March 17 –
Maurice, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel, is forced to abdicate after his spending brings Hesse-Kassel to bankruptcy. His son takes over as
William V and cedes much of the landgravate in September to bring peace in its war against Hesse-Darmstadt.
April 17 – The
States of Friesland agree on the 28-point Appeal about Abuses after allowing the citizens to voice their complaints.
May 10 – The Kingdom of England reaches an agreement with
Sidi Al-Ayyashi, a Moroccan
Mujahidin leader to obtain his help in releasing English captives seized by the Barbary pirates.
May 13 – France and England sign an agreement on dividing the island of
Saint Kitts.
August 19 –
Eighty Years' War: Grol, in the Spanish Netherlands, is captured after the siege started on July 20 by Prince Frederick Henry.
September 10 – The
Siege of La Rochelle begins as the Roman Catholic nations of France and Spain move to suppress the revolt of Protestant Huguenots in the western French city.[2]
December 18 – La selva sin amor (The Forest without Love), written by
Lope de Vega and with music by Alessandro Piccinini, premieres as the first Spanish opera.
December 27 – In Madrid, ministers of King Philip IV of Spain, draw up proposals for a "Kingdom and Republic of Ireland" that would break with England, to have two Captains General to be executives of the Republic.
December 30 – (Jumada-l awwal 2, 1037 AH) Shihab-ud-Din Muhammad Khurram, son of the later Emperor Jahangir, enters
Lahore after defeating his brother Shahryar Mirza. He is proclaimed as Shah Jahan.
March 17 –
Maurice, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel, is forced to abdicate after his spending brings Hesse-Kassel to bankruptcy. His son takes over as
William V and cedes much of the landgravate in September to bring peace in its war against Hesse-Darmstadt.
April 17 – The
States of Friesland agree on the 28-point Appeal about Abuses after allowing the citizens to voice their complaints.
May 10 – The Kingdom of England reaches an agreement with
Sidi Al-Ayyashi, a Moroccan
Mujahidin leader to obtain his help in releasing English captives seized by the Barbary pirates.
May 13 – France and England sign an agreement on dividing the island of
Saint Kitts.
August 19 –
Eighty Years' War: Grol, in the Spanish Netherlands, is captured after the siege started on July 20 by Prince Frederick Henry.
September 10 – The
Siege of La Rochelle begins as the Roman Catholic nations of France and Spain move to suppress the revolt of Protestant Huguenots in the western French city.[2]
December 18 – La selva sin amor (The Forest without Love), written by
Lope de Vega and with music by Alessandro Piccinini, premieres as the first Spanish opera.
December 27 – In Madrid, ministers of King Philip IV of Spain, draw up proposals for a "Kingdom and Republic of Ireland" that would break with England, to have two Captains General to be executives of the Republic.
December 30 – (Jumada-l awwal 2, 1037 AH) Shihab-ud-Din Muhammad Khurram, son of the later Emperor Jahangir, enters
Lahore after defeating his brother Shahryar Mirza. He is proclaimed as Shah Jahan.