1614
Dec 26
| 1614 • The University of Groningen is established in the Dutch Republic. |
1640
Age: 24y
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marriagePieter Quackenbosch 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1640 • End of the Iberian Union: A revolution organized by the nobility and bourgeoisie causes John IV of Portugal to be acclaimed as king, thus ending 60 years of personal union of the crowns of Portugal and Spain, and the rule of the House of Habsburg (also called the Philippine Dynasty). The Spanish Habsburgs do not recognize Portugal's new dynasty, the House of Braganza, until the end of the Portuguese Restoration War in 1668. |
1646
Age: 30y
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birth of childMaritje Pieterse Quackenbosch 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1646 • Spain and the Netherlands sign a temporary cease fire in the war. |
1653
Age: 37y
| 1653 • 13 – First Anglo-Dutch War – Battle of the Gabbard: The English navy defeats the Dutch fleet, which loses 17 ships. |
1682
Dec 27
Age: 68y
| 1682 • Iyasus succeeds his father Yohannes I as Emperor of Ethiopia. |