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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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical figure
military commander
nobleman
politician
allegiance Dutch rebel cause
House of Nassau
associatedWith Dutch independence cause
House of Orange-Nassau
century 16th century
countryOfOrigin Holy Roman Empire
dynasty House of Nassau-Dillenburg
ethnicity German
fullName Louis of Nassau-Dillenburg
givenName Louis
governedTerritory County of Nassau-Dillenburg
historicalPeriod Reformation era
linked to: Reformation
historicalSignificance key early supporter of the Dutch Revolt
house House of Nassau
influenced development of the Dutch independence movement
language Dutch
German
militaryRole rebel commander against Spanish forces
movement Dutch Revolt
linked to: Eighty Years' War
name Louis of Nassau
linked to: Lodewijk van Nassau
nobleFamilyBranch Nassau-Dillenburg branch of the House of Nassau
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
linked to: Spanish monarchy
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
relative William I, Prince of Orange
religion Protestantism
roleInConflict leader in the early Dutch Revolt
sibling William the Silent
socialClass high nobility
supported Dutch rebels

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Nassau-Dillenburg line hasMember Count Louis of Nassau-Dillenburg
House of Nassau-Dillenburg notableMember Louis of Nassau
linked to: Count Louis of Nassau-Dillenburg
John VI, Count of Nassau-Dillenburg sibling Louis of Nassau
linked to: Count Louis of Nassau-Dillenburg
Union of Utrecht forces notableCommander Count Louis of Nassau
linked to: Count Louis of Nassau-Dillenburg