Deaths on September 14

Henry III of Nassau-Breda

Died on September 14, 1538

Henry III of Nassau-Breda (b. 1483)

Count Henry III of Nassau-Dillenburg-Dietz (January 12, 1483, Siegen – September 14, 1538, Breda), Lord (from 1530 Baron) of Breda, Lord of the Lek, of Dietz, etc. was a count of the House of Nassau.

He was the son of Count John V of Nassau-Dillenburg and Elisabeth of Hesse-Marburg. His younger brother was William I, Count of Nassau-Dillenburg (the father of William the Silent).

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Deaths on September 14

Henry III of Nassau-Breda

Died on September 14, 1538

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