1603
Mózes Székely, Hungarian noble (born 1553)
Moses Székely was Prince of Transylvania in 1603.
Mózes Székely, Hungarian noble (born 1553)
The 1600s
Explore 185 historical events from 1600–1609.
1603
Matthew Browne, English politician (born 1563)
Sir Matthew Browne of Betchworth Castle, Surrey, MP, was the only son of Sir Thomas Browne and Mabel Fitzwilliam. He was involved in legal and financial transactions concerning the…
Matthew Browne, English politician (born 1563)
1603
Ahmad al-Mansur, Sultan of the Saadi dynasty (born 1549)
Ahmad al-Mansur, also known as al-Dhahabī was the Saadi Sultan of Morocco from 1578 to his death in 1603, the sixth and most famous of all rulers of the Saadis. Ahmad al-Mansur was…
Ahmad al-Mansur, Sultan of the Saadi dynasty (born 1549)
1603
George Carey, 2nd Baron Hunsdon, English politician, Lord Lieutenant of Hampshire (born 1547)
George Carey, 2nd Baron Hunsdon was the eldest son of Henry Carey, 1st Baron Hunsdon and Anne Morgan. His father was first cousin to Elizabeth I of England. In 1560, at the age of …
George Carey, 2nd Baron Hunsdon, English politician, Lord Lieutenant of Hampshire (born 1547)
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
The Spanish-held Dutch town of Grave capitulates to a besieging Dutch and English army under the command of Maurice of…
Grave is a city and former municipality in the Dutch province of North Brabant. The former municipality had a population of 12,486 in 2021. Grave is a member of the Dutch Associati…
The Spanish-held Dutch town of Grave capitulates to a besieging Dutch and English army under the command of Maurice of…
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…
1602
Gilles de Roberval, French mathematician and academic (died 1675)
Gilles Personne de Roberval was a French mathematician born at Roberval near Beauvais, France. His name was originally Gilles Personne or Gilles Personier, with Roberval the place …
Gilles de Roberval, French mathematician and academic (died 1675)
1602
Renata of Lorraine (born 1544)
Renata of Lorraine was a noblewoman of the House of Lorraine who became a Duchess of Bavaria by her marriage to Duke William V.
Renata of Lorraine (born 1544)
1602
Abu'l-Fazl ibn Mubarak, Mughal vizier and historian (born 1551)
Abu'l-Fazl ibn Mubarak, also known as Abul Fazl, Abu'l Fadl and Abu'l-Fadl 'Allami, was an Indian writer, historian, and politician who served as the grand vizier of the Mughal Emp…
Abu'l-Fazl ibn Mubarak, Mughal vizier and historian (born 1551)
1602
Early English explorer Bartholomew Gosnold arrived on Cape Cod in present-day Massachusetts
Bartholomew Gosnold was an English barrister, explorer and privateer who was instrumental in founding the Virginia Company in London and Jamestown in colonial America. He led the f…
Early English explorer Bartholomew Gosnold arrived on Cape Cod in present-day Massachusetts
1602
Anglo-Spanish War: The English navy defeated a Spanish–Portuguese fleet off Sesimbra, Portugal, and captured a carrack
The Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604) was an intermittent conflict between Habsburg Spain and the Kingdom of England that was never formally declared. It began with England's military …
Anglo-Spanish War: The English navy defeated a Spanish–Portuguese fleet off Sesimbra, Portugal, and captured a carrack
1601
425 years ago
Long War: Austria captures Transylvania in the Battle of Goroszló.
The Long Turkish War, or Thirteen Years' War, was an indecisive land war between the Holy Roman Empire and the Ottoman Empire, primarily over the principalities of Wallachia, Trans…
Long War: Austria captures Transylvania in the Battle of Goroszló.
1601
425 years ago
4th Spanish Armada makes landfall in Ireland at Kinsale.
The Fourth Spanish Armada, also known as the Last Armada, was a military expedition sent to Ireland that took place between August 1601 and March 1602 towards the end of Anglo-Span…
4th Spanish Armada makes landfall in Ireland at Kinsale.
1601
425 years ago
Athanasius Kircher, German priest and scholar (died 1680)
Athanasius Kircher was a German Jesuit scholar and polymath who published around 40 major works of comparative religion, geology, and medicine. Kircher has been compared to fellow …
Athanasius Kircher, German priest and scholar (died 1680)
1601
425 years ago
Antoine Daniel, French-Canadian missionary and saint (died 1648)
Antoine Daniel was a French Jesuit missionary in North America, at Sainte-Marie among the Hurons, and one of the eight Canadian Martyrs.
Antoine Daniel, French-Canadian missionary and saint (died 1648)
1601
425 years ago
Robert Wallop, English politician (died 1667)
Robert Wallop was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times from 1621 to 1660. He supported the Parliamentary cause in the English Civil War and was …
Robert Wallop, English politician (died 1667)
1601
425 years ago
Georges de Scudéry, French author, poet, and playwright (died 1667)
Georges de Scudéry, the elder brother of Madeleine de Scudéry, was a French novelist, dramatist and poet.
Georges de Scudéry, French author, poet, and playwright (died 1667)
1601
425 years ago
Costanzo Porta, Italian composer (born 1528)
Costanzo Porta was an Italian composer of the Renaissance, and a representative of what is known today as the Venetian School. He was highly praised throughout his life both as a c…
Costanzo Porta, Italian composer (born 1528)