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Justinus van Nassau (1559–1631) was the only extramarital child of William the Silent. He was a Dutch army commander known for his role in the defeat of the Spanish Armada, his leadership of the forces in Breda during the siege of 1624, and the depiction of his surrender in the painting by Diego Velázquez, The Surrender of Breda .
- 1559
- William the Silent, Eva Elincx
- Anna van Mérode
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Justinus van Nassau (1559 – 1631) was the only extramarital child of William of Orange. 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.
Justinus studied in Leiden and became lieutenant-Colonel on May 17, 1583. On February 28, 1585 he became lieutenant-admiral of Zealand, and fought in 1588 against the Spanish Armada, capturing two galleons.
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. Justinus was allowed to leave for Leiden.
He married on December 4, 1597 with Anna baronesse van Mérode (January 9, 1567 - Leiden, October 8, 1634) and had three children.
I. Willem Maurits van Nassau (June 1603 - Leiden, 1638), married to Maria van Aerssen van Sommelsdijk and had issue:
•Justinus, no issue.
•Justina van Nassau (March 1635 - c. 1676), married to George van Cats ter Coulster (1632–1676) and had issue:
i. Willem Maurits van Cats , (c.1670 - Dec. 1743).
•Anna van Nassau (c. 1638 - Haag 1721), married to Willem Adriaan Count van Horn Batenburg and had issue.
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Justinus van Nassau (1559–1631) was the only extramarital child of William the Silent. He was a Dutch army commander known for his role in the defeat of the Spanish Armada, his leadership of the forces in Breda during the siege of 1624, and the depiction of his surrender in the painting by Diego Velázquez, The Surrender of Breda.
Sep 11, 2017 · 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.
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- June 26, 1631
- Anna (Merode) Van Merode Pietershem
On June 5, 1625 the Dutch governor of Breda, Justinus van Nassau, surrendered the keys of that city to Ambrosio Spínola, the Genoese general commanding the Spanish tercios (a group of soldiers that included pikemen, swordsmen and musketeers) of Flanders.
The Leeuwarden Series: Members of the House of Nassau. Justinus was the bastard son of William the Silent and Eva Elincx, the daughter of an Emmerich burgomaster. In 1576, he began his studies at Leiden University, where he attended the lectures of Justus Lipsius. His military career began in 1583 when he became an officer in the States army.
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 in the painting by Diego Velázquez, The Surrender of Breda.
