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Personal data Willem IV (de Wijze) Landgraaf van Hessen-Kassel 


Household of Willem IV (de Wijze) Landgraaf van Hessen-Kassel

(1) He is married to Elisabeth van Wallenstein.

They got married


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(2) He is married to Sophia Sabine van Württemberg.

They got married on February 12, 1566 at Marburg, Hessen, he was 33 years old.


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Notes about Willem IV (de Wijze) Landgraaf van Hessen-Kassel

Landgraaf van Hessen-Kassel (1567). Hij is de stamvader van het huis Hessen-Kassel en de van de takken Philippsthal en Rheinfels-Rotenburg. Uit het huwelijk met Sofia Sabine zijn 11 kinderen geboren; hij had ook nog 4 bastaarden.

Bron: http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilhelm_IV._(Hessen-Kassel)

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Historical events

Birthday June 24, 1532

  • Graaf Karel II (Oostenrijks Huis) was from 1515 till 1555 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
  • In the year 1532: Source: Wikipedia
    • May 16 » Sir Thomas More resigns as Lord Chancellor of England.
    • June 23 » Henry VIII of England and Francis I of France sign the "Treaty of Closer Amity With France" (also known as the Pommeraye treaty), pledging mutual aid against Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor.
    • August 13 » Union of Brittany and France: The Duchy of Brittany is absorbed into the Kingdom of France.
    • September 1 » Lady Anne Boleyn is made Marquess of Pembroke by her fiancé, King Henry VIII of England.
    • November 15 » Commanded by Francisco Pizarro, Spanish conquistadors under Hernando de Soto meet Inca Empire leader Atahualpa for the first time outside Cajamarca, arranging a meeting on the city plaza the following day.
    • November 16 » Francisco Pizarro and his men capture Inca Emperor Atahualpa at the Battle of Cajamarca.

Day of marriage February 12, 1566

  • Graaf Filips III (Oostenrijks Huis) was from 1555 till 1581 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
  • In the year 1566: Source: Wikipedia
    • March 28 » The foundation stone of Valletta, Malta's capital city, is laid by Jean Parisot de Valette, Grand Master of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta.
    • April 5 » Two hundred Dutch noblemen, led by Hendrick van Brederode, force themselves into the presence of Margaret of Parma and present the Petition of Compromise, denouncing the Spanish Inquisition in the Seventeen Provinces.

Day of death August 25, 1592

  • 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 1592: Source: Wikipedia
    • July 20 » During the first Japanese invasion of Korea, Japanese forces led by Toyotomi Hideyoshi captured Pyongyang, although they were ultimately unable to hold it.
    • August 14 » The first sighting of the Falkland Islands by John Davis.
    • August 15 » Imjin War: At the Battle of Hansan Island, the Korean Navy, led by Yi Sun-sin, Yi Eok-gi, and Won Gyun, decisively defeats the Japanese Navy, led by Wakisaka Yasuharu.
    • November 3 » The city of San Luis Potosí is founded.


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