Family tree M. Tolsma » Carel Baron Van Den Boetzelaer (1635-1708)

Christening day September 2, 1635

• 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 1635: Source: Wikipedia
  • April 23 » The first public school in the United States, Boston Latin School, is founded in Boston.
  • May 30 » Thirty Years' War: The Peace of Prague is signed.
  • June 28 » Guadeloupe becomes a French colony.
  • July 30 » Eighty Years' War: The Siege of Schenkenschans begins; Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange, begins the recapture of the strategically important fortress from the Spanish Army.
  • October 9 » Roger Williams is banished from the Massachusetts Bay Colony after religious and policy disagreements.
  • November 22 » Dutch colonial forces on Taiwan launch a pacification campaign against native villages, resulting in Dutch control of the middle and south of the island.

Day of marriage April 3, 1678

• Stadhouder Prins Willem III (Huis van Oranje) was from 1672 till 1702 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
• In the year 1678: Source: Wikipedia
  • June 25 » Venetian Elena Cornaro Piscopia is the first woman awarded a doctorate of philosophy when she graduates from the University of Padua.
  • August 3 » Robert LaSalle builds the Le Griffon, the first known ship built on the Great Lakes.
  • November 25 » Trunajaya rebellion: After a long and logistically challenging march, the allied Mataram and Dutch troops successfully assaulted the rebel stronghold of Kediri.

Day of death January 28, 1708

•  This page is only available in Dutch.
  Van 1702 tot 1747 kende Nederland (ookwel Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden) zijn Tweede Stadhouderloze Tijdperk.
• In the year 1708: Source: Wikipedia
  • March 11 » Queen Anne withholds Royal Assent from the Scottish Militia Bill, the last time a British monarch vetoes legislation.
  • March 23 » James Francis Edward Stuart lands at the Firth of Forth as part of the planned French invasion of Britain.
  • September 11 » Charles XII of Sweden stops his march to conquer Moscow outside Smolensk, marking the turning point in the Great Northern War. The army is defeated nine months later in the Battle of Poltava, and the Swedish Empire ceases to be a major power.
  • October 9 » Peter the Great defeats the Swedes at the Battle of Lesnaya.

Day of burial January 31, 1708

•  This page is only available in Dutch.
  Van 1702 tot 1747 kende Nederland (ookwel Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden) zijn Tweede Stadhouderloze Tijdperk.
• In the year 1708: Source: Wikipedia
  • March 11 » Queen Anne withholds Royal Assent from the Scottish Militia Bill, the last time a British monarch vetoes legislation.
  • March 23 » James Francis Edward Stuart lands at the Firth of Forth as part of the planned French invasion of Britain.
  • September 11 » Charles XII of Sweden stops his march to conquer Moscow outside Smolensk, marking the turning point in the Great Northern War. The army is defeated nine months later in the Battle of Poltava, and the Swedish Empire ceases to be a major power.
  • October 9 » Peter the Great defeats the Swedes at the Battle of Lesnaya.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1666 » Tommaso Dingli, Maltese architect and sculptor (b. 1591)
• 1672 » Pierre Séguier, French politician, Lord Chancellor of France (b. 1588)
• 1681 » Richard Allestree, English priest and academic (b. 1619)
• 1687 » Johannes Hevelius, Polish astronomer and politician (b. 1611)
• 1688 » Ferdinand Verbiest, Flemish Jesuit missionary in China (b. 1623)
• 1697 » Sir John Fenwick, 3rd Baronet, English general and politician (b. 1645)