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John Maurice, Prince of Nassau-Siegen

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He also established representative councils in the colony for local government, and developed Recife's transportation infrastructure. His large schemes and lavish expenditures alarmed the parsimonious directors of the West India Company, and John Maurice, refusing to retain his post unless he were
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As governor-general of a Brazilian colony setup by the Dutch West India Company from 1636 until 1644, Johan Maurice was both personally involved in keeping Africans slaves, and personally profited from the trade and transport of Africans to Brazil. In 1643, Nassau received a
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and the chief stronghold of the Dutch, in January 1637. Immediately after his arrival, he began a campaign against the Spanish-Portuguese forces, which he defeated in repeated encounters. Believing himself strong enough to hold his own, he dispatched part of his forces
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Shortly after returning to Europe, John Maurice was appointed by Frederick Henry to the command of the cavalry in the Dutch army, and he took part in the campaigns of 1645 and 1646. When the war was ended by the
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are two folio volumes containing a fine collection of colored prints of Brazilian animals and plants, which were executed by order of the prince, and accompanied with a short explanation by him.
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By his statesmanlike policy, he brought the colony into a most flourishing condition. His leadership in Brazil inspired two Latin epics from 1647:
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Françozo, Mariana, "Global Connections: Johan Maurtis of Nassau-Siegen's Collection of Curiosities" in Michiel Van Groesen,
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He joined the Dutch army in 1621, at a very early age. He distinguished himself in the campaigns of his cousin, the
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In 1675, his health compelled him to give up active military service, and he spent his last years in his beloved
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Onder den Oranje boom. Nederlandse kunst en cultuur aan Duitse vorstenhoven in de zeventiende en achttiende eeuw
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Johann Moritz von Nassau-Siegen (1604-1679) als Vermittler, Politik und Kultur am Niederhein im 17. Jahrhunder
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https://www.historia.uff.br/academico/media/aluno/1662/projeto/Dissert-stephanie-caroline-boechat-correia.pdf
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in southern Chile. Later, he visited the conquered provinces and arranged their administration.
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Johan Maurits van Nassau: historische roman uit den tijd der Hollandsche bezetting van Brazilië
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One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the
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By this series of successful expeditions, he gradually extended the Dutch possessions from
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was as great as it had been in Brazil, and he proved himself a most able and wise ruler.
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of Dom Miguel de Castro, Emissary of the Kingdom of Kongo to the court of Johan Maurits
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Aufbruch in Neue Welten: Johann Moritz von Nassau-Siegen (1604-1679): der Brasilianer
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Prinz Johann Mortiz von Nassau-Siegen und die Niederländischen Kolonien in Brasilien
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Johan Maurits van Nassau-Siegen 1604-1679: A Humanist Prince in Europe and Brazil
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Johan Maurits van Nassau-Siegen 1604-1679: A Humanist Prince in Europe and Brazil
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Johan Maurits van Nassau-Siegen 1604-1679: A Humanist Prince in Europe and Brazil
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Mauricio de Nassau e o Brasil Holandês: Correspondência com os Estaos Gerais
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Rerum per octennium in Brasilia et alibi nuper gestarum sub praefectura
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Herz, Silke. "Johan Maurits van Nassau-Siegen," in M. Schacht, ed.
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Georg von Winterfeld, Landvogt der Neumark, Komtur zu Schivelbein
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Arms of John Maurice of Nassau, imposed upon the cross of the
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He was appointed as the governor of the Dutch possessions in
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At the end of 1652, John Maurice was appointed head of the
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in the north. With the assistance of the famous architect,
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to attack the Portuguese possessions on the coast of Africa
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Pillaging the Empire: Piracy in the Americas, 1500-1750
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about John Maurice and the Dutch settlement in Brazil,
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given a free hand, returned to Europe in July 1644.
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New York: Cambridge University Press 2014. 504:Brazilian depiction of arms of Johan Maurits 1003:Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography 597:(who had just married John Maurice's niece 27:Dutch soldier and administrator (1604–1679) 1122: 1045:. Siegen: Johann Moritz Gesellschaft 2004. 355:, Netherlands, is now an art museum named 305:[ˈjoːɦɑnˈmʌurɪtsfɑnˈnɑsʌuˈsiɣə(n)] 29: 1157:(Grand Master) of the Order of Saint John 941: 931: 595:Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg 154:Margaret of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg 1111:. Munich: Hirmer 1999, pp. 155–204. 1062:History of the Gold Coast of West Africa 861: 859: 857: 855: 853: 851: 359:, which means "Maurice House" in Dutch. 351:The former residence of John Maurice in 1027:Johan Maurits van Nassau: de Braziliaan 763: 1127:John Maurice, Prince of Nassau-Siegen 709:He is said to have had an affair with 402:. In 1636, he conquered a fortress at 1278:17th-century Dutch military personnel 1273:17th-century Dutch colonial governors 1018:Boogaart, Ernst van den, et al. eds. 303: 7: 838: 836: 770:Ernst van den Boogaart, et al. eds, 1036:The Golden Age of Brazil, 1624-1654 348:from 1652 until his death in 1679. 1268:People of the Dutch–Portuguese War 785:"Johan Maurits | Mauritshuis" 686:, where he died in December 1679. 593:in January 1648, he accepted from 25: 920:Journal of Early American History 471:attempted to establish an outpost 396:Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange 379:was the younger brother of Dutch 64:(formerly Count of Nassau-Siegen) 866: 216:Siege of 's-Hertogenbosch (1629) 173: 147:John VII, Count of Nassau-Siegen 40: 1283:Dutch West India Company people 903:Facsimile of 1647 first edition 314:Johann Moritz von Nassau-Siegen 301:Johan Maurits van Nassau-Siegen 711:Anna Gonsalves Paes de Azevedo 322:João Maurício de Nassau-Siegen 226:Siege of Schenkenschans (1636) 1: 1288:Military personnel from Hesse 459:John II, 8th Duke of Bragança 18:John Maurice of Nassau-Siegen 650:Christoph Bernhard von Galen 572:through the sale of slaves. 386:William the Silent of Orange 754:have been named after him. 636:. In 1664, he came back to 271:Battle of Zwartsluis (1673) 1304: 1093:Gouvêa, Fernando da Cruz. 1071:The Legacy of Dutch Brazil 694:The residence he built in 601:) the post of governor of 451:the attack on São Salvador 332:and (from 1664) Prince of 266:Battle of Staphorst (1673) 221:Siege of Maastricht (1632) 1243:Dutch military commanders 1196: 1186: 1178: 1173: 1163: 1151: 1145: 1125: 1029:. Utrecht: Oosthoek 1947. 933:10.1163/18770703-01001004 704:National Library of Paris 659:to command the forces in 373:John VII of Nassau-Siegen 286: 86: 75: 55: 39: 1238:People from Dutch Brazil 1090:. Berlin: Staercke 1938. 742:Johan Maurits van Nassau 434:Dutch West India Company 410:Dutch governor in Brazil 276:Battle of Seneffe (1674) 240:Siege of Salvador (1638) 70:Governor of Dutch Brazil 1190:Captaincy of Pernambuco 1104:. Münster: Waxman 2005. 1100:Hantsche, Irmgard, ed. 1065:. Chapman and Hall, ld. 1052:. 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Index

John Maurice of Nassau-Siegen

Jan de Baen
Prince of Nassau-Siegen
Governor of Dutch Brazil
Dillenburg
Holy Roman Empire
Kleve
Brandenburg-Prussia
John VII, Count of Nassau-Siegen
Margaret of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg
United Provinces
Field Marshal
Eighty Years' War
Siege of Groenlo (1627)
Siege of 's-Hertogenbosch (1629)
Siege of Maastricht (1632)
Siege of Schenkenschans (1636)
Dutch–Portuguese War
Siege of Salvador (1638)
Campaign of Porto Calvo
Second Anglo-Dutch War
Franco-Dutch War
Battle of Staphorst (1673)
Battle of Zwartsluis (1673)
Battle of Seneffe (1674)
Dutch
[ˈjoːɦɑnˈmʌurɪtsfɑnˈnɑsʌuˈsiɣə(n)]
German
Portuguese

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