Count Louis of Nassau-Dillenburg

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Count Louis of Nassau-Dillenburg was a 16th-century German nobleman of the House of Nassau who played a significant role in the early stages of the Dutch Revolt against Spanish rule.

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Label Occurrences
Louis of Nassau 2
Count Louis of Nassau-Dillenburg canonical 1

Statements (43)

Predicate Object
instanceOf historical figure
military commander
nobleman
politician
allegiance Dutch rebel cause
House of Nassau NERFINISHED
associatedWith Dutch independence cause
House of Orange-Nassau NERFINISHED
century 16th century
countryOfOrigin Holy Roman Empire
dynasty House of Nassau-Dillenburg NERFINISHED
ethnicity German
fullName Louis of Nassau-Dillenburg NERFINISHED
givenName Louis NERFINISHED
governedTerritory County of Nassau-Dillenburg NERFINISHED
historicalPeriod Reformation era NERFINISHED
historicalSignificance key early supporter of the Dutch Revolt
house House of Nassau NERFINISHED
influenced development of the Dutch independence movement
language Dutch
German
militaryRole rebel commander against Spanish forces
movement Dutch Revolt NERFINISHED
name Louis of Nassau NERFINISHED
nobleFamilyBranch Nassau-Dillenburg branch of the House of Nassau NERFINISHED
nobleTitle Count
notableFor opposition to Spanish rule in the Low Countries
role in the early stages of the Dutch Revolt
opposed Spanish rule in the Netherlands
opposedBy Habsburg rule in the Low Countries
Spanish Monarchy NERFINISHED
politicalAlignment anti-Spanish
politicalCause defense of Protestant interests in the Low Countries
greater autonomy for the Low Countries
politicalRole organizer of resistance against Spanish authority
regionOfActivity German territories of the Holy Roman Empire
Low Countries NERFINISHED
relative William I, Prince of Orange NERFINISHED
religion Protestant Christianity
surface form: Protestantism
roleInConflict leader in the early Dutch Revolt
sibling William the Silent NERFINISHED
socialClass high nobility
supported Dutch rebels

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Nassau-Dillenburg line hasMember Count Louis of Nassau-Dillenburg
House of Nassau-Dillenburg notableMember Count Louis of Nassau-Dillenburg
this entity surface form: Louis of Nassau
John VI, Count of Nassau-Dillenburg sibling Count Louis of Nassau-Dillenburg
this entity surface form: Louis of Nassau