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1614
| 1614 • Pocahontas marries English colonist John Rolfe in Jamestown, Virginia. |
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Age: 34y
1648
Age: 34y
birth of childMary Willey 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1648 • Signing of the Treaties of Münster and Osnabrück conclude the Peace of Westphalia, ending the Thirty Years' War. Rulers of the Imperial States have powers to decide their state religion, Protestant, Catholic or Calvinist, with the minorities of each of those faiths granted toleration of worship, and there is general recognition of exclusive sovereignty, including that of the Dutch Republic and Switzerland. France and Sweden gain territory, and the latter is granted an indemnity. However, France remains at war with Spain until 1659. |
1685
Age: 71y
| 1685 • René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle, intending to establish a colony near the mouth of the Mississippi River, lands with 200 surviving colonists at Matagorda Bay on the Texas coast, believing the Mississippi near ([http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/LL/fla4.html Texas Handbook]). |