Count Willem I 'de Rich' van Nassau-Dillenburg born 10-04-1487 in Dillenburg, death 06-10-1559 in Dillenburg, parents: Count Jan V van Nassau-Dillenburg en Countes Elisabeth van Hessen, marriage 20-09-1531 in Siegen with
Countes Juliana van Stolberg-Wernigerode born 15-02-1506 in Siegen, death 17-06-1580 in Dillenburg, parents: Botho van Stolberg-Wernigerode en Anna van Eppstein-Königstein
Children:
1. Willem I van Nassau-Dillenburg born 24-04-1533 in Dillenburg
2. Hermania van Nassau-Dillenburg born 09-08-1534 in Dillenburg
3. Jan VI 'the Old' van Nassau-Dietz born 22-11-1536 in Dillenburg
4. Lodewijk van Nassau-Dillenburg born 10-01-1536 in Dillenburg
5. Maria van Nassau-Dillenburg born 18-03-1539 in Dillenburg
6. Adolf van Nassau-Dillenburg born 11-07-1540 in Dillenburg
7. Anna van Nassau-Dillenburg born 21-09-1541 in Dillenburg
8. Elisabeth van Nassau-Dillenburg born 25-09-1542 in Dillenburg
9. Catharina van Nassau-Dillenburg born 29-12-1543 in Dillenburg
10. Juliana van Nassau-Dillenburg born 10-08-1546 in Dillenburg
11. Magdalena van Nassau-Dillenburg born 15-12-1547 in Dillenburg
12. Hendrik van Nassau-Dillenburg born 15-10-1550 in Dillenburg

Willem was count of Nassau-Katzenelnbogen(Dillenburg), he was first maried with Walburga van Egmont, they had two children, after she died he maried Juliana.

Juliana also was maried before, in the summer of 1523 she maried Count Philip II van Hanau-Minzenberg they had five children.

Willem was not called 'the Rich" because of his wealth, he regular had great depts, but because he had many children.

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Duke Maurits van Saksen born 21-03-1521 in Freiberg, death 09-07-1553 in Sievershausen, parents: Hendrik V van Saksen en Katharina van Mecklenburg, marriage 1541 in Marburg with
Agnes van Hessen born 1527 in Marburg, death 1555 in Weimar, parents: Philips I van Hessen and Christina van Saksen
Chidren:
1. Anna born 23-12-1544 in Dresden

Maurits was Duke and Keurvorst of Saksen

As fervent supporter of the range of ideas of the Reformation, he was a tremendous opponent of Karel V. In 1551 he forced the emperor to make the Pact of Passau, in wich was made claer that Karel, despite his dominant positionondanks, would not be able to eliminate the protestant

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Floris van Mechelen born 1503 in Utrecht, he was mayor of Lier, death 1549, parents: Hendrik van Mechelen en Christine Arents, marriage with
Antoinette de Gottignies born 1507 in Halsteren, parents: Gillis IV de Gottignies and Catharina Oem van Wijngaarden
Children:
1. Cornelis Berthout van Mechelen born 1529 in Halsteren

Floris marriage Johanna van Lyere
Children:
1. Martin death 12-10-1578 marriage with Barbe van der Meeren

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Esquire Paulus van Nassau-van Merwe born 1500, Sherrif of Lier, death after 18-07-1547, parents: Hendrik van Nassau-van Dillenburg en Catharina van Merwen, marriage with
Margaretha van Liere (Leijre) born 1514, before 08-10-1574, parents: Nicolaas Liere en Geertruid Nicolaasdr Noris
Children
1. Barbara born ± 1545
2. Nicolaas mentioned in Antwerpen 08-10-1574, in 1579 he was member of the lay judges
3. Adriana born 1539, buried 18-09-1592 in Leiden, her coffin was placed 18-09-1592 in the Pieterskerk in Leiden, firts non in Leeuwenhorst, after 1572 she lived in Leiden, in 1582 she bought a house their on the Papegracht
4. Johanna death 03-07-1611 in Leiden, titular abdis in Leeuwenhorst (na 1574), lived in Leiden
5. Cornelia buried 22-12-1616 in Leiden, on 22-12-1616 her coffin was placed in the Pieterskerk in Leiden, non in the Sint Agathaklooster in Delft, fleed from Delft 09-12-1572, lived in Leiden after that
6. Anna
7. Hendrik death 29-11-1607 in Leiden
8. Charlotte death 16-09-1593 in Delft, she made her last will on 17-11-1584, she was non in the Agathaklooster
9. Robrecht death before 07-07-1615, mentioned in Antwerpen 08-10-1574 at the heritage of his parents, he inherent farming fields in Halsteren
10. Geertruid death before 09-06-1583, mentioned in Antwerpen 08-10-1574, she left behind an interest in Bergen op Zoom to her sisters Adriana, Johanna and Cornelia

They lived in 1536 in Castle te Halsteren and in 1544 they bought House The Laer in Zundert.

He was Baliff of Lier from 05-05-1539- 11-04-1543

Adriaen Gerrits Schilperoort born 1475 in Scheveningen, death before 1548 in Scheveningen, marriage with
Trijntje
Children:
1. Jacob born 1500 in Scheveningen

Jacob Sijmonsz alias 'van der Bilt' born 1488 in Scheveningen, occupation rope-maker, death 06-01-1557 in Scheveningen butied in grave 111 of the Oude Kerk, gravestone with coats of arms, marriage with
Pleuntje Hubrechts born in Scheveningen, father: Hubrecht, mother: Machteld Gerrits Paert
Children:
1. Jannetje born 1518 in Scheveningen
2. Hubert born in Scheveningen

Jacob was registred from 1525-1557 as bailiff of Scheveningen in 's Gravenhage, the Sijmonszstraat in Scheveningen is named after him because he was the first known Scheveningse member in the Haagse bailiffbank.

From 1543-1544 he was bailiff of Valkenburg and the both Katwijken. In 1551 and 1552 he is registred as chief of the St. Anthonisgilde in Scheveningen.

Hij lived in the Kerkstraat, there he owned a 'Boe' and 'droochtuijn'. Later on he lived in the Pastoorstraat next to the hospital.

He worked closely together with Adriaen Koenen van Schilpertoort well-known as writer of the 'Vischbook' (he also has a street named afther him).

Hij re-married with Lijsbeth Ghijsbrechts from Zandvoort, in 1561 he still lived in Scheveningen but on 21-11-1565 he lived in te Rotterdam.

Jacob Sijmons descendants where not impecuniousand and they choosed for the Spanisch occupyer. For a part they went to Rotterdam and married with well-known names as v.d. Meyden, Couwael de Jong, den Bout en Say.

Dirk Steffens Overklift born in Scheveningen, daeth before 1553 in Scheveningen, marriage with
Apollonia Gerrits, daeth before 10-03-1571 in Scheveningen
Children:
1. Steffen born in Scheveningen

Daen Adriaens born in Scheveningen, occupation steerman, death between 1572 and 1578 in Scheveningen, marriage with
Lijsbeth Reijnen born in Scheveningen, daeth after 07-12-1585 in Scheveningen
Children:
1. Arijaentje born in Scheveningen

Johannes Schotten born in Korbach, death after 1548, father: Hencke Schotten, mother: Gertrud
Children:
1. Hans born in Korbach, death 30-04-1601
2. Kurt born in Korbach
3. Jacob born in Korbach
4. Cristoph born in Korbach
5. Daniel born in Korbach
6. Steffan born 1542 in Korbach

In 1530, 1532, 1535, 1539, and 1545 Johannes is mentioned as citized and counsiller in Korbach.

In 1548 he is mentioned as mayor in Korbach

Johannes Kortheuer born in Korbach, death 1580 in Korbach
Children:
1. Margarethe Kortaus

Johannes was chairman of the counsil in Korbach