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1654
| 1654 • Charles X Gustav succeeds his cousin Christina on the Swedish throne. After her abdication on the same day, Christina, now the former reigning queen of a Protestant nation, secretly converts to Catholicism. |
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Apr 28
Age: 25y
1679
Apr 28
Age: 25y
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marriageElias Nuthall Virginia, USA ⇓ Elizabeth was the orphan of George Beckwith of Calvert County. They were married by the date shown. Elizabeth was the third of five children, four girls and one boy. 3 Sources ⇓ |
| 1679 • Battle of Bothwell Bridge in Scotland: Royal forces led by the Duke of Monmouth and John Graham of Claverhouse subdue the Scottish Covenanters. |
1697
Age: 43y
| 1697 • The Treaty of Ryswick signed by France and the Grand Alliance to end both the Nine Years' War and King William's War. The conflict having been inconclusive, the treaty is proposed because the combatants have exhausted their national treasuries. Louis XIV recognises William III as King of England & Scotland and both sides return territories they have taken in battle. In North America, the treaty returns Port Royal (Nova Scotia) to France. In practice, the treaty is little more than a truce; it does not resolve any of the fundamental colonial problems and the peace lasts only five years. |