Maria Von Nassau-Dillenburg (18 March 1539, in
Dillenburg
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The town lies on the German-N ...
– 28 May 1599, in Kasteel
Ulft
Ulft () is a town in Oude IJsselstreek in the Achterhoek area in the province of Gelderland, Netherlands.
The town has over 10,000 inhabitants and is the biggest town in the municipality Oude IJsselstreek. Until 1 January 2005, Ulft was part of ...
), Countess of
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Katzenelnbogen
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,
Vianden and
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, was a Dutch noblewoman.
Life
She was the second daughter of
William I, Count of Nassau-Siegen and
Juliana of Stolberg, making Maria a sister of
William the Silent. On 11 November 1556 she married count
Willem IV van den Bergh (1537–1586) in
Meurs. Count Willem committed treason against his brother-in-law William by defecting to the Spanish. He and Maria were caught, but were quickly freed on William's intervention.
Maria is buried in the crypt of the church at
's-Heerenberg
s-Heerenberg is a city on the Dutch-German border, in the Province of Gelderland, Netherlands. It is located about 5 km north of the German Emmerich, and about south of Doetinchem. It received city rights in 1379.
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.
Issue
Maria and Willem IV van den Bergh had 16 children:
* Magdalena van den Bergh-'s Heerenberg (1 Aug. 1557 - 25 May 1579)
*
Herman van den Bergh ''Count van den Bergh-'s Heerenberg'' ( 2 Aug. 1558 - 12 Aug. 1611)
*
Frederik van den Bergh Frederik van den Bergh (18 August 1559 – 3 September 1618) was a soldier in the Eighty Years' War. His titles included Lord of Boxmeer.
Life
Frederik van den Bergh was born in Ulft. He first fought on the Dutch side of the conflict. In 1582 he ...
''Count den Bergh-'s Heerenberg'' (18 Aug. 1559 - 3 Sep. 1618)
*
Oswald van den Bergh (16 Jun. 1561 - 17 Jan. 1586)
* Wilhelmina van den Bergh-'s Heerenberg (7 Jul. 1562 - drowned in the IJssel near
Ulft
Ulft () is a town in Oude IJsselstreek in the Achterhoek area in the province of Gelderland, Netherlands.
The town has over 10,000 inhabitants and is the biggest town in the municipality Oude IJsselstreek. Until 1 January 2005, Ulft was part of ...
, 15 Nov. 1591)
* Elisabeth van den Bergh-'s Heerenberg (31 Dec. 1563 - 1572)
* Joost van den Bergh ''Count van den Bergh-'s Heerenberg'' (25 jan. 1565 - 8 Aug. 1600)
* Adam van den Bergh ''Count van den Bergh-'s Heerenberg'' (1568 - 7 Nov. 1590)
* Juliana van den Bergh-'s Heerenberg (1571 - drowned in the IJssel near Ulft, 15 Nov. 1591)
* Adolf van den Bergh ''Count van den Bergh-'s Heerenberg'' (1572 - 25 May 1609)
* Lodewijk van den Bergh ''Count van den Bergh-'s Heerenberg'' (1 Nov. 1572 - 10 .Jun 1592)
*
Hendrik van den Bergh ''Count van den Bergh-'s Heerenberg, Lord of Stevensweerd en Stadhouder of Gelre'' (1573 - 12 May 1638)
* Catharina van den Bergh-'s Heerenberg (1578 - 19 Oct. 1640). She married Floris II of Pallandt ''2nd Count of Culemborg'' (1601)
* Anna van den Bergh-'s Heerenberg (1579 - 17 Aug 1630)
* Elisabeth van den Bergh-'s Heerenberg ''princess-abdes of Essen'' (1581 - 12 Jan 1614)
* Charlotte van den Bergh-'s Heerenberg (1582 - 2 Nov 1631)
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