Family tree De Wit » Albrecht van Egmond van Meerestein (1540-1595)

Personal data Albrecht van Egmond van Meerestein 

  • He was born in the year 1540 in Heemskerk.
    Gedoopt op Slot Meerestein te Beverwijk - Heemskerk
  • He was christened in the year 1540 in Heemskerk.
  • Occupations:
    • Baljuw schout.
      in Den Haag
    • Kapitein in Staatse dienst.
    • Watergeus.
    • starting 1573 Krijgscommissaris van de Prins van Oranje.
  • He died on April 5, 1595 in Beverwijk, he was 55 years old.
  • He is buried in the year 1595 in Beverwijk.
  • A child of Johan van Egmond van Meerestein and Amelia van Grombach
  • This information was last updated on May 23, 2021.

Household of Albrecht van Egmond van Meerestein

He is married to Sara van Brederode.

They got married before 1567.


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  • The couple has common ancestors.

  • Notes about Albrecht van Egmond van Meerestein

    Hij woonde op het huis (kasteel) Meerenstein te Beverwijk, sloot zich aan bij het Compromis, diende onder Lodewijk van Nassau, daarna bij de Watergeuzen, benoemd tot krijgscommissaris van de Prins van Oranje in 1573, kapitein in Staatse dienst, baljuw en schout van Den Haag 1584-1586.

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Historical events

  • 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 1595: Source: Wikipedia
    • January 17 » During the French Wars of Religion, Henry IV of France declares war on Spain.
    • April 27 » The relics of Saint Sava are incinerated in Belgrade on the Vračar plateau by Ottoman Grand Vizier Sinan Pasha; the site of the incineration is now the location of the Church of Saint Sava, one of the largest Orthodox churches in the world.
    • May 24 » Nomenclator of Leiden University Library appears, the first printed catalog of an institutional library.
    • August 23 » Long Turkish War: Wallachian prince Michael the Brave confronts the Ottoman army in the Battle of Călugăreni and achieves a tactical victory.


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Andre Ottenhoff, "Family tree De Wit", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/stamboom_de-wit/I9088.php : accessed May 2, 2024), "Albrecht van Egmond van Meerestein (1540-1595)".