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William of Nassau (1601–1627)

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51: 43: 130:. On 18 August, not long before the end of the siege, fighting with the French troops at the front, Willem received a bullet wound which later proved fatal. Thus he died on his 26th birthday, with Lodewijk inheriting Willem's fiefdom. 257: 91:(Count of the Holy Roman Empire) van Nassau-LaLecq" and was also popularly known in French as the "Chevalier de Nassau". After 1625, he was granted lands and the title 247: 252: 80: 50: 100: 143: 34: 115: 123: 134:
On 4 April 1627, 4 months before his death, Willem married Anna van der Noot, lady of Hoogwoud and Aartswoud, in
87:. Like their other illegitimate children, he was recognized with the surname Nassau-LaLecq. He went by the title 139: 127: 84: 76:; 18 August 1601 – 18 August 1627) was a Dutch soldier from 1620 until 1627. He was the illegitimate son of 164: 42: 242: 237: 29: 119: 69: 199: 92: 231: 107: 96: 99:
of De Lek as a bequest from his father to him and his descendants. His brother
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From his 19th year on, Willem served in the Dutch army fighting Spain in the
188:, Translation from the Latin Grollae Obsidio by J. Goris, Amsterdam, 1681 110:(1568–1648). Aged only 24 he received the rank of lieutenant-admiral of 138:. Though he had no children with Anna, he had one illegitimate son by 111: 135: 41: 201:
The life and death of John of Barneveld: advocate of Holland
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of 1625. In the summer of 1627 he was present at the
28: 23: 122:. He led the Dutch ships that participated in the 224:, Haarlem 2004, 28, 50, 156–157, 191, 269, 271 103:had the title "Lord of Beverweerd and Odijk". 46:Willem of Nassau, lord of den Lek about 1620. 8: 258:People of the Anglo-Spanish War (1625–1630) 222:Oranje-Nassau: Een biografisch woordenboek 20: 49: 155: 248:17th-century Dutch military personnel 215:Genealogie van het Vorstenhuis Nassau 7: 144:Willem Jonker van Nassau (1620–1679) 165:"Willem van Nassau Heer van de Lek" 81:Maurice of Nassau, Prince of Orange 54:Willem of Nassau, killed at Grol. 14: 253:Military personnel from The Hague 62:Willem van Nassau, Lord of De Lek 1: 198:Motley, John Lothrop (1874). 186:Beleegeringh der stadt Grol 274: 220:Reinildis van Ditzhuyzen, 217:, Zaltbommel 1970, 148–149 204:. Harper & Brothers. 66:Willem van Nassau-LaLecq 140:Barbara Augustinus Cocx 118:, replacing stadholder 85:Margaretha van Mechelen 58: 47: 184:Hugo de Groot(1629): 53: 45: 101:Lodewijk van Nassau 163:van der Pas, Leo. 95:. He received his 59: 48: 83:and his mistress 40: 39: 24:William of Nassau 265: 206: 205: 195: 189: 182: 176: 175: 173: 171: 160: 124:Cádiz expedition 120:Frederik Hendrik 21: 273: 272: 268: 267: 266: 264: 263: 262: 228: 227: 210: 209: 197: 196: 192: 183: 179: 169: 167: 162: 161: 157: 152: 133: 56:Jacob van Dijck 17: 12: 11: 5: 271: 269: 261: 260: 255: 250: 245: 240: 230: 229: 226: 225: 218: 208: 207: 190: 177: 154: 153: 151: 148: 116:West Friesland 93:Lord of De Lek 38: 37: 32: 26: 25: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 270: 259: 256: 254: 251: 249: 246: 244: 241: 239: 236: 235: 233: 223: 219: 216: 212: 211: 203: 202: 194: 191: 187: 181: 178: 166: 159: 156: 149: 147: 145: 141: 137: 131: 129: 128:Siege of Grol 125: 121: 117: 113: 109: 104: 102: 98: 94: 90: 86: 82: 79: 75: 74:Willem LaLecq 71: 67: 63: 57: 52: 44: 36: 33: 31: 27: 22: 19: 16:Dutch soldier 221: 214: 213:A.W.E. Dek, 200: 193: 185: 180: 168:. Retrieved 158: 132: 108:Dutch Revolt 105: 97:heerlijkheid 73: 65: 61: 60: 55: 18: 243:1627 deaths 238:1601 births 232:Categories 170:7 November 150:References 89:Rijksgraaf 78:stadholder 68:, or in 112:Holland 35:William 70:French 64:(also 136:Sluis 30:Issue 172:2011 114:and 234:: 146:. 142:, 72:, 174:.

Index

Issue
William


French
stadholder
Maurice of Nassau, Prince of Orange
Margaretha van Mechelen
Rijksgraaf
Lord of De Lek
heerlijkheid
Lodewijk van Nassau
Dutch Revolt
Holland
West Friesland
Frederik Hendrik
Cádiz expedition
Siege of Grol
Sluis
Barbara Augustinus Cocx
Willem Jonker van Nassau (1620–1679)
"Willem van Nassau Heer van de Lek"
The life and death of John of Barneveld: advocate of Holland
Categories
1601 births
1627 deaths
17th-century Dutch military personnel
Military personnel from The Hague
People of the Anglo-Spanish War (1625–1630)

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