Family tree Velthuis-Delissen » Catharina Belgica van Oranje-Nassau (1578-1648)

Personal data Catharina Belgica van Oranje-Nassau 


Household of Catharina Belgica van Oranje-Nassau

She is married to Philips Ludwig II van Hanau-Munzenberg.

They got married on October 23, 1596 at Dillenburg (Hessen) (Duitsland), she was 18 years old.


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Historical events

Birthday July 3, 1578

  • Graaf Filips III (Oostenrijks Huis) was from 1555 till 1581 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
  • In the year 1578: Source: Wikipedia
    • January 31 » Eighty Years' War and Anglo-Spanish War: The Battle of Gembloux is a victory for Spanish forces led by Don John of Austria over a rebel army of Dutch, Flemish, English, Scottish, German, French and Walloons.
    • April 27 » Duel of the Mignons claims the lives of two favourites of Henry III of France and two favorites of Henry I, Duke of Guise.
    • May 31 » King Henry III lays the first stone of the Pont Neuf (New Bridge), the oldest bridge of Paris, France.
    • August 4 » Battle of Al Kasr al Kebir: The Moroccans defeat the Portuguese. King Sebastian of Portugal is killed in the battle, leaving his elderly uncle, Cardinal Henry, as his heir. This initiates a succession crisis in Portugal.
    • September 29 » Tegucigalpa, capital city of Honduras, is claimed by the Spaniards.

Day of marriage October 23, 1596

  • 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 1596: Source: Wikipedia
    • June 10 » Willem Barents and Jacob van Heemskerk discover Bear Island.
    • June 17 » The Dutch explorer Willem Barentsz discovers the Arctic archipelago of Spitsbergen.
    • September 20 » Diego de Montemayor founds the city of Monterrey in New Spain.
    • October 19 » The Spanish ship San Felipe runs aground on the coast of Japan and its cargo is confiscated by local authorities

Day of death April 12, 1648

  • Stadhouder Prins Willem II (Huis van Oranje) was from 1647 till 1650 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
  • In the year 1648: Source: Wikipedia
    • January 30 » Eighty Years' War: The Treaty of Münster and Osnabrück is signed, ending the conflict between the Netherlands and Spain.
    • May 15 » The Peace of Münster is ratified, by which Spain acknowledges Dutch sovereignty.
    • June 1 » The Roundheads defeat the Cavaliers at the Battle of Maidstone in the Second English Civil War.
    • August 8 » Mehmed IV (1648–1687) succeeds Ibrahim I (1640–1648) as Ottoman Emperor.
    • August 28 » The Siege of Colchester ends when Royalists Forces surrender to the Parliamentary Forces after eleven weeks, during the Second English Civil War.
    • October 24 » The Peace of Westphalia is signed, marking the end of the Thirty Years' War.


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About the surname Van Oranje-Nassau


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