1604
Jean Mairet, French author and playwright (died 1686)
Jean (de) Mairet was a classical French dramatist who wrote both tragedies and comedies.
Jean Mairet, French author and playwright (died 1686)
The 1600s
Explore 111 historical events from 1600–1609.
1604
Claudia de' Medici, Italian daughter of Christina of Lorraine (died 1648)
Claudia de' Medici was by birth a Tuscan princess and by her marriage to Leopold V an archduchess of Austria and from 1632 until 1646 regent of the Austrian County of Tyrol during …
Claudia de' Medici, Italian daughter of Christina of Lorraine (died 1648)
1604
John Maurice, Dutch nobleman (died 1679)
John Maurice of Nassau, called "the Brazilian" for his fruitful period as governor of Dutch Brazil, was Count and Prince of Nassau-Siegen. He served as Herrenmeister of the Order o…
John Maurice, Dutch nobleman (died 1679)
1604
Heinrich Albert, German composer and poet (died 1651)
Heinrich Albert was a German composer and poet of the 17th century. He was a member of the Königsberg Poetic Society. As a song composer, he was strongly influenced by Heinrich Sch…
Heinrich Albert, German composer and poet (died 1651)
1604
Claudio Merulo, Italian organist and composer (born 1533)
Claudio Merulo was an Italian composer, publisher and organist of the late Renaissance period, most famous for his innovative keyboard music and his ensemble music composed in the …
Claudio Merulo, Italian organist and composer (born 1533)
1604
Isabella Andreini, Italian actress (born 1562)
Isabella Andreini, also known as Isabella Da Padova, was an Italian actress and writer. Andreini was a member of the Compagnia dei Comici Gelosi, a touring theatre company that per…
Isabella Andreini, Italian actress (born 1562)
1604
Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford, English courtier, Lord Great Chamberlain (born 1550)
Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford, was an English peer and courtier of the Elizabethan era. Oxford was heir to the second oldest earldom in the kingdom, a court favourite for a t…
Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford, English courtier, Lord Great Chamberlain (born 1550)
1603
Michel Le Tellier, French politician, French Minister of Defence (died 1685)
Michel Le Tellier, marquis de Barbezieux, seigneur de Chaville et de Viroflay was a French statesman.
Michel Le Tellier, French politician, French Minister of Defence (died 1685)
1603
Joseph of Cupertino, Italian mystic and saint (died 1663)
Joseph of Cupertino, OFM Conv. was an Italian Conventual Franciscan friar who is honored as a Christian mystic and saint. According to traditional Franciscan accounts, he was "rema…
Joseph of Cupertino, Italian mystic and saint (died 1663)
1603
Kenelm Digby, English astrologer, courtier, and diplomat (died 1665)
Sir Kenelm Digby was an English courtier and diplomat. He was also a highly reputed natural philosopher, astrologer and known as a leading Roman Catholic intellectual and Blacklois…
Kenelm Digby, English astrologer, courtier, and diplomat (died 1665)
1603
Magnus II, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg (born 1543)
Magnus II of Saxe-Lauenburg was the eldest surviving son of Duke Francis I of Saxe-Lauenburg and Sybille of Saxe-Freiberg, daughter of Duke Henry IV the Pious. In 1571 Magnus II as…
Magnus II, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg (born 1543)
1603
James VI and I and Anne of Denmark are crowned in Westminster Abbey.
James VI and I was King of Scotland as James VI from 24 July 1567, and King of England and Ireland as James I from the union of the Scottish and English crowns on 24 March 1603, un…
James VI and I and Anne of Denmark are crowned in Westminster Abbey.
1603
Bernard of Wąbrzeźno, Roman Catholic priest (born 1575)
Bernard of Wąbrzeźno was a Catholic priest and a Benedictine monk from the Benedictine Abbey in Lubiń, Poland. He has been named as a candidate for beatification several times, beg…
Bernard of Wąbrzeźno, Roman Catholic priest (born 1575)
1603
Jan Dymitr Solikowski, Polish archbishop (born 1539)
Jan Dymitr Solikowski was a Polish writer, diplomat, Archbishop of Lwów.
Jan Dymitr Solikowski, Polish archbishop (born 1539)
1603
Philippe de Monte, Flemish composer and educator (born 1521)
Philippe de Monte, sometimes known as Philippus de Monte, was a Flemish composer of the late Renaissance active all over Europe. He was a member of the 3rd generation madrigalists …
Philippe de Monte, Flemish composer and educator (born 1521)
1603
Joan Terès i Borrull, Spanish archbishop and academic (born 1538)
Joan Terès i Borrull was presbyter of Vic, auxiliary bishop of Morocco (1575–1579), bishop of Elne (1579–1586) and of Tortosa (1586–1587), and archbishop of Tarragona (1587–1603). …
Joan Terès i Borrull, Spanish archbishop and academic (born 1538)
1603
Mózes Székely, Hungarian noble (born 1553)
Moses Székely was Prince of Transylvania in 1603.
Mózes Székely, Hungarian noble (born 1553)
1602
Cape Cod is sighted by English navigator Bartholomew Gosnold
Cape Cod is a peninsula extending into the Atlantic Ocean from the southeastern corner of Massachusetts, in the northeastern United States. Its historic, maritime character and amp…
Cape Cod is sighted by English navigator Bartholomew Gosnold
1602
An English naval force defeats a fleet of Spanish galleys, and captures a large Portuguese carrack at the Battle of Sesi
A galley is a type of ship optimised for propulsion by oars. Galleys were historically used for warfare, trade, and piracy mostly in the seas surrounding Europe. It developed in th…
An English naval force defeats a fleet of Spanish galleys, and captures a large Portuguese carrack at the Battle of Sesi
1602
Elizabeth I visits Harefield Place at Hillingdon and the Harefield Entertainment is performed.
Elizabeth I was Queen of England and Ireland from 17 November 1558 until her death in 1603. She was the last and longest reigning monarch of the House of Tudor. Her eventful reign,…
Elizabeth I visits Harefield Place at Hillingdon and the Harefield Entertainment is performed.
1602
William Lilly, English astrologer (died 1681)
William Lilly was a seventeenth century English astrologer. He is described as having been a genius at something "that modern mainstream opinion has since decided cannot be done at…
William Lilly, English astrologer (died 1681)
1602
Philippe de Champaigne, Dutch-French painter (died 1674)
Philippe de Champaigne was a Brabant-born French Baroque era painter, a major exponent of French Baroque painting. He was a founding member of the Académie royale de peinture et de…
Philippe de Champaigne, Dutch-French painter (died 1674)
1602
Rudolf Christian, Count of East Frisia, Ruler of East Frisia (died 1628)
Rudolf Christian of Ostfriesland, Count of East Frisia, was count of East Frisia, and the second son of Enno III, Count of East Frisia and Anna of Holstein-Gottorp. During his reig…
Rudolf Christian, Count of East Frisia, Ruler of East Frisia (died 1628)
1602
Cardinal Jules Mazarin, Italian-French cardinal and politician, chief minister of France from 5 December 1642 to 9…
Jules Mazarin, from 1641 known as Cardinal Mazarin, was an Italian Catholic prelate, diplomat and politician who served as the chief minister to the Kings of France Louis XIII and …
Cardinal Jules Mazarin, Italian-French cardinal and politician, chief minister of France from 5 December 1642 to 9…