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| 1616 • René Descartes, at age 20, graduates in civil and canon law at the University of Poitiers, where he becomes disillusioned with books, preferring to seek truths from "le grand livre du monde." His thesis defense may have been written in December. |
1634
Age: 18y
| 1634 • 6 – The Battle of Nördlingen results in a decisive victory for the Army of the Holy Roman Empire and Habsburg Spain. |
1635
Age: 19y
birth of childPaltiah Elderkin 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1635 • Thirty Years' War – The Peace of Prague is signed, which ends the German civil war aspect of the conflict. |