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in 1521. The good relations between
Charles and Henry is evident in the fact that Charles did not name a new Upper Chamberlain after Henry's death. Henry was named
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Coat of arms of Henry III. The 1st and 4th quarters show the arms of Nassau. The 2nd and 3rd show the arms of the lordship of Breda & Vianden.
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in 1501-1503. Upon the death of his uncle in 1504 Henry inherited the Nassau possessions in the
Netherlands, including the wealthy lordship of
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and
Isabelle of Nassau, both legitimised after the death of their father, and both had an impressive descendance. One of his descendants is
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between 1515 and 1521. Henry was again in Spain between 1522 and 1530 (accompanying
Charles) and in 1533-1534 (with his wife and son).
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His third marriage to Mencia de
Mendoza y Fonseca was mainly encouraged by Charles V, as part of his plan to make the nobility of
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On 3 August 1503 Henry III married firstly Françoise Louise of Savoy (° bef. 1486 - †17 September 1511). They had no children.
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Rowen, Herbert H., "The princes of Orange: the stadholders in the Dutch
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Henry had no further legitimate children, although he is known to have had some illegitimate offspring, amongst them
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482:(° 30 November 1508 – †4 January 1554). They had one son, born in March 1527, who lived only a few hours.
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mix. Henry was however never really liked by the
Spaniards, who regarded him as a loud and barbarian
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Henry served as an important military commander in the Netherlands, defending
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in the war with Guelders between 1511 and 1513, and fought with
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of Charles since 1515 and of the Privy Council of Archduchess
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in 1505-1506. He became a close confidant of the young
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248:between 1525-1526. He temporarily served as
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300:between 1516 and 1521, defeating the
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1041:Military leaders of the Italian Wars
373:in 1530, was at first not averse to
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25:Henry III of Nassau-Dillenburg-Dietz
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369:Although Henry, who attended the
292:until 1514, participating in the
163:William I, Count of Nassau-Siegen
240:in 1530. He was a member of the
201:. The next year he was chosen a
185:as his heir. He travelled with
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177:In 1499 Henry's uncle, count
16:German/Dutch lord (1483–1538)
1026:Knights of the Golden Fleece
354:Palace of Nassau in Brussels
106:War of the League of Cambrai
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402:Tomasso Vincidor da Bologna
203:knight of the Golden Fleece
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959:William II of Orange
941:Adolf van Nieuwenaar
931:Philip of Noircarmes
926:Maximilian of Hennin
420:friend of science".
310:Robert van der Marck
980:William V of Orange
348:Gillis van Tilborch
344:Guilliam van Schoor
318:Francis I of France
306:Charles of Guelders
246:Margaret of Austria
187:Philip the Handsome
153:, the son of Count
109:Italian War of 1521
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891:Jan III van Egmond
864:Willem van Lalaing
727:John III of Egmond
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230:king of the Romans
167:William the Silent
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911:Louis of Flanders
886:Joost van Lalaing
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1001:1483 births
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387:Renaissance
350:(figures).
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520:Grote kerk
436:Grote kerk
312:, Lord of
302:Black Band
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473:Philibert
399:architect
379:teachings
211:Charles V
789:John III
501:and the
418:platonic
383:Catholic
377:and his
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849:Utrecht
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322:Hainaut
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262:Zeeland
258:Holland
238:Bologna
234:Emperor
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191:Castile
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395:Italy
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