
1654
May 20
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. |
1678
Age: 23y
birth of childOttilia Röder Brandau, Dieburg, Hessen, Germany ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
1678 • In Ireland, the vacant Bishopric of Leighlin is given to the Bishop of Kildare to form the Roman Catholic Diocese of Kildare and Leighlin. |
1710
Jul 3
Age: 56y
1710 • In Sweden, the Royal Society of Sciences in Uppsala is founded as the Collegium curiosorum. |