Directory

Encyclopedia

NodeWorks
                              ENCYCLOPEDIA

Link Checker

Home
Encyclopedia : J : JO : JOH :

Johan of Nassau

 

Johan of Nassau

Count Johan of Nassau (November 22, 1535October 8, 1606) was the brother of William I of Orange. Other names he had were Jan VI or Jan de Oude. He was the second son of Willem of Nassau.

He was the principal author of the Union of Utrecht.

He was married to:

  • Elisabeth of Leuchtenberg (1537-1579)
  • Cunigonda v.d. Palts (1556-1586)
  • Johannetta van Sayn-Wittgenstein (1561-1622)

    His son was Jan VII of Nassau.



  • NodeWorks boosts web surfing!
    Page Returned in 0.091 seconds - HTML Compressed 69.6%

    This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available
    under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.
     GNU Free Documentation License
    © 2008 Chamas Enterprises Inc.