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Count John VI of Nassau-Dillenburg (November 22 1536 Dillenburg – October 8 1606 Dillenburg) was a Count of Nassau in Dillenburg. Other names he had were Jan VI or Jan de Oude (John the Elder to distinguish him from his 2nd son John the Middle and his grandson John the Younger).John VI was second son of Count William I of Nassau-Dillenburg and his second wife Juliane of Stolberg-Wernigerode and brother of William I of Orange. He was the principal author of the Union of Utrecht.
