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Maurice of Nassau Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Maurice of Nassau, based on 24 World History Database records associated with Netherlands.

24 records1573–160021 events13 places

Chronological biography

1573

Peace1573

Warfare / War of Dutch Independence · Count · Ostend

The English & Spanish make peace, Spain leaves the Dutch without any allies

Siege of Ostend1573

Warfare / War of Dutch Independence · Count · Ostend

A 3 yr siege ends in Dutch surrender

1584

Succession10 July 1584

House / House of Orange · Count · Stadholder

Succeeds as Stadtholder after the assassination of William

1585

Stadholder1585

House / House of Orange · Count · Stadholder

Appointed Stadholder of The Netherlands, Stadholder of the northern provinces

1588

Admiral1588

Warfare / Military · Count · Admiral General · Breda

Appointed Captain of the Union

Admiral1588

Warfare / War of Dutch Independence · Count · Admiral General · Breda

Appointed Captain of the Union

Captain1588

Warfare / Military · Count · Captain · Breda

Appointed Captain of the Union

Captain1588

Warfare / War of Dutch Independence · Count · Captain · Breda

Appointed Captain of the Union

1590

Capture of Breda1590

Warfare / War of Dutch Independence · Count · Admiral General · Breda

Captures the strategic town of Breda while Parma is fighting in France

1591

Battle of River Waal1591

Warfare / War of Dutch Independence · Count · Admiral General · River Waal

The Spanish & Dutch clash but Parma is ordered back to France to relieve Rouen

Capture of Groningen1591

Warfare / War of Dutch Independence · Count · Admiral General · Groningen

The Dutch capture Groningen from the Spanish

Capture of Maas1591

Warfare / War of Dutch Independence · Count · Admiral General · Maas

The Spanish outposts north of the Maas is captured

Siege of Rouen1591

Warfare / War of Dutch Independence · Count · Admiral General · River Waal

The Spanish & Dutch clash but Parma is ordered back to France to relieve Rouen

Capture of DeventerJune 1591

Warfare / War of Dutch Independence · Count · Admiral General · Deventer

Captures Deventer

Capture of ZutphenJune 1591

Warfare / War of Dutch Independence · Count · Admiral General · Zutphen

Captures Zutphen after a 7 day siege

Siege of ZutphenJune 1591

Warfare / War of Dutch Independence · Count · Admiral General · Zutphen

Captures Zutphen after a 7 day siege

Capture of Hulst14 September 1591

Warfare / War of Dutch Independence · Count · Admiral General · Hulst

Captures Hulst

Capture of Nijmegen21 October 1591

Warfare / War of Dutch Independence · Count · Admiral General · Nijmegen

Captures Nijmegen

1597

Battle of Turnhout24 January 1597

Warfare / War of Dutch Independence · Count · Admiral General · Turnhout

Maurice marches with 7,000 troops & routs a 6,000 Spanish under Jean de Rie of Varas

1600

Invasion of Flanders1600

Warfare / War of Dutch Independence · Count · Admiral General · River Yser

Crosses the River Yser

Invasion of Flanders1600

Warfare / War of Dutch Independence · Count · Admiral General · Flanders

The States General orders Maurice to complete his capture of Flanders

Siege of Nieuport1600

Warfare / War of Dutch Independence · Count · Admiral General · Nieuport

Raises the siege of Nieuport

Flanders Expedition Ordered by States GeneralJune 1600

Warfare / War of Dutch Independence · Count · Admiral General · Flanders

Maurice leads an expedition into Flanders after the States General orders an offensive toward the coast.

Nieuwpoort Campaign Conducted in Flanders2 July 1600

Warfare / War of Dutch Independence · Count · Admiral General · Flanders

Maurice defeats the Spanish field army near Nieuwpoort during the risky coastal campaign in Flanders.

Titles and roles

Count · Count · Admiral General · Count · Captain · Count · Stadholder

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.