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Christening day May 4, 1606

• Stadhouder Prins Maurits (Huis van Oranje) was from 1585 till 1625 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
• In the year 1606: Source: Wikipedia
  • January 27 » Gunpowder Plot: The trial of Guy Fawkes and other conspirators begins, ending with their execution on January 31.
  • January 31 » Gunpowder Plot: Four of the conspirators, including Guy Fawkes, are executed for treason by hanging, drawing and quartering, for plotting against Parliament and King James.
  • February 26 » The Janszoon voyage of 1605–06 becomes the first European expedition to set foot on Australia, although it is mistaken as a part of New Guinea.
  • April 10 » The Virginia Company of London is established by royal charter by James I of England with the purpose of establishing colonial settlements in North America.
  • April 12 » The Union Flag is adopted as the flag of English and Scottish ships.
  • December 20 » The Virginia Company loads three ships with settlers and sets sail to establish Jamestown, Virginia, the first permanent English settlement in the Americas.

Day of marriage February 14, 1632

• Stadhouder Prins Frederik Hendrik (Huis van Oranje) was from 1625 till 1647 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
• In the year 1632: Source: Wikipedia
  • February 22 » Ferdinando II de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany, the dedicatee, receives the first printed copy of Galileo's Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems .
  • March 29 » Treaty of Saint-Germain is signed returning Quebec to French control after the English had seized it in 1629.
  • April 15 » Battle of Rain: Swedes under Gustavus Adolphus defeat the Holy Roman Empire during the Thirty Years' War.
  • July 23 » Three hundred colonists bound for New France depart from Dieppe, France.

Day of death August 12, 1645

• Stadhouder Prins Frederik Hendrik (Huis van Oranje) was from 1625 till 1647 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
• In the year 1645: Source: Wikipedia
  • January 10 » Archbishop William Laud is beheaded for treason at the Tower of London.
  • February 2 » Scotland in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms: Battle of Inverlochy.
  • May 20 » Yangzhou massacre: The ten day massacre of 800,000 residents of the city of Yangzhou, part of the Transition from Ming to Qing.
  • July 2 » Battle of Alford: Wars of the Three Kingdoms.
  • August 3 » Thirty Years' War: The Second Battle of Nördlingen sees French forces defeating those of the Holy Roman Empire.
  • October 8 » Jeanne Mance open the first lay hospital in North America.

Day of burial August 21, 1647

• Stadhouder Prins Frederik Hendrik (Huis van Oranje) was from 1625 till 1647 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
• Stadhouder Prins Willem II (Huis van Oranje) was from 1647 till 1650 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
• In the year 1647: Source: Wikipedia
  • March 14 » Thirty Years' War: Bavaria, Cologne, France and Sweden sign the Truce of Ulm.
  • August 8 » The Irish Confederate Wars and Wars of the Three Kingdoms: Battle of Dungan's Hill: English Parliamentary forces defeat Irish forces.

Source: Wikipedia

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