Family tree Willems Hoogeloon-Best » Sophia van DOHNA (1538-1575)

Personal data Sophia van DOHNA 


Household of Sophia van DOHNA

She is married to Hans Jakob Truchsess von WALDBURG.

They got married in the year 1558, she was 19 years old.


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Historical events

Birthday September 15, 1538

  • Graaf Karel II (Oostenrijks Huis) was from 1515 till 1555 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
  • In the year 1538: Source: Wikipedia
    • February 24 » Treaty of Nagyvárad between Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand I and King John Zápolya of Hungary and Croatia.
    • July 25 » The city of Guayaquil is founded by the Spanish Conquistador Francisco de Orellana and given the name Muy Noble y Muy Leal Ciudad de Santiago de Guayaquil.
    • August 6 » Bogotá, Colombia, is founded by Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada.
    • September 28 » Ottoman–Venetian War: The Ottoman Navy scores a decisive victory over a Holy League fleet in the Battle of Preveza.
    • October 28 » The Universidad Santo Tomás de Aquino is founded in what is now the Dominican Republic.
    • December 17 » Pope Paul III excommunicates Henry VIII of England.

Day of death January 5, 1575

  • Graaf Filips III (Oostenrijks Huis) was from 1555 till 1581 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
  • In the year 1575: Source: Wikipedia
    • January 25 » Luanda, the capital of Angola, is founded by the Portuguese navigator Paulo Dias de Novais.
    • February 8 » Leiden University is founded, and given the motto Praesidium Libertatis.
    • March 3 » Mughal Emperor Akbar defeats Sultan of Bengal Daud Khan Karrani's army at the Battle of Tukaroi.
    • June 28 » Sengoku period of Japan: The combined forces of Oda Nobunaga and Tokugawa Ieyasu are victorious in the Battle of Nagashino.
    • October 10 » Roman Catholic forces under Henry I, Duke of Guise defeat the Protestants, capturing Philippe de Mornay among others.
    • October 22 » Foundation of Aguascalientes City in New Spain.


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