1641 events
Dutch rebels led by Louis of Nassau defeat Jean de Ligne and his loyalist troops in the Battle of Heiligerlee, opening t
The Great Siege of Malta begins, in which Ottoman forces attempt and fail to conquer Malta
Playwright William Shakespeare is baptized in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England (date of birth is unknown)
The Ottoman naval forces inflict a defeat on a Spanish fleet in the battle of Djerba
The Ottoman Empire and the Safavid Empire sign a peace treaty to end the Ottoman–Safavid War of 1532–1555
The Ottoman Empire and the Safavid Empire sign a peace treaty to end the Ottoman–Safavid War of 1532–1555
The Burning of Edinburgh by an English army is the first action of the Rough Wooing
The Treaty of Frankfurt between Protestants and the Holy Roman Emperor is signed
The Treaty of Frankfurt between Protestants and the Holy Roman Emperor is signed
In Florida, Hernando de Soto lands at Tampa Bay with 600 soldiers with the goal of finding gold
The Siege of Cuzco commences, in which Incan forces attempt to retake the city of Cuzco from the Spanish
French explorer Jacques Cartier sets sail on his second voyage to North America with three ships, 110 men, and Chief Don
Combined forces loyal to Charles V attack and expel the Ottomans from Tunis during the Conquest of Tunis
Sir Thomas More resigns as Lord Chancellor of England
Treaty of Zaragoza divides the eastern hemisphere between Spain and Portugal along a line 297
Treaty of Zaragoza divides the eastern hemisphere between Spain and Portugal along a line 297
Spanish and German troops sack Rome; many scholars consider this the end of the Renaissance
The Florentines drive out the Medici for a second time and Florence re-establishes itself as a republic
The last ruler of the Lodi dynasty, Ibrahim Lodi, is defeated and killed by Babur in the First Battle of Panipat