Stephenson Family Tree » Prince Georg II Piast of Brieg (1523-1586)

Personal data Prince Georg II Piast of Brieg 

  • He was born on July 18, 1523 in Liegnitz, Liegnitz, Liegnitz, Silesia, Prussia, German Empire.
  • He died on May 7, 1586 in Brzeg, Opole, Poland, he was 62 years old.
  • He is buried in the year 1586 in Opole, Opolskie, Poland.
  • This information was last updated on October 18, 2023.

Household of Prince Georg II Piast of Brieg

He is married to Barbara von Brandenburg.

They got married on February 15, 1545 at Berlin, Brandenburg, Preußen, Germany, he was 21 years old.

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Historical events

Birthday July 18, 1523

  • Graaf Karel II (Oostenrijks Huis) was from 1515 till 1555 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
  • In the year 1523: Source: Wikipedia
    • January 20 » Christian II is forced to abdicate as King of Denmark and Norway.
    • June 6 » Swedish regent Gustav Vasa is elected King of Sweden and, marking a symbolic end to the Kalmar Union, 6 June is designated the country's national day.
    • June 9 » The Parisian Faculty of Theology fines Simon de Colines for publishing the Biblical commentary Commentarii initiatorii in quatuor Evangelia by Jacques Lefèvre d'Étaples.
    • June 10 » Copenhagen is surrounded by the army of Frederick I of Denmark, as the city will not recognise him as the successor of Christian II of Denmark.
    • July 1 » Jan van Essen and Hendrik Vos become the first Lutheran martyrs, burned at the stake by Roman Catholic authorities in Brussels.

Day of death May 7, 1586

  • 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 1586: Source: Wikipedia
    • June 16 » Mary, Queen of Scots, recognizes Philip II of Spain as her heir and successor.
    • June 19 » English colonists leave Roanoke Island, after failing to establish England's first permanent settlement in North America.
    • September 22 » The Battle of Zutphen is a Spanish victory over the English and Dutch.
    • October 14 » Mary, Queen of Scots, goes on trial for conspiracy against Queen Elizabeth I of England.
    • December 17 » Go-Yōzei becomes Emperor of Japan.


Same birth/death day

Source: Wikipedia

Source: Wikipedia


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