Romanovsky-Krasinsky (Romanoff) Family Tree » Princess Magdelene Sibylle von Preußen a.d.H. Hohenzollern (1586-1659)

Christening day January 16, 1587

• 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 1587: Source: Wikipedia
  • February 8 » Mary, Queen of Scots, is executed on suspicion of having been involved in the Babington Plot to murder her cousin, Queen Elizabeth I.
  • July 22 » Roanoke Colony: A second group of English settlers arrives on Roanoke Island off North Carolina to re-establish the deserted colony.
  • October 31 » Leiden University Library opens its doors after its founding in 1575.

Day of marriage September 16, 1604

• 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 1604: Source: Wikipedia
  • June 24 » Samuel de Champlain discovers the mouth of the Saint John River, site of Reversing Falls and the present-day city of Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada.
  • September 1 » Adi Granth, now known as Guru Granth Sahib, the holy scripture of Sikhs, was first installed at Harmandir Sahib.
  • October 9 » Supernova 1604 is sighted, the most recent supernova to be observed within the Milky Way.
  • October 17 » Kepler's Supernova is observed in the constellation of Ophiuchus.
  • November 1 » William Shakespeare's tragedy Othello is performed for the first time, at Whitehall Palace in London.

Day of death February 12, 1659

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  Van 1650 tot 1672 kende Nederland (ookwel Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden) zijn Eerste Stadhouderloze Tijdperk.
• In the year 1659: Source: Wikipedia
  • February 11 » The assault on Copenhagen by Swedish forces is beaten back with heavy losses.
  • May 6 » English Restoration: A faction of the British Army removes Richard Cromwell as Lord Protector of the Commonwealth and reinstalls the Rump Parliament.
  • May 25 » Richard Cromwell resigns as Lord Protector of England following the restoration of the Long Parliament, beginning a second brief period of the republican government called the Commonwealth of England.
  • June 29 » At the Battle of Konotop the Ukrainian armies of Ivan Vyhovsky defeat the Russians led by Prince Trubetskoy.
  • November 10 » Chattrapati Shivaji Maharaj, Maratha King kills Afzal Khan, Adilshahi in the battle popularly known as Battle of Pratapgarh.
  • December 28 » The Marathas defeat the Adilshahi forces in the Battle of Kolhapur.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1590 » François Hotman, French lawyer and author (b. 1524)
• 1600 » Edward Denny, Knight Banneret of Bishop's Stortford, English soldier, privateer and adventurer (b. 1547)
• 1612 » Jodocus Hondius, Flemish cartographer (b. 1563)
• 1624 » George Heriot, Scottish goldsmith and philanthropist, founded George Heriot's School (b. 1563)
• 1713 » Jahandar Shah, Mughal emperor (b. 1664)
• 1728 » Agostino Steffani, Italian priest and composer (b. 1653)