1617
| 1617 • Ferdinand II, Archduke of Inner Austria, is elected King of Bohemia. Ferdinand's forceful catholic counter-reformation causes great unrest amongst the Protestants and moderates in Bohemia. |
1698
Feb 3
Age: 81y
| 1698 • Iberville and Bienville sail from Brest to the Gulf of Mexico to defend the southern borders of New France; they will eventually found three capitals of Louisiana (New France), as the future American cities: Mobile, Biloxi & New Orleans."Le Moyne de Bienville, Jean-Baptiste", University of Toronto, 2000, webpage: [http://www.biographi.ca/009004-119.01-e.php? BioId=35608 biog-ca-Bienville]. |