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Personal data Dorothea von Mansfeld-Arnstein 

  • She was born on March 23, 1561 in Arnstadt, Ilm-Kreis, Thuringia, Germany.
  • She died on February 23, 1594 in Dessau, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, she was 32 years old.
  • She is buried in Dessau, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany.
  • This information was last updated on October 18, 2023.

Household of Dorothea von Mansfeld-Arnstein

She is married to Johann Georg von Anhalt-Dessau.

They got married on February 12, 1588 at Hadersleben,Schleswig-Holstein,Preussen, she was 26 years old.

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Birthday March 23, 1561

  • Graaf Filips III (Oostenrijks Huis) was from 1555 till 1581 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
  • In the year 1561: Source: Wikipedia
    • March 2 » Mendoza, Argentina, is founded by Spanish conquistador Pedro del Castillo.
    • March 31 » The city of San Cristóbal, Táchira is founded.
    • April 14 » A celestial phenomenon is reported over Nuremberg, described as an aerial battle.
    • September 9 » The ultimately unsuccessful Colloquy of Poissy opens in an effort to reconcile French Catholics and Protestants.
    • September 10 » Fourth Battle of Kawanakajima: Takeda Shingen defeats Uesugi Kenshin in the climax of their ongoing conflicts.
    • October 18 » In Japan the fourth Battle of Kawanakajima was fought between the forces of Uesugi Kenshin and Takeda Shingen; resulting in a draw.

Day of death February 23, 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.


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