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26 June 1688
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26 June 1688

From the Journal of the Marquis de Dangeau

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On this day, our diarist reports a marriage in his wife’s family:

“Yesterday the wedding of the Comte de Nassau with Madeleine de Lowenstein, sister of Mme de Dangeau, took place in Thorn. The Comte de Nassau is of the elder branch; he is the governor of Bolduc and the general of the Dutch cavalry.”

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