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Christening day July 1, 1626

• 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 1626: Source: Wikipedia
  • February 27 » Yuan Chonghuan is appointed Governor of Liaodong, after leading the Chinese into a great victory against the Manchurians under Nurhaci.
  • May 4 » Dutch explorer Peter Minuit arrives in New Netherland (present day Manhattan Island) aboard the See Meeuw.
  • May 24 » Peter Minuit buys Manhattan.
  • November 18 » The new St Peter's Basilica is consecrated.

Day of marriage May 12, 1641

• 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 1641: Source: Wikipedia
  • January 6 » Arauco War: The first Parliament of Quillín is celebrated, putting a temporary hold on hostilities between Mapuches and Spanish in Chile.
  • March 11 » Guaraní forces living in the Jesuit reductions defeat bandeirantes loyal to the Portuguese Empire at the Battle of Mbororé in present-day Panambí, Argentina.
  • August 10 » The Treaty of London between England and Scotland, ending the Bishops' Wars, is signed.
  • September 23 » The Merchant Royal, carrying a treasure of over 100,000 pounds of gold (worth over £1 billion today), is lost at sea off Land's End.
  • October 24 » Felim O'Neill of Kinard, the leader of the Irish Rebellion, issues his Proclamation of Dungannon, justifying the uprising and declaring continued loyalty to King Charles I of England.

Day of death November 6, 1650

• Stadhouder Prins Willem II (Huis van Oranje) was from 1647 till 1650 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
•  This page is only available in Dutch.
  Van 1650 tot 1672 kende Nederland (ookwel Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden) zijn Eerste Stadhouderloze Tijdperk.
• In the year 1650: Source: Wikipedia
  • April 27 » The Battle of Carbisdale: A Royalist army from Orkney invades mainland Scotland but is defeated by a Covenanter army.
  • August 13 » Colonel George Monck of the English Army forms Monck's Regiment of Foot, which will later become the Coldstream Guards.
  • September 3 » Third English Civil War: In the Battle of Dunbar, English Parliamentarian forces led by Oliver Cromwell defeat an army loyal to King Charles I of England and led by David Leslie, Lord Newark.
  • December 14 » Anne Greene is hanged at Oxford Castle in England for infanticide, having concealed an illegitimate stillbirth. The following day she revives in the dissection room and, being pardoned, lives until 1659.

Day of burial March 8, 1651

•  This page is only available in Dutch.
  Van 1650 tot 1672 kende Nederland (ookwel Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden) zijn Eerste Stadhouderloze Tijdperk.
• In the year 1651: Source: Wikipedia
  • February 22 » St. Peter's Flood: A storm surge floods the Frisian coast, drowning 15,000 people.
  • June 28 » The Battle of Berestechko between Poland and Ukraine starts.
  • June 30 » The Deluge: Khmelnytsky Uprising: The Battle of Berestechko ends with a Polish victory.
  • September 3 » Third English Civil War: Battle of Worcester: Charles II of England is defeated in the last main battle of the war.
  • December 15 » Castle Cornet in Guernsey, the last stronghold which had supported the King in the Third English Civil War, surrenders.

Source: Wikipedia

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