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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, King of Denmark defeats Sten Sture the Elder at the Battle of Rotebro. |
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 • Helsinki, later the capital of Finland, is founded as Helsingfors by Gustav Vasa. |