| LC control no. | no2018014268 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Nassau, Justinus van, 1559-1631 |
| Variant(s) | Van Nassau, Justinus, 1559-1631 |
| Birth date | 1559 |
| Death date | 1631 |
| Place of death | Leiden (Netherlands) |
| Profession or occupation | Admirals Diplomats Governors |
| Found in | Vliet, A. P. van. Bastaard van Oranje, 2017: title page (Justinus van Nassau; admiraal, diplomaat & gouverneur (1559-1631)) back cover (illegitimate son of prince Willem van Oranje and Eva Elinx; buried June 25, 1631 in Leiden, Netherlands) Wikipedia. February 2, 2018 (Justinus van Nassau; Justinus van Nassau (1559--1631) was the only extramarital child of William the Silent; he was a Dutch army commander known for unsuccessfully defending Breda against the Spanish, and the depiction of his surrender on the famous picture by Diego Velázquez, The Surrender of Breda; his mother was Eva Elincx, William's mistress between his first and second marriage; William of Orange recognized Justinus and raised him with his other children; in 1585 he became lieutenant-admiral of Zealand; from 1601 until 1625 he was governor of Breda; In 1625 he had to surrender Breda to the Spanish general Ambrogio Spinola after a siege of 11 months; he died in Leiden, Holland and is buried in the Hooglandse Kerk in Leiden) |
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