Countess Maria Von Nassau-Dillenburg Duchess of Boxmeer | |
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Born | 15 March 1539
Dillenburg,
Duchy of Nassau, German Empire |
Died | 28 March 1599 (60)
Ulft, Gelderland, Netherlands |
Nationality | Dutch |
Other names | Maria Van Nassau-Dillenburg |
Spouse(s) | Willem IV, Count of Bergh (m. 1556-1586, his death) |
Children | 16 |
Parents |
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Relatives | William the Silent (brother) |
Maria Von Nassau-Dillenburg (18 March 1539, in Dillenburg – 28 May 1599, in Kasteel Ulft), Countess of Nassau, Katzenelnbogen, Vianden and Dietz, was a Dutch noblewoman.
She was the second daughter of William I, Count of Nassau-Siegen and Juliana of Stolberg, making Maria a sister of William the Silent. On 11 November 1556 she married count Willem IV van den Bergh (1537–1586) in Meurs. Count Willem committed treason against his brother-in-law William by defecting to the Spanish. He and Maria were caught, but were quickly freed on William's intervention.
Maria is buried in the crypt of the church at 's-Heerenberg.
Maria and Willem IV van den Bergh had 16 children:
Countess Maria Von Nassau-Dillenburg Duchess of Boxmeer | |
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Born | 15 March 1539
Dillenburg,
Duchy of Nassau, German Empire |
Died | 28 March 1599 (60)
Ulft, Gelderland, Netherlands |
Nationality | Dutch |
Other names | Maria Van Nassau-Dillenburg |
Spouse(s) | Willem IV, Count of Bergh (m. 1556-1586, his death) |
Children | 16 |
Parents |
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Relatives | William the Silent (brother) |
Maria Von Nassau-Dillenburg (18 March 1539, in Dillenburg – 28 May 1599, in Kasteel Ulft), Countess of Nassau, Katzenelnbogen, Vianden and Dietz, was a Dutch noblewoman.
She was the second daughter of William I, Count of Nassau-Siegen and Juliana of Stolberg, making Maria a sister of William the Silent. On 11 November 1556 she married count Willem IV van den Bergh (1537–1586) in Meurs. Count Willem committed treason against his brother-in-law William by defecting to the Spanish. He and Maria were caught, but were quickly freed on William's intervention.
Maria is buried in the crypt of the church at 's-Heerenberg.
Maria and Willem IV van den Bergh had 16 children: