West-Europese adel » Willem Graaf van Schwarzburg-Blankenburg (1534-1597)

Personal data Willem Graaf van Schwarzburg-Blankenburg 


Household of Willem Graaf van Schwarzburg-Blankenburg

Waarschuwing Attention: Partner (Clara van Brunswijk-Lüneburg) is 36 years younger.

(1) He is married to Elisabeth Schlick van Passau-Weisskirchen.

They got married on April 6, 1567, he was 32 years old.


(2) He is married to Clara van Brunswijk-Lüneburg.

They got married on March 7, 1593, he was 58 years old.

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Historical events

Day of marriage March 7, 1593

  • 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 1593: Source: Wikipedia
    • February 12 » Japanese invasion of Korea: Approximately 3,000 Joseon defenders led by general Kwon Yul successfully repel more than 30,000 Japanese forces in the Siege of Haengju.
    • May 12 » London playwright Thomas Kyd is arrested and tortured by the Privy Council for libel.
    • May 18 » Playwright Thomas Kyd's accusations of heresy lead to an arrest warrant for Christopher Marlowe.
    • June 22 » Battle of Sisak: Allied Christian troops defeat the Ottomans.
    • July 25 » Henry IV of France publicly converts from Protestantism to Roman Catholicism.
    • August 27 » Pierre Barrière failed an attempt to assassinate Henry IV of France.

Day of death September 30, 1597

  • 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 1597: Source: Wikipedia
    • February 5 » A group of early Japanese Christians are killed by the new government of Japan for being seen as a threat to Japanese society.
    • August 17 » Islands Voyage: Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, and Sir Walter Raleigh set sail on an expedition to the Azores.
    • October 4 » Governor Gonzalo Méndez de Canço begins to suppress a native uprising against his rule in what is now Georgia.
    • October 26 » Imjin War: Korean Admiral Yi Sun-sin routs the Japanese Navy of 300 ships with only 13 ships at the Battle of Myeongnyang.


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About the surname Graaf van Schwarzburg-Blankenburg


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