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The Connections of William the Silent
Dutch statesman and revolt leader (1533-1584) Every person recorded alongside William the Silent in the archive: family, teachers, students, influences, and the contemporaries who shared the same years.
Family & Connections
People recorded alongside William the Silent in the ledgers of the archive.
- Parents
- William I, Count of Nassau-Siegen, Juliana of Stolberg
- Spouses
- Anna van Egmont, Anna of Saxony, Charlotte of Bourbon, Louise de Coligny
- Children
- Philip William, Prince of Orange, Countess Maria of Nassau, Countess Anna of Nassau, Maurice of Nassau, Countess Emilia of Nassau, Countess Louise Juliana of Nassau, Countess Elisabeth of Nassau, Countess Catharina Belgica of Nassau, Countess Charlotte Flandrina of Nassau, Countess Charlotte Brabantina of Nassau, Countess Emilia Antwerpiana of Nassau, Frederick Henry of Orange-Nassau
- Siblings
- Anna of Nassau-Dillenburg, Magdalena of Nassau-Dillenburg, Maria of Nassau, Catherine of Hanau, Countess of Wied, Catharine of Nassau-Dillenburg, Juliana of Nassau-Dillenburg, Elisabeth of Nassau-Dillenburg, Adolf of Nassau, Louis of Nassau, Henry of Nassau-Dillenburg
Alive in the same years
Records in the archive whose lifetimes overlapped the years 1533 to 1584.
Early Modern era
Teresa of Avila
March 28, 1515 – October 15, 1582
Roman Catholic saint (1515-1582)
Early Modern era
Martin Luther
November 10, 1483 – February 18, 1546
Reformer whose 95 Theses split Western Christianity
Early Modern era
John Calvin
July 10, 1509 – May 27, 1564
French Protestant reformer (1509–1564)
Early Modern era
Anne Boleyn
1501 – May 19, 1536
Second wife of Henry VIII of England (died 1536)
Early Modern era
Mary I of England
February 18, 1516 – November 17, 1558
Queen of England and Ireland from 1553 to 1558 (1516-1558)
Early Modern era
Elizabeth I
September 7, 1533 – March 24, 1603
Queen whose reign made England a global power and cultural beacon
Early Modern era
Mary, Queen of Scots
December 8, 1542 – February 8, 1587
Queen of Scotland from 1542 to 1567 (1542–1587)
Early Modern era
Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
February 24, 1500 – September 21, 1558
Holy Roman Emperor from 1519 to 1556 (1500–1558)
Early Modern era
Philip II of Spain
May 21, 1527 – September 13, 1598
King of Spain, Portugal, Naples and Sicily; King consort of England, lived 1527-1598
Early Modern era
Ivan the Terrible
August 25, 1530 – March 18, 1584
Tsar of all Russia from 1547 to 1584
Early Modern era
Akbar
October 15, 1542 – October 15, 1605
The third and greatest Mughal emperor from 1556 to 1605
Early Modern era
Oda Nobunaga
June 23, 1534 – June 21, 1582
Japanese samurai and warlord (1534–1582)