Jan VI van Nassau-Dillenburg (graf von Nassau-Dillenburg, stadhouder van Gelre en Zutphen)

   de Oude, the Elder

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Personal and Family Information

Jan was born on 22 NOV 1536 in Dillenburg, Hessen, Deutschland , the son of Wilhelm I von Nassau-Dillenburg and Juliana zu Stolberg-Wernigerode.

He died on 08 OCT 1606 in Dillenburg, Hessen, Deutschland .

He had three marriages/partners. His first wife was Elisabeth von Leuchtenberg, who he married on 16 JUN 1559 in Dillenburg, Hessen, Deutschland . Their twelve known children were Willem Lodewijk (1560-1620), Johann VII (1561-1623), Georg (1562-1623), Elisabeth (1564-1611), Juliana (1565-1630), Filips (1566-1595), Marie (1568-1625), Anna Sibylla (1569-1576), Mathilda (1570-1625), Albrecht (1572-1572), Ernst Kasimir (1573-1632) and Lodewijk Günther (1575-1604).

His second wife was Kunigunde Jakobäa von Simmern, who he married on 13 SEP 1580 in Dillenburg, Hessen, Deutschland . Their only known child was Amalie (1582-1635).

His third wife was Johannette von Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg, who he married on 14 JUN 1586 in Berleburg, Nordrhein-Westfalen. Their four known children were Johann Ludwig (1590-1653), Johannette Elisabeth (1593-1654), Anna (1594-1660) and Anna Amelia (1599-1667).

Pedigree Chart (3 generations)


 

Jan VI van Nassau-Dillenburg
(1536-1606)

 

Wilhelm I von Nassau-Dillenburg
(1487-1559)

 

Jan V van Nassau-Dillenburg
(1455-1516)

 

Johann IV von Nassau-Dillenburg
(1410-1475)

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Maria van Loon-Heinsberg
(1426-1502)

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Elisabeth von Hessen-Marburg
(1466-1523)

 

Heinrich III von Hessen-Marburg
(1440-1483)

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Anna von Katzenelnbogen
(1443-1494)

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Juliana zu Stolberg-Wernigerode
(1506-1580)

 

Botho zu Stolberg
(1467-1538)

 

Heinrich XIX zu Stolberg
(1436-1511)

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Margareta von Mansfeld
(c1438-1469)

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Anna von Eppstein-Königstein
(1482-1538)

 

Philipp I von Eppstein-Königstein
(c1445-1480/81)

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Louise de la Marck
(c1460-1524)

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Events

EventDateDetailsSourceMultimediaNotes
Birth 22 NOV 1536
Place: Dillenburg, Hessen, Deutschland
Death 8 OCT 1606
Place: Dillenburg, Hessen, Deutschland

Attributes

AttributeDateDescriptionDetailsSourceMultimediaNotes
Nobility Title FROM 1559 TO 1606 graf von Nassau-Dillenburg
Nobility Title FROM 1578 TO 1581 stadhouder van Gelre en Zutphen

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