West-Europese adel » Margaretha van Brandenburg (1511-1578)

Personal data Margaretha van Brandenburg 


Household of Margaretha van Brandenburg

(1) She is married to Georg I Hertog van Pommeren-Wolgast.

They got married on January 23, 1530 at Wolgast, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, she was 18 years old.


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(2) She is married to Johan II Vorst van Anhalt-Zerbst.

They got married on February 15, 1534, she was 22 years old.


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Historical events

Birthday September 29, 1511

  • Graaf Maximiliaan (Oostenrijks Huis) was from 1506 till 1515 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
  • In the year 1511: Source: Wikipedia
    • January 19 » The Italian city-fortress of Mirandola surrenders to the French.
    • April 9 » St John's College, Cambridge, England, founded by Lady Margaret Beaufort, receives its charter.
    • August 15 » Afonso de Albuquerque of Portugal conquers Malacca, the capital of the Malacca Sultanate.
    • October 4 » Formation of the Holy League of Aragon, the Papal States and Venice against France.
    • November 17 » Henry VIII of England concludes the Treaty of Westminster, a pledge of mutual aid against the French, with Ferdinand II of Aragon.

Day of marriage February 15, 1534

  • Graaf Karel II (Oostenrijks Huis) was from 1515 till 1555 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
  • In the year 1534: Source: Wikipedia
    • February 11 » Henry VIII of England is recognized as supreme head of the Church of England.
    • May 10 » Jacques Cartier visits Newfoundland.
    • June 29 » Jacques Cartier is the first European to reach Prince Edward Island.
    • July 7 » Jacques Cartier makes his first contact with aboriginal peoples in what is now Canada.
    • August 15 » Ignatius of Loyola and six classmates take initial vows, leading to the creation of the Society of Jesus in September 1540.
    • October 17 » Anti-Catholic posters appear in Paris and other cities supporting Huldrych Zwingli's position on the Mass.

Day of death December 3, 1578

  • Graaf Filips III (Oostenrijks Huis) was from 1555 till 1581 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
  • In the year 1578: Source: Wikipedia
    • January 31 » Eighty Years' War and Anglo-Spanish War: The Battle of Gembloux is a victory for Spanish forces led by Don John of Austria over a rebel army of Dutch, Flemish, English, Scottish, German, French and Walloons.
    • April 27 » Duel of the Mignons claims the lives of two favourites of Henry III of France and two favorites of Henry I, Duke of Guise.
    • May 31 » King Henry III lays the first stone of the Pont Neuf (New Bridge), the oldest bridge of Paris, France.
    • August 4 » Battle of Al Kasr al Kebir: The Moroccans defeat the Portuguese. King Sebastian of Portugal is killed in the battle, leaving his elderly uncle, Cardinal Henry, as his heir. This initiates a succession crisis in Portugal.
    • September 29 » Tegucigalpa, capital city of Honduras, is claimed by the Spaniards.


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About the surname Van Brandenburg


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