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| Assembly Richelieu, Armand Jean du Plessis de |  |
| Dec Paris Opens the Assembly of Notables to unite the nobility |
| Battle of Dessau Bridge Wallenstein, Albrecht Wenzel Eusebius von |  |
| Dessau Bridge Wallenstein defeats Mansfeld's army at the battle of Dessau Bridge |
| Battle of Dessau Christian IV |  |
| Dessau Defeated by an Imperialist Army under Wallenstein |
| Battle of Dessau Wallenstein, Albrecht Wenzel Eusebius von | |
| April Dessau Defeats the Danish under Ernst of Mansfeldt |
| Battle of Lutter Christian IV | |
| Lutter Defeated at the battle of Lutter |
| Battle of Lutter Tserclaes, Johann |  |
| 27th Aug Lutter After defeat at Lutter Denmark is forced to sue for peace at the treaty of Lbeck |
| 27th Aug Lutter Defeats the Danish at the battle of Lutte in which his highly disciplined infantry charges the enemy lines four times whereupon they break through, leading him to win decisively, and destroy the Danish army |
| Birth Bruce, Robert |  |
| Birth of Robert Bruce |
| Birth Kessel, Jan van | |
| 5th April Birth of Jan van Kessel |
| Blockade of Gdansk Gustavus II Adolphus |  |
| Gdansk Blockades Gdansk after it refuses to surrender |
| Capture of Brunswick Tserclaes, Johann | |
| Brunswick Captures Brunswick for the Imperialists |
| Capture of Jutland Wallenstein, Albrecht Wenzel Eusebius von | |
| Jutland Wallenstein's army marches north, occupying Mecklenburg, Pomerania, and ultimately Jutland itself. |
| Capture of Jutland Tserclaes, Johann | |
| Holstein Captures Holstein for the Imperialists |
| Jutland Captures Jutland for the Imperialists |
| Schleswig Captures Schleswig for the Imperialists |
| Capture of Mecklenburg Wallenstein, Albrecht Wenzel Eusebius von | |
| Mecklenburg Wallenstein's army marches north, occupying Mecklenburg, Pomerania, and ultimately Jutland itself. |
| Capture of Mecklenburg Tserclaes, Johann | |
| Mecklenburg Captures Mecklenburg for the Imperialists |
| Capture of Pomerania Wallenstein, Albrecht Wenzel Eusebius von | |
| Pomerania Wallenstein's army marches north, occupying Mecklenburg, Pomerania, and ultimately Jutland itself. |
| Capture of Puck Koniecpolski, Hetman Alexander |  |
| River Vistula Invades the Vistula & captures Puck but cannot cut the Swedish lines to Pillau |
| Capture of Saxony Tserclaes, Johann | |
| Saxony Captures Saxony for the Imperialists |
| Chateau de Balleroy Mansart, Francois | |
| Chateau de Balleroy Francois Mansart, French royal architect, built the Chateau de Balleroy in Normandy, 1626-1636 |
| Colonization Warner, Thomas | |
| London Founds the first English colony in the Caribbean |
| Consecration Urban VIII |  |
| 18th Nov Rome Pope Urban VIII consecrates St Peter's Cathedral in Rome |
| Constitution Richelieu, Armand Jean du Plessis de | |
| Dec Opens the Assembly of Notables to unite the nobility |
| Death Nurhachi, Kao Huang-Ti |  |
| Death of Nurhachi |
| Death Dowland, John | |
| 20th Feb Death of John Dowland |
| Death Tourneur, Cyril | |
| 28th Feb Death of Cyril Tourneur |
| Defeat Christian IV | |
| 27th Aug Defeated by the Catholic League |
| 27th Aug Defeated by the Imperial army under Wallenstein & Catholic League under Tilly |
| 27th Aug The end of Danish intervention in the European wars which have raged since 1618 |
| Defeat Wallenstein, Albrecht Wenzel Eusebius von | |
| Danish defeat by the Imperial army under Wallenstein & the Catholic League under Tilly |
| 27th Aug Danish defeat by the Imperial army under Wallenstein & the Catholic League under Tilly |
| Discovery of Manhattan Island Minuit, Peter | |
| 4th May Manhattan Island Dutch explorer Peter Minuit lands on what is now Manhattan Island |
| Discovery of Manhattan Island Schager, Peter | |
| 7th Nov Manhattan Island Peter Schager of Amsterdam informs the States General that the ship "The Arms of Amsterdam" had arrived with a cargo of furs and timber from New Netherlands and that the settlers there had bought the Island of Manhatten for 60 guilders. |
| Governor Oxenstierna | |
| Berlin Appointed Governor General of Prussia |
| Invasion of Denmark Wallenstein, Albrecht Wenzel Eusebius von | |
| Wallenstein's army marches north, occupying Mecklenburg, Pomerania, and ultimately Jutland itself. |
| Invasion of Holy Roman Empire Christian IV | |
| Chris tian IV a Lutheran and also the Duke of Holstein, helps the Lutheran rulers of neighboring Lower Saxony by leading an army against the Holy Roman Empire |
| Invasion of Poland Koniecpolski, Hetman Alexander | |
| River Vistula Invades the Vistula & captures Puck but cannot cut the Swedish lines to Pillau |
| Invasion of Prussia Gustavus II Adolphus | |
| Pilau Lands at Pillau & occupies all of northern Prussia, only Gdansk refuses to surrender |
| Legislation Charles I | |
| Edinburgh The Act of Revocation is passed in Scotland reforming ownership of Church lands |
| Pardon Cranfield Cranfield, Lionel | |
| Pardoned by Charles I for the conviction of maladministration by Parliament |
| Parliament Charles I | |
| 6th Feb London Refuses to grant funds without redress of grievances |
| Peace Wallenstein, Albrecht Wenzel Eusebius von | |
| Dec Presburg Imposes the peace of Press burg on the Hungarian leader Betlen |
| Peerage Graham, James |  |
| Created Earl Montrose, 5th, on his father's death |
| Privy Council Laud, William | |
| London Appointed Privy Councillor |
| Privy Council Sackville, Edward | |
| London Appointed Privy Councilor |
| Rebellion Richelieu, Armand Jean du Plessis de | |
| Mar Paris Forced to make peace with the Spanish because of the rebellion of the Hugenots |
| Reform Charles I | |
| The Act of Revocation is passed in Scotland reforming ownership of Church lands |
| Siege of Cadiz Monck, George | |
| Cadiz Serves during the expedition to Cadiz |
| Siege of Stralsund Wallenstein, Albrecht Wenzel Eusebius von | |
| Stralsund Leads a siege against Stralsund which is the only belligerent port on the Baltic which had the facilities to build a fleet large enough to take the Danish islands |
| St Peter's Cathedral Urban VIII | |
| 18th Nov St Peter's Cathedral Pope Urban VIII consecrates St Peter's Cathedral in Rome |
| Succession T'ien Ch'i | |
| Succeeds as Manchu leader, augments the banners |
| Treaty of La Rochelle Richelieu, Armand Jean du Plessis de | |
| Feb La Rochelle Richelieu is forced to make peace with the Hugenots of La Rochelle |
| 6th Feb La Rochelle Huguenot rebels and the French signed the Peace of La Rochelle |
| Treaty of Lubeck Tserclaes, Johann | |
| 27th Aug Lubeck After defeat at Lutter Denmark is forced to sue for peace at the treaty of Lbeck |
| Treaty of Monzon Richelieu, Armand Jean du Plessis de | |
| Mar Paris Forced to make peace with the Spanish because of the rebellion of the Hugenots |
| Trial Charles I | |
| 23rd Feb London Begins the impeachment of the Duke of Buckingham |
| Trial Cranfield, Lionel | |
| Pardoned by Charles I for the conviction of maladministration by Parliament |
