1612
| 1612 • Axel Oxenstierna becomes Lord High Chancellor of Sweden. He persuades the Riksdag of the Estates to grant the Swedish nobility the right and privilege to hold all higher offices of government. |
1642
Apr 8
Age: 30y
| 1642 • The village of Bro (Broo) in Sweden is granted the city rights for the second time and takes the name Kristinehamn (literally "Christina's port") after the present Swedish monarch, Queen Christina. |
1677
Age: 65y
| 1677 • The population of Paris first exceeds 500,000. |