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  Johan
Johan Fahlstrøm Johan Peter Broust Fahlstrøm (1867-1938) was born in Trondheim, Norway.
Johan Tzerclaes, Count of Tilly Johan Tzerclaes, Count of Tilly (February, Wallenstein was a threat).
Johan Willem Friso of Orange-Nassau Johan Willem Friso of Orange-Nassau was William IV of Orange stadtholder of all seve...
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 Johan Tzerclaes, Count of Tilly - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Count Tilly on a portrait by van Dyck
Johan Tzerclaes, Count of Tilly (February, 1559 - April 30, 1632) was a general in Bavarian and later imperial service during the Thirty Years' War, who Ferdinand II depended upon (since Wallenstein was a threat).
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 Maximilian I, Elector of Bavaria   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Anxious to curtail the area of the struggle, he made a treaty of neutrality with the Protestant Union, and occupied Upper Austria as security for the expenses of the campaign.
On November 8, 1620 his troops under Johan Tzerclaes, Count of TillyCount Tilly defeated the forces of Frederick V, Elector PalatineFrederick, king of Bohemia and count palatine of the Rhine, at the Battle of White MountainWhite Hill near Prague/.
In spite of the arrangement with the Union Tilly then devastated the Rhenish Palatinate, and in February 1623 Maximilian was formally invested with the electoral dignity and the attendant office of imperial steward, which had been enjoyed since 1356 by the counts palatine of the Rhine.
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 1620 [Definition]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
February 27 - Peace is reached between Russia and Sweden with the Treaty of Stolbovo, ending the Ingrian War.
[click for more] 1618 1619 Events May 13 - Dutch statesman Johan van Oldenbarnevelt is executed in The Hague after having been accused of treason.
July 30 - In Jamestown, Virginia, the first representative assembly in the Americas, the House of Burgesses, convenes for the first time.
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 Tilly
Jennifer Tilly Jennifer Tilly (born actress who has starred in many major films as well as independent features.
Meg Tilly Meg Tilly, born author, notable for her innocent face and youthful voice.
Tilly Tilly can refer to: Johan Tzerclaes, Count of Tilly Several communes of France: Tilly, in the département Tilly, i...
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 Oldenburg Information   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Jever had been acquired before he became count, but in 1624 he added Knyphausen and Varel to his lands, with which in 1647 Delmenhorst was finally united.
By his neutrality during the Thirty Years War and by donating valuable horses to warlord Johan Tzerclaes, Count of TillyCount of Tilly, Anton Gunther secured for his dominions an immunity from the terrible devastations to which nearly all the other states of Germany were exposed.
He also obtained from the emperor the right to levy tolls on vessels passing along the Weser, a lucrative grant which soon formed a material addition to his resources.
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