The 1690s

1691 335 years ago

Williamite forces defeated the Jacobites at the Battle of Aughrim, the decisive battle of the Williamite War in Ireland.

A Williamite was a follower of King William III who deposed King James II in the Glorious Revolution. William, the Stadtholder of the Dutch Republic, replaced James with the suppor…

Williamite forces defeated the Jacobites at the Battle of Aughrim, the decisive battle of the Williamite War in Ireland.

1690

King William III of England (William of Orange) lands in Ireland to confront the former King James II

William III and II, also known as William of Orange, was the sovereign Prince of Orange from birth, Stadtholder of Holland, Zeeland, Utrecht, Guelders, and Overijssel in the Dutch …

King William III of England (William of Orange) lands in Ireland to confront the former King James II

1690

War of the Grand Alliance: Marshal de Luxembourg triumphs over an Anglo-Dutch army at the battle of Fleurus.

The Nine Years' War was a European great power conflict from 1688 to 1697 between France and the Grand Alliance. Fought primarily in Europe, related conflicts include the Williamit…

War of the Grand Alliance: Marshal de Luxembourg triumphs over an Anglo-Dutch army at the battle of Fleurus.

1690

Glorious Revolution: Battle of the Boyne in Ireland (as reckoned under the Julian calendar).

The Glorious Revolution was the deposition of King James II in November 1688. He was replaced by his daughter Mary II and her Dutch husband, James's nephew William III of Orange. T…

Glorious Revolution: Battle of the Boyne in Ireland (as reckoned under the Julian calendar).

1690

Nine Years' War: French naval forces led by Anne Hilarion de Tourville fresh from their victory at Beachy Head sail…

The Nine Years' War was a European great power conflict from 1688 to 1697 between France and the Grand Alliance. Fought primarily in Europe, related conflicts include the Williamit…

Nine Years' War: French naval forces led by Anne Hilarion de Tourville fresh from their victory at Beachy Head sail…

1690

Job Charnock of the East India Company establishes a factory in Calcutta, an event formerly considered the founding of…

Job Charnock was an English administrator with the East India Company. He is widely regarded by historians as the founder of the city of Calcutta (Kolkata); however, this view was …

Job Charnock of the East India Company establishes a factory in Calcutta, an event formerly considered the founding of…

1690

John Carteret, 2nd Earl Granville, English politician, Lord President of the Council (died 1763)

John Carteret, 2nd Earl Granville, 7th Seigneur of Sark, commonly known by his earlier title Lord Carteret, was a British statesman and Lord President of the Council from 1751 to 1…

John Carteret, 2nd Earl Granville, English politician, Lord President of the Council (died 1763)

1690

Giovanni Antonio Giay, Italian composer (died 1764)

Giovanni Antonio Giay was an Italian composer. His compositional output includes 15 operas, 5 symphonies, and a significant amount of sacred music.

Giovanni Antonio Giay, Italian composer (died 1764)

1690

Peter Dens, Flemish theologian and academic (died 1775)

Peter Dens was a Flemish Roman Catholic theologian.

Peter Dens, Flemish theologian and academic (died 1775)

1690

Ignazio Prota, Italian composer and educator (died 1748)

Ignazio Prota was an Italian composer and music educator. He was the father of composer Tommaso Prota and the grandfather of composer Gabriele Prota.

Ignazio Prota, Italian composer and educator (died 1748)

1690

John Eliot, English-American minister and missionary (born 1604)

John Eliot was a Puritan missionary to Native Americans who some called "the apostle to the Indians", and the founder of Roxbury Latin School in the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 164…

John Eliot, English-American minister and missionary (born 1604)

1690

Giovanni Legrenzi, Italian organist and composer (born 1626)

Giovanni Legrenzi was an Italian composer of opera, vocal and instrumental music, and organist, of the Baroque era. He was one of the most prominent composers in Venice in the late…

Giovanni Legrenzi, Italian organist and composer (born 1626)

1690

David Teniers the Younger, Flemish painter and educator (born 1610)

David Teniers the Younger or David Teniers II was a Flemish Baroque painter, printmaker, and artist. He was an extremely versatile artist known for his prolific output. He was an i…

David Teniers the Younger, Flemish painter and educator (born 1610)

1690

Philip William, Elector Palatine, German Count Palatine of Neuburg (born 1615)

Philip William of Neuburg, Elector Palatine was Count Palatine of Neuburg from 1653 to 1690, Duke of Jülich and Berg from 1653 to 1679 and Elector of the Palatinate from 1685 to 16…

Philip William, Elector Palatine, German Count Palatine of Neuburg (born 1615)

1690

Williamite forces defeated the Jacobites at the Battle of the Boyne near Drogheda, marking a turning point in the…

A Williamite was a follower of King William III who deposed King James II in the Glorious Revolution. William, the Stadtholder of the Dutch Republic, replaced James with the suppor…

Williamite forces defeated the Jacobites at the Battle of the Boyne near Drogheda, marking a turning point in the…