Jan van Marnix
Jan van Marnix (* 1537/1538 Brussels ; † March 13, 1567 Oosterweel ) was lord of Toulouse .
He was a brother of Philips van Marnix and a member of the nobles who wrote the petition to Margaret of Parma . He fell at the Battle of Oosterweel , the start of the Eighty Years War .
literature
- Karl Theodor Wenzelburger: Marnix, Johann von . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 20, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1884, p. 396 f.
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| SURNAME | Marnix, Jan van |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Marnix, Johann von (German) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Dutch resistance fighter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | between February 14, 1537 and February 14, 1538 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Brussels |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 13, 1567 |
| Place of death | Oosterweel , Antwerp |