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Justinus van Nassau (1559–1631) was the only extramarital child of William the Silent. He was a Dutch army commander known for his role in the defeat of the Spanish Armada, his leadership of the forces in Breda during the siege of 1624, and the depiction of his surrender in the painting by Diego Velázquez, The Surrender of Breda .
Luitenant Admiraal van Zeeland. Justinus van Nassau (Leiden, 1559 - Leiden, 1631) was het enige buitenechtelijke kind van Willem van Oranje; zijn moeder was Willems vriendin Eva Elincx, mogelijk dochter van Zebrecht Elincx, waard in Het Kleine Hert te Breda en in 1555 gezworene van de rederijkerskamer van den Vroechdendael, wiens ...
On June 5, 1625 the Dutch governor of Breda, Justinus van Nassau, surrendered the keys of that city to Ambrosio Spínola, the Genoese general commanding the Spanish tercios (a group of soldiers that included pikemen, swordsmen and musketeers) of Flanders.
1559 tot 1631. Justinus van Nassau,atelier van schilder: Ravesteyn, Jan Antonisz. van (coll. Rijksmuseum A'dam) Justinus van Nassau was de enige onwettige zoon van Willem van Oranje. Het was in de zestiende en zeventiende eeuw niet ongewoon voor de hoge adel om onwettige kinderen te hebben, zogenaamde bastaarden.
English Biography. Justinus van was born in 1559. He was the son of William Nassau-Dillenburg and Eva Elincx He passed away in 1631. Justinus van Nassau (1559 – 1631) was the only extramarital child of William of Orange.
A painting about magnanimity. The center of the painting is dominated by the exchange of the keys. Ambrogio Spinola, the captain of the Spanish troops, receives the keys of the city from Justinus van Nassau.
At the center of the composition, Justinus van Nassau is seen surrendering and handing over the key of the city to Spinola and Spain. Spinola, the Genoese general, commanded the Spanish tercios which included pikemen, swordsmen, and musketeers as displayed in the painting.
