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Personal data Gaspard de COLIGNY 

  • He was born on February 26, 1519 in Chatillon-sur-Loing.
  • Profession: Heer van Chatillon, Admiraal.
  • (Afw. dood) .
  • He died on September 3, 1572 in Parijs, FRANKRIJK, he was 53 years old.
  • A child of Gaspard de COLIGNY and Louise de MONTMORENCY
  • This information was last updated on August 19, 2023.

Household of Gaspard de COLIGNY

He had a relationship with Charlotte de LAVAL.


Child(ren):

  1. Louise de COLIGNY  1555-1620 

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Historical events

Birthday February 26, 1519

  • Graaf Karel II (Oostenrijks Huis) was from 1515 till 1555 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
  • In the year 1519: Source: Wikipedia
    • March 4 » Hernán Cortés arrives in Mexico in search of the Aztec civilization and its wealth.
    • June 28 » Charles V is elected Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire.
    • August 10 » Ferdinand Magellan's five ships set sail from Seville to circumnavigate the globe. The Basque second-in-command Juan Sebastián Elcano will complete the expedition after Magellan's death in the Philippines.
    • August 20 » Philosopher and general Wang Yangming defeats Zhu Chenhao, ending the Prince of Ning rebellion against the reign of the Ming dynasty's Zhengde Emperor.
    • September 20 » Ferdinand Magellan sets sail from Sanlúcar de Barrameda with about 270 men on his expedition to circumnavigate the globe.
    • November 8 » Hernán Cortés enters Tenochtitlán and Aztec ruler Moctezuma welcomes him with a great celebration.

Day of death September 3, 1572

  • Graaf Filips III (Oostenrijks Huis) was from 1555 till 1581 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
  • In the year 1572: Source: Wikipedia
    • January 16 » Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk is tried for treason for his part in the Ridolfi plot to restore Catholicism in England.
    • April 1 » In the Eighty Years' War, the Watergeuzen capture Brielle from the Seventeen Provinces, gaining the first foothold on land for what would become the Dutch Republic.
    • July 9 » Nineteen Catholics suffer martyrdom for their beliefs in the Dutch town of Gorkum.
    • August 18 » Marriage in Paris, France, of the Huguenot King Henry III of Navarre to Margaret of Valois, in a supposed attempt to reconcile Protestants and Catholics.
    • August 23 » French Wars of Religion: Mob violence against thousands of Huguenots in Paris results in the St. Bartholomew's Day massacre.
    • December 23 » Theologian Johann Sylvan is executed in Heidelberg for his heretical Antitrinitarian beliefs.


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