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The last male decendant of Govert Van Doorsen to hold the ancestral seat, the land and castle of Duersen. His Mother and wife were both from the renowned 'house of Heusden', and so he took the 'wheel of Heusden' into his Coat-of-Arms.
1497
| 1497 • John Cabot sets sail from Bristol on the ship Matthew (principally owned by Richard Amerike), looking for new lands to the west (some sources give a May 2 date). |
1523
Age: 26y
birth of childHendrick Van Deursen Old Castle, Asperen, Holland ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1523 • Gustav Vasa is elected king of Sweden, finally establishing its full independence from Denmark, marking the end of the Kalmar Union. |
after
Age: 53y
1550
Age: 53y
| 1550 • Iceland becomes fully Protestant. |