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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 ...
5 giu 2020 · In the first weeks of the siege, Justinus van Nassau orders a series of exits against the Catholic positions, which decides to Spinola to order the construction of a second line of redoubts, this time oriented towards the city. Map of the Siege of Breda (1624) by Ambrogio Spinola (1649), by J. Blaeu in the Atlas van Loon. Wikimedia Commons.
Justinus van Nassau (1559 – 1631) was the only extramarital child of William of Orange. He was a Dutch army commander known for unsuccessfully defending Breda against the Spanish, and the depiction of his surrender on the famous picture by Diego Velázquez, The Surrender of Breda.
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.
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.
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.
