Dillenburg Castle
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Dillenburg Castle was a significant Renaissance-era stronghold in Dillenburg, Germany, historically associated with the House of Nassau and the early life of William the Silent.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dillenburg Castle canonical | 6 |
| Burg Dillenburg | 1 |
| Dillenburg Castle (ruins) | 1 |
| Schloss Dillenburg | 1 |
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Renaissance stronghold
ⓘ
castle ⓘ former castle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Dillenburg Castle
ⓘ
surface form:
Burg Dillenburg
Dillenburg Castle ⓘ
surface form:
Schloss Dillenburg
|
| architecturalStyle | Renaissance architecture ⓘ |
| associatedDynasty | House of Orange-Nassau ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
William I, Prince of Orange
ⓘ
surface form:
William the Silent
|
| category |
Castles in Hesse
ⓘ
Former castles in Germany ⓘ |
| country | Germany ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | symbol of Nassau and Orange-Nassau heritage ⓘ |
| currentStatus | ruined ⓘ |
| destroyedIn | 18th century ⓘ |
| governedBy |
Count of Nassau-Dillenburg
ⓘ
surface form:
Counts of Nassau-Dillenburg
|
| hasMemorial | monuments to William the Silent ⓘ |
| hasPart | Wilhelmsturm ⓘ |
| hasViewOf | Dillenburg and surrounding valley ⓘ |
| heritage | House of Nassau ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Early modern period ⓘ |
| linkedToEvent | origins of the Dutch Revolt ⓘ |
| linkedToPerson | William I, Prince of Orange ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Dillenburg ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory | Hesse ⓘ |
| locatedInHistoricalRegion | County of Nassau-Dillenburg ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Lahn-Dill-Kreis ⓘ |
| locatedOn | hill above Dillenburg ⓘ |
| near |
Dillenburg
ⓘ
surface form:
Dillenburg town center
|
| partOf | Nassau territories ⓘ |
| precededBy | medieval hill castle ⓘ |
| presentUse |
historical site
ⓘ
museum area around Wilhelmsturm ⓘ |
| significance |
birthplace of William the Silent
ⓘ
important site in early Dutch Revolt history ⓘ political center of the Nassau-Dillenburg line ⓘ residence of the House of Nassau-Dillenburg ⓘ |
| startTime | Renaissance period ⓘ |
| tourism | local tourist attraction ⓘ |
| usedAs |
fortified stronghold
ⓘ
residential castle ⓘ |
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Dillenburg Castle (ruins)
this entity surface form:
Schloss Dillenburg
this entity surface form:
Burg Dillenburg
subject surface form:
Juliana of Stolberg