Family tree Oving » Sophia Hedwig van BRUNSWIJK-WOLFENBUTTEL (1594-1641)

Personal data Sophia Hedwig van BRUNSWIJK-WOLFENBUTTEL 

  • She was born on February 20, 1594 in Wolfenbuttel.

    Waarschuwing Attention: Age at marriage (June 8, 1607) below 16 years (13).

  • Profession: Hertogin van Brunswijk-Wolfenbuttel / Gravin van Spiegelberg.
  • She died on January 23, 1641 in Arnhem, Gelderland, NEDERLAND, she was 46 years old.
  • This information was last updated on August 19, 2023.

Household of Sophia Hedwig van BRUNSWIJK-WOLFENBUTTEL

She is married to Ernst Casimir van NASSAU-DIETZ.

They got married on June 8, 1607, she was 13 years old.


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Ancestors (and descendant) of Sophia Hedwig van BRUNSWIJK-WOLFENBUTTEL

Sophia Hedwig van BRUNSWIJK-WOLFENBUTTEL
1594-1641

1607

Ernst Casimir van NASSAU-DIETZ
1574-1632

Willem Frederik van NASSAU-DIETZ
1613-1664

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Historical events

Birthday February 20, 1594

  • 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 1594: Source: Wikipedia
    • February 19 » Having already been elected to the throne of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth in 1587, Sigismund III of the House of Vasa is crowned King of Sweden, having succeeded his father John III of Sweden in 1592.
    • February 27 » Henry IV is crowned King of France.
    • June 11 » Philip II recognizes the rights and privileges of the local nobles and chieftains in the Philippines, which paved way to the stabilization of the rule of the Principalía (an elite ruling class of native nobility in Spanish Philippines).
    • June 23 » The Action of Faial, Azores. The Portuguese carrack Cinco Chagas, loaded with slaves and treasure, is attacked and sunk by English ships with only 13 survivors out of over 700 on board.
    • July 5 » Portuguese forces under the command of Pedro Lopes de Sousa begin an unsuccessful invasion of the Kingdom of Kandy during the Campaign of Danture in Sri Lanka.
    • August 30 » The christening of Prince Henry of Scotland is celebrated with the Masque at the baptism of Prince Henry at Stirling Castle.

Day of marriage June 8, 1607

  • 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 1607: Source: Wikipedia
    • January 19 » San Agustin Church in Manila is officially completed; it is the oldest church still standing in the Philippines.
    • January 30 » An estimated 200 square miles (51,800 ha) along the coasts of the Bristol Channel and Severn Estuary in England are destroyed by massive flooding, resulting in an estimated 2,000 deaths.
    • March 10 » Susenyos I defeats the combined armies of Yaqob and Abuna Petros II at the Battle of Gol in Gojjam, making him Emperor of Ethiopia.
    • April 25 » Eighty Years' War: The Dutch fleet destroys the anchored Spanish fleet at Gibraltar.
    • May 24 » One hundred English settlers disembark in Jamestown, the first permanent English colony in America.
    • September 14 » Flight of the Earls from Lough Swilly, Donegal, Ireland.

Day of death January 23, 1641

  • Stadhouder Prins Frederik Hendrik (Huis van Oranje) was from 1625 till 1647 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
  • In the year 1641: Source: Wikipedia
    • January 6 » Arauco War: The first Parliament of Quillín is celebrated, putting a temporary hold on hostilities between Mapuches and Spanish in Chile.
    • March 11 » Guaraní forces living in the Jesuit reductions defeat bandeirantes loyal to the Portuguese Empire at the Battle of Mbororé in present-day Panambí, Argentina.
    • August 10 » The Treaty of London between England and Scotland, ending the Bishops' Wars, is signed.
    • September 23 » The Merchant Royal, carrying a treasure of over 100,000 pounds of gold (worth over £1 billion today), is lost at sea off Land's End.
    • October 24 » Felim O'Neill of Kinard, the leader of the Irish Rebellion, issues his Proclamation of Dungannon, justifying the uprising and declaring continued loyalty to King Charles I of England.


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