Stephenson Family Tree » Elizabeth Clarke (1569-1630)

Christening day August 29, 1571

• Graaf Filips III (Oostenrijks Huis) was from 1555 till 1581 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
• In the year 1571: Source: Wikipedia
  • January 11 » Austrian nobility is granted freedom of religion.
  • June 24 » Miguel López de Legazpi founds Manila, the capital of the Philippines.
  • July 28 » La Laguna encomienda, known today as the Laguna province in the Philippines is founded by the Spaniards as one of the oldest encomiendas (provinces) in the country.
  • August 1 » The Ottoman conquest of Cyprus is concluded, by the surrender of Famagusta.
  • September 7 » Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk, is arrested for his role in the Ridolfi plot to assassinate Queen Elizabeth I of England and replace her with Mary, Queen of Scots.
  • October 7 » The Battle of Lepanto is fought, and the Ottoman Navy suffers its first defeat.

Day of marriage September 25, 1597

• 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 1597: Source: Wikipedia
  • February 5 » A group of early Japanese Christians are killed by the new government of Japan for being seen as a threat to Japanese society.
  • August 17 » Islands Voyage: Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, and Sir Walter Raleigh set sail on an expedition to the Azores.
  • October 4 » Governor Gonzalo Méndez de Canço begins to suppress a native uprising against his rule in what is now Georgia.
  • October 26 » Imjin War: Korean Admiral Yi Sun-sin routs the Japanese Navy of 300 ships with only 13 ships at the Battle of Myeongnyang.

Day of death September 7, 1630

• 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 1630: Source: Wikipedia
  • February 16 » Dutch forces led by Hendrick Lonck capture Olinda in what was to become part of Dutch Brazil.
  • March 22 » The Massachusetts Bay Colony outlaws the possession of cards, dice, and gaming tables.
  • July 6 » Thirty Years' War: Four thousand Swedish troops under Gustavus Adolphus land in Pomerania, Germany.
  • August 25 » Portuguese forces are defeated by the Kingdom of Kandy at the Battle of Randeniwela in Sri Lanka.
  • September 17 » The city of Boston, Massachusetts is founded.

Day of burial September 5, 1630

• 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 1630: Source: Wikipedia
  • February 16 » Dutch forces led by Hendrick Lonck capture Olinda in what was to become part of Dutch Brazil.
  • March 22 » The Massachusetts Bay Colony outlaws the possession of cards, dice, and gaming tables.
  • July 6 » Thirty Years' War: Four thousand Swedish troops under Gustavus Adolphus land in Pomerania, Germany.
  • August 25 » Portuguese forces are defeated by the Kingdom of Kandy at the Battle of Randeniwela in Sri Lanka.
  • September 17 » The city of Boston, Massachusetts is founded.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1619 » Marko Krizin, Croatian priest, missionary, and saint (b. 1589)
• 1619 » Melchior Grodziecki, Polish priest and saint (b. 1582)
• 1622 » Denis Godefroy, French lawyer and jurist (b. 1549)
• 1626 » Edward Villiers, English noble and politician (b. c. 1585)
• 1644 » Guido Bentivoglio, Italian cardinal and historian (b. 1579)
• 1655 » François Tristan l'Hermite, French author and playwright (b. 1601)