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1580
| 1580 • Iberian Union: King Philip II of Spain becomes King of Portugal under the name Philip I, following the death without heirs of King Henry of Portugal, in a personal union of the crowns, thus maintaining Portuguese independence (in Europe and throughout the Portuguese Empire). The Philippine Dynasty rule lasts until 1640. |
1602
Age: 22y
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marriageJean Clarisse 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1602 • Copies are printed of the geographical map of East Asia created by Matteo Ricci, an Italian Jesuit stationed in Ming Dynasty Beijing, China, with Chinese-written labeling and map symbols. |
1602
Mar 17
Age: 22y
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birth of childCatherine Clarisse Canterbury, Kent, England ⇓ 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1602 • Publication of the play A Larum for London, or the Siedge of Antwerp in London. |
1605
Sep 30
Age: 25y
| 1605 • The Priory of St. Gregory's is founded at Douai, Flanders, at this time in the Spanish Netherlands, by its first prior, John Roberts, and other exiles, thus becoming the first English Benedictine house to renew conventual life after the English Reformation. More than two centuries later the community will establish Downside Abbey back in England. |