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Charlotte of Bourbon

1546–1582

Born
1546
Country of birth
France
Died
5 May 1582, Antwerp
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A life in time

  1. Born

    Birth

  2. Event · abbess

    Event

  3. Child born: Countess Louise Juliana of Nassau

    Birth, Delft

  4. Child born: Countess Catharina Belgica of Nassau

    Birth, Antwerp

  5. Child born: Countess Emilia Antwerpiana of Nassau

    Birth, Antwerp

  6. Died · Antwerp

    Death, Antwerp

What was it like?

The world around 1546: who ruled, who else was alive, how people lived. This is general history, not a record about the family, and every item shows where it comes from.

Charlotte was abbess from 1565 to 1571.

Known for

Charlotte of Bourbon was a princess consort of Orange as the third wife of William the Silent, Prince of Orange, the main leader of the Dutch revolt against the Spanish. She was the fourth daughter of Louis III de Bourbon, Duke of Montpensier, and Jacqueline de Longwy, Countess of Bar-sur-Seine.

Titles held

  • abbess1565–1571

During their lifetime

  1. 1549

    Pragmatic Sanction issued in 1549

    The Pragmatic Sanction of 1549 reorganized the Seventeen Provinces into one indivisible territory, streamlining succession laws under the Habsburgs.

  2. 1563

    Textile trade embargo disrupts industry

    A government embargo on English cloth and wool imports in November 1563 severely disrupted the textile industry in Flanders and Holland.

  3. 1564

    Extreme winter freezes local rivers

    An exceptionally harsh winter caused the Scheldt river at Antwerp to freeze solid by December 25, 1564.

  4. 1565

    Grain export ban causes panic

    Following a poor harvest, the government banned grain exports in September 1565, causing panic buying and soaring food prices.

  5. 1571

    Deadly plague epidemic strikes Antwerp

    A severe plague outbreak in 1571 killed approximately 1,700 people in Antwerp in September alone, hitting children particularly hard.

  6. 1576

    Spanish Fury massacre destroys Antwerp

    In November 1576, unpaid Spanish soldiers mutinied in Antwerp, murdering about 7,000 residents and plundering the city for three days.

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