Loevestein castle

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• Loevestein — Castle Loevestein ( Slot Loevestein in Dutch) is a medieval castle built by the knight Dirc Loef van Horne in 1368. It was built at a strategic location in the middle of the Netherlands, where the Maas and Waal rivers come together (just west of… …   Wikipedia

• Loevestein —    Castle and fortress on the strategic point where the rivers Maas (Meuse) and Waal unite near the city of Gorinchem, Holland. In this castle, Hugo Grotiuswas imprisoned from 1619 un til his famous escape in 1622. In 1650, Stadtholder William II …   Historical Dictionary of the Netherlands

• Water castle — [ Doorwerth in the Netherlands.] A water castle is a castle with outside walls generally surrounded by water ditches called moats. The surrounding water originally served as defense. Water castles were typically built on flat land where there are …   Wikipedia

• Pieter de Groot — (Rotterdam, March 28, 1615 Boekenrode, near Haarlem, June 2, 1678) was a Dutch regent and diplomat during the First Stadtholderless Period of the Dutch Republic. He led the Dutch delegation that vainly tried to negotiate the Dutch capitulation to …   Wikipedia

• Hugo Grotius — Infobox Philosopher region = Western Philosophy era = 17th century philosophy color = #B0C4DE |thumb|230px image caption = Hugo Grotius Portrait by Michiel Jansz van Mierevelt, 1631 name = Hugo Grotius birth = 10 April 1583 (Delft, Holland) death …   Wikipedia

• Eighty Years' War — Relief of Leiden after the siege, 1574. Date 1568 1648 Location …   Wikipedia

• De Witt, Johan — ▪ Dutch statesman born Sept. 24, 1625, Dordrecht, Neth. died Aug. 20, 1672, The Hague  one of the foremost European statesmen of the 17th century who as councillor pensionary (the political leader) of Holland (1653–72) guided the United Provinces …   Universalium

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• Liste des châteaux néerlandais par régions — Liste des châteaux néerlandais par région Cette liste non exhaustive répertorie les principaux châteaux aux Pays Bas . Sommaire 1 Brabant Septentrional 2 Drenthe 3 Frise 4 Flevoland …   Wikipédia en Français

• List of castles in the Netherlands — This is a list of castles in the Netherlands per province. Castles with existing parts from the Middle Ages are Antique White. Contents 1 Overview of castles in the Netherlands 1.1 Friesland 1.2 Groningen 1.3 …   Wikipedia