West-Europese adel » Magdalena Sophia van Brunswijk-Lüneburg (1540-1586)

Personal data Magdalena Sophia van Brunswijk-Lüneburg 


Household of Magdalena Sophia van Brunswijk-Lüneburg

She is married to Arnold III Graaf van Bentheim en Steinfurt.

They got married on April 27, 1561, she was 20 years old.

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Historical events

Birthday May 3, 1540

  • Graaf Karel II (Oostenrijks Huis) was from 1515 till 1555 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
  • In the year 1540: Source: Wikipedia
    • March 23 » Waltham Abbey is surrendered to King Henry VIII of England; the last religious community to be closed during the Dissolution of the Monasteries.
    • May 9 » Hernando de Alarcón sets sail on an expedition to the Gulf of California.
    • July 9 » King Henry VIII of England annuls his marriage to his fourth wife, Anne of Cleves.
    • July 28 » Thomas Cromwell is executed at the order of Henry VIII of England on charges of treason. Henry marries his fifth wife, Catherine Howard, on the same day.
    • August 15 » Arequipa, Peru is founded.
    • September 27 » The Society of Jesus (Jesuits) receives its charter from Pope Paul III.

Day of marriage April 27, 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.
    • July 2 » Menas, emperor of Ethiopia, defeats a revolt in Emfraz.
    • August 24 » Willem of Orange marries duchess Anna of Saxony.
    • 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 June 3, 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.


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About the surname Van Brunswijk-Lüneburg


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