Stephenson Family Tree » Prinzessin Magdelena von Brandenburg (1582-1616)

Christening day February 4, 1582

• Stadhouder Prins Willem I de Zwijger (Prins Willem van Oranje) (Huis van Oranje) was from 1581 till 1584 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
• In the year 1582: Source: Wikipedia
  • January 15 » Truce of Yam-Zapolsky: Russia cedes Livonia to the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth.
  • February 24 » With the papal bull Inter gravissimas, Pope Gregory XIII announces the Gregorian calendar.
  • April 16 » Spanish conquistador Hernando de Lerma founds the settlement of Salta, Argentina.
  • October 4 » The Gregorian Calendar is introduced by Pope Gregory XIII.
  • October 14 » Because of the adoption of the Gregorian calendar this day does not exist in this year in Austria, Italy, Poland, Portugal and Spain.
  • October 15 » Adoption of the Gregorian calendar begins, eventually leading to near-universal adoption.

Day of marriage June 5, 1598

• 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 1598: Source: Wikipedia
  • April 30 » Henry IV of France issues the Edict of Nantes, allowing freedom of religion to the Huguenots.
  • April 30 » Juan de Oñate begins the conquest of Santa Fe de Nuevo México.
  • July 22 » William Shakespeare’s play, The Merchant of Venice, is entered on the Stationers’ Register. By decree of Queen Elizabeth, the Stationers’ Register licensed printed works, giving the Crown tight control over all published material.
  • August 14 » Nine Years' War: Battle of the Yellow Ford: Irish forces under Hugh O'Neill, Earl of Tyrone, defeats an English expeditionary force under Henry Bagenal.
  • December 21 » Battle of Curalaba: The revolting Mapuche, led by cacique Pelentaru, inflict a major defeat on Spanish troops in southern Chile.
  • December 23 » Arauco War: Governor of Chile Martín García Óñez de Loyola is killed in the Battle of Curalaba by Mapuches led by Pelantaru.

Day of death May 4, 1616

• 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 1616: Source: Wikipedia
  • January 12 » The city of Belém, Brazil is founded on the Amazon River delta, by Portuguese captain Francisco Caldeira Castelo Branco.
  • February 26 » Galileo Galilei is formally banned by the Roman Catholic Church from teaching or defending the view that the earth orbits the sun.
  • March 20 » Sir Walter Raleigh is freed from the Tower of London after 13 years of imprisonment.
  • May 3 » Treaty of Loudun ends French civil war.
  • July 11 » Samuel de Champlain returns to Quebec.
  • October 25 » Dutch sea-captain Dirk Hartog makes the second recorded landfall by a European on Australian soil, at the later-named Dirk Hartog Island off the West Australian coast.

Day of burial May 22, 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.

Source: Wikipedia

• 1566 » Luca Ghini, Italian physician and botanist (b. 1490)
• 1571 » Pierre Viret, Swiss theologian and reformer (b. 1511)
• 1604 » Claudio Merulo, Italian organist and composer (b. 1533)
• 1605 » Ulisse Aldrovandi, Italian naturalist (b. 1522)
• 1615 » Adriaan van Roomen, Flemish priest and mathematician (b. 1561)
• 1626 » Arthur Lake, English bishop and scholar (b. 1569)