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'' antonisz . van ravesteyn portrait of justinus of nassau '' by jan hooglandse kerk , leiden , netherlands 1631 1559 leiden , holland , dutch republic willem van nassau maurits van nassau louise henriëtte van nassau philips 250px william the silent eva elincx 1559 anna van mérode justinus van nassau 1559-1631 . jpg justinus van nassau
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justinus van nassau

justinus van nassau -lrb- 1559 -- 1631 -rrb- was the only extramarital child of william the silent .
he was a dutch army commander known for unsuccessfully defending breda against the spanish , and the depiction of his surrender on the famous picture by diego velázquez , `` the surrender of breda '' .
his mother was `` eva elincx '' , william 's mistress between his first and second marriage .
william of orange recognized justinus and raised him with his other children .
justinus studied in leiden and became lieutenant-colonel on may 17 , 1583 .
on february 28 , 1585 he became lieutenant-admiral of zealand , and fought in 1588 against the spanish armada , capturing two galleons .
from 1601 until 1625 he was governor of breda .
in 1625 he had to surrender breda to the spanish general ambrogio spinola after a siege of 11 months .
justinus was allowed to leave for leiden .
