of York is crowned Queen of England.

Day of death October 16, 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.


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