1630s

1630s

Events and trends

* Great Migration (Puritan)
* Thirty Years' War in full swing in Europe
* 1632 - Just a couple of months before his death in battle, Swedish king Gustav II Adolf The Great ratifies the establishment of University of Tartu, the second university in the Swedish Empire
* September 8, 1636 - A vote of the Great and General Court of the Massachusetts Bay Colony establishes Harvard College as the first college founded in the Americas.
* 1639, Fort St George, the first settlement of British India, is founded at Madras. [Roberts, J: "History of the World.". Penguin, 1994.]

World leaders

*King Christian IV of Denmark and Norway (1588 - 1648).
*King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland (1625 - 1649).
*Hong Taiji, Emperor of the Qing.
*King Louis XIII of France (1610 - 1643).
*Cardinal Richelieu, chief minister of France (1624 - 1642).
*Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor (1620 - 1637).
*Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor (1637 - 1657).
*Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange, Stadtholder of Holland, Zeeland, Utrecht, Overijssel and Gelderland (1625 - 1647).
*Pope Urban VIII (1623 - 1644).
*King Philip IV of Spain (1621 - 1665).
*King Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden (1611 - 1632)
*Queen Christina of Sweden (1632 - 1654).
*Padshah Shah Jahan(1628-1658) of the Mughal Empire

References


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем решить контрольную работу

Look at other dictionaries:

  • 1630s in Canada — See also: 1620s in Canada, other events of the 1630s, 1640s in Canada and the list of years in Canada . Events* 1631: Charles de la Tour builds Fort La Tour (also known as Fort Saint Marie) at the mouth of the Saint John River. * 1632: British… …   Wikipedia

  • 1630s in South Africa — See also: 1620s in South Africa, other events of the 1630s, 1640s in South Africa and the Timeline of South African history. Events* 1631 The Khoikhoi leader Autsumao, is taken to Batavia and is later returned to the Cape to serve as an… …   Wikipedia

  • 1630s in archaeology — The decade of the 1630s in archaeology involved some significant events.Explorations*Excavations*Finds*Other events*Births* 1635: February 1 Marquard Gude, German archaeologist (died 1689).Deaths* …   Wikipedia

  • 1630s in England — Events from the 1630s in England.IncumbentsMonarch Charles I of EnglandEvents* 1630 ** The Winthrop Fleet takes 700 immigrants from England to the Massachusetts Bay Colony, and founds Boston. ** Thomas Middleton s satirical comedy A Chaste Maid… …   Wikipedia

  • 1630s BC — Events and trends* 1633 BC Egypt End of the Thirteenth and Fourteenth dynasties of Egypt, start of the Fifteenth dynasty. * 1633 BC May 2 Lunar Saros 34 begins. [http://sunearth.gsfc.nasa.gov/eclipse/LEsaros/LEsaros1 175.html] *Before 1630 BC –… …   Wikipedia

  • 1630s in architecture — TOC Buildings* 1632 ndash; work started on the Taj Mahal, designed by Ustad Ahmad Lahauri. * 1633 ndash; completion of the Palazzo Barberini in Rome by Gian Lorenzo Bernini. (begun 1627 by Maderno) * 1633 ndash; opening of Santa Maria della… …   Wikipedia

  • 1630s in piracy — Events = 1631*On June 20th, Murat Reis the Younger executes the Sack of Baltimore where he captured 108 English planters and local Irish people. Almost all the villagers were put in irons and taken to a life of slavery in North Africa …   Wikipedia

  • List of state leaders in 1630s BC — 1640s BC state leaders Events of 1630s BC 1620s BC state leaders State leaders by year Africa*Egypt **Nile region Fifteenth Dynasty (Hyskos) (1674 BC 1535 BC) **Sinai (Pelusium) Sixteenth Dynasty (1663 BC 1555 BC) **Upper Egypt Seventeenth… …   Wikipedia

  • List of state leaders in 1620s BC — 1630s BC state leaders Events of 1620s BC 1610s BC state leaders State leaders by year Africa*Egypt **Nile region Fifteenth Dynasty (Hyskos) (1674 BC 1535 BC) **Sinai (Pelusium) Sixteenth Dynasty (1663 BC 1555 BC) **Upper Egypt Seventeenth… …   Wikipedia

  • 1600-1650 in fashion — Fashion in the period 1600 1650 in Western European clothing is characterized by the disappearance of the ruff in favour of broad lace or linen collars. Waistlines rose through the period for both men and women. Other notable fashions included… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”