Historical events in 1609

48 historical records

February 16091 historical events

1609, February 18th ยท England ยท Dinton ยท Humanities ยท History ยท Edward Hyde

Birth of Edward Hyde

Edward Hyde is born at Dinton in Wiltshire.

April 16091 historical events

1609, April 9th ยท Spain ยท Antwerp ยท Warfare ยท Eighty Years War ยท Philip III

Twelve Years Truce

A truce with the Dutch is agreed

June 16093 historical events

1609, June 18th ยท Germany ยท Munich ยท Religion ยท Roman Catholic Church ยท Maximilian I

Catholic League

The Electors of Mainz, Cologne, and Trier had proposed an army of 20,000 men and they had also considered making Maximilian president of the alliance, and on August 30 they announce their adhesion to the Munich agreement

1609, June 18th ยท Germany ยท Munich ยท Religion ยท Roman Catholic Church ยท Maximilian I

Diet of Munich

The Electors of Mainz, Cologne, and Trier had proposed an army of 20,000 men and they had also considered making Maximilian president of the alliance, and on August 30 they announce their adhesion to the Munich agreement

1609, June 18th ยท Germany ยท Munich ยท Religion ยท Roman Catholic Church ยท Maximilian I

Munich Agreement

The Electors of Mainz, Cologne, and Trier had proposed an army of 20,000 men and they had also considered making Maximilian president of the alliance, and on August 30 they announce their adhesion to the Munich agreement

July 160912 historical events

1609, July 7th ยท Spain ยท Warfare ยท Eighty Years War ยท Philip III

Peace Treaty

The Habsburgs agree to treat the United Provinces like an independent state for the duration of the Truce. Philip III ratifies the Peace Treaty. All hostilities will cease for twelve years

1609, July 7th ยท Spain ยท Warfare ยท Eighty Years War ยท Philip III

Rule of United Provinces

The Habsburgs agree to treat the United Provinces like an independent state for the duration of the Truce

1609, July 10th ยท Czech Republic ยท Religion ยท Roman Catholic Church ยท Ferdinand II

Catholic League

The Catholic League is initially a loose confederation of Roman Catholic German states to counteract the Protestant Union (formed 1608), whereby the participating states concluded an alliance "for the defence of the Catholic religion and peace within the Empire"

1609, July 10th ยท Germany ยท Munich ยท Religion ยท Roman Catholic Church ยท Maximilian I

Catholic League

Maximilian becomes president, and the Prince-Bishops of Augsburg, Passau, and Wurzburg his councillors, the League will continue for nine years.

1609, July 10th ยท Germany ยท Munich ยท Religion ยท Roman Catholic Church ยท Maximilian I

Catholic League

Participating states at a Munich conference conclude an alliance "for the defence of the Catholic religion and peace within the Empire".

1609, July 10th ยท Germany ยท Munich ยท Religion ยท Roman Catholic Church ยท Maximilian I

Catholic League

The most important regulation of the League is the prohibition of attacks on one another, so instead of fighting, conflicts have to be decided by the laws of the Empire or, if these fail to resolve conflict.

1609, July 10th ยท Germany ยท Munich ยท Religion ยท Roman Catholic Church ยท Maximilian I

Catholic League

by arbitration within the League.

1609, July 10th ยท Germany ยท Munich ยท Religion ยท Roman Catholic Church ยท Maximilian I

Diet of Munich

Participating states at a Munich conference conclude an alliance "for the defence of the Catholic religion and peace within the Empire"

1609, July 10th ยท Germany ยท Munich ยท Religion ยท Roman Catholic Church ยท Maximilian I

Reformation, The

Maximilian becomes president, and the Prince-Bishops of Augsburg, Passau, and Wurzburg his councillors, the League will continue for nine years.

1609, July 10th ยท Germany ยท Munich ยท Religion ยท Roman Catholic Church ยท Maximilian I

Reformation, The

Participating states at a Munich conference conclude an alliance "for the defence of the Catholic religion and peace within the Empire".

1609, July 10th ยท Germany ยท Munich ยท Religion ยท Roman Catholic Church ยท Maximilian I

Reformation, The

The most important regulation of the League is the prohibition of attacks on one another, so instead of fighting, conflicts have to be decided by the laws of the Empire or, if these fail to resolve conflict.

1609, July 10th ยท Germany ยท Munich ยท Religion ยท Roman Catholic Church ยท Maximilian I

Reformation, The

by arbitration within the League.

August 16091 historical events

1609, August 8th ยท Italy ยท Science ยท Technology ยท Galilei Galileo

Invention of Telescope

The Venetian senate examines Galileo's telescope. Demonstrates his first telescope to Venetian lawmakers, his work on the device made for a profitable sideline with merchants who found it useful for their shipping businesses and trading issues

December 16091 historical events

1609, December ยท Paraguay ยท San Ignacio Guazu ยท Religion ยท Jesuit Missions ยท Roque Gonzalez de Santa Cruz

Jesuit Missions

Helps establish early Jesuit missions among Guarani communities.

1609 ยท England ยท Arts ยท Drama ยท William Shakespeare

in 1609, the Sonnets are the last of Shakespeares non-dramatic works

Published in 1609, the Sonnets are the last of Shakespeares non-dramatic works to be printed

1609 ยท England ยท Arts ยท Drama ยท William Shakespeare

the Sonnets are the last of Shakespeares non-dramatic works

Published in 1609, the Sonnets are the last of Shakespeares non-dramatic works to be printed

1609 ยท England ยท Virginia ยท Government ยท Government of England ยท George Percy

Governor

Appointed Governor of Virginia

1609 ยท England ยท House ยท House of Hyde ยท Hyde Clarendon, 1st

Birth of Edward Hyde

Birth of Edward Hyde

1609 ยท England ยท Humanities ยท Philosophy ยท Francis Bacon

Bacon Publishes Wisdom Of The Ancients

In The Wisdom of the Ancients Bacon interpreted classical myths as allegories of moral and natural questions. The book displayed his interest in finding useful intellectual meanings within inherited literature.

1609 ยท France ยท Paris ยท Government ยท Government of France ยท Henry IV

Truce

Helps achieve the Twelve Year Truce between Spain & The Netherlands

1609 ยท Germany ยท Science ยท Astronomy ยท Johannes Kepler

Astronomia nova (New Astronomy)

Publication of Astronomia nova (New Astronomy)

1609 ยท Germany ยท Science ยท Astronomy ยท Johannes Kepler

Astronomia nova

Publication of Astronomia nova (New Astronomy)

1609 ยท Germany ยท Prague ยท Science ยท Astronomy ยท Johannes Kepler

Astronomia Nova

Publishes laws of elliptical planetary motion that prepare celestial mechanics for Newtonian gravity.

1609 ยท Italy ยท Science ยท Technology ยท Galilei Galileo

Invention of Telescope

Galileo along with Englishman Thomas Harriot and others are among the first to use a refracting telescope as an instrument to observe stars, planets or moons. Builds his own telescope, has 20x magnification

1609 ยท Italy ยท Science ยท Technology ยท Galileo Galilei

Telescope Magnification Improved

After learning of the Dutch telescope, Galileo rapidly improves the design until his best instruments exceed twenty-power magnification.

1609 ยท Japan ยท House ยท House of Tokugawa ยท Iemitsu

Sinking of Nossa Senhora da Graรงa - Nagasaki Scuttling

Portuguese captain Andrรฉ Pessoa destroyed Nossa Senhora da Graรงa at Nagasaki rather than surrender her to Japanese forces; the confrontation occurred in January 1610.

1609 ยท Japan ยท House ยท House of Tokugawa ยท Iemitsu

Sinking of Nossa Senhora da Graรงa

Orders the siezure of the Portuguese ship, its captain blows up the ship

1609 ยท Spain ยท New Mexico ยท Government ยท Government of Spain ยท Pedro de Peralta

Governor

Appointed Governor of New Mexico

1609 ยท Spain ยท Santa Fe ยท Government ยท Government of Spain ยท Pedro de Peralta

Santa Fe

Founds Sant Fe

1609 ยท Spain ยท Government ยท Government of Spain ยท Francisco Gomez de Sandoval y Rojas Lerma

Moriscos

Sponsors the decrees (160914) for the expulsion of the Moriscos, or officially Christianized Moors, from Spain,a decision affecting about 350,000 people

1609 ยท Spain ยท Madrid ยท House ยท House of Bourbon ยท Philip III

Exile of Philip III

Decrees the final expulsion of the Moriscos

1609 ยท Spain ยท Madrid ยท House ยท House of Bourbon ยท Philip III

Independence of Netherlands

Recognizes the Independence of the northern provinces of The Netherlands

1609 ยท Spain ยท Madrid ยท House ยท House of Bourbon ยท Philip III

Independence of Spain

Recognizes the Independence of the northern provinces of The Netherlands

1609 ยท Spain ยท Madrid ยท House ยท House of Bourbon ยท Philip III

Moriscos

Issues a decree for the expulsion of the Moriscos from Spain, timed to coincide with the declaration of a truce in the war for The Netherlands

1609 ยท Spain ยท Madrid ยท House ยท House of Bourbon ยท Philip III

Moriscos

The Moriscos are accused of collaborating with the Barbary Pirates to attack the coast, whilst their religion and distinct culture make them unpopular with Christians in Spain, especially in Valencia.

1609 ยท Spain ยท Madrid ยท House ยท House of Bourbon ยท Philip III

Moriscos

The Moriscos are forced out of Spain between 1609 and 1614, to accomplish this, the armada, or navy, and 30,000 soldiers are mobilized with the mission of transporting the families to Tunis or Morocco.

1609 ยท Spain ยท Madrid ยท House ยท House of Bourbon ยท Philip III

Moriscos

The Moriscos were the descendants of those Muslims that had converted to Christianity during the Reconquista of the previous centuries; despite their conversion, they retained a distinctive culture, including many Islamic practices.

1609 ยท Spain ยท Madrid ยท Religion ยท Islam ยท Philip III

Moriscos

The Moriscos were the descendants of those Muslims that had converted to Christianity during the Reconquista of the previous centuries; despite their conversion, they retained a distinctive culture, including many Islamic practices

1609 ยท Spain ยท Warfare ยท Eighty Years War ยท Philip III

Establishment of Diplomatic Relations with It

The truce enables the Southern Netherlands to recover, it is a de facto recognition of the independence of the Dutch Republic and many European powers establish diplomatic relations with it

1609 ยท Spain ยท Warfare ยท Eighty Years War ยท Philip III

Rule of Dutch Republic

The truce enables the Southern Netherlands to recover, it is a de facto recognition of the independence of the Dutch Republic and many European powers establish diplomatic relations with it

1609 ยท Spain ยท Warfare ยท Eighty Years War ยท Philip III

Twelve Years Truce

The truce enables the Southern Netherlands to recover, it is a de facto recognition of the independence of the Dutch Republic and many European powers establish diplomatic relations with it

1609 ยท Sweden ยท Stockholm ยท Government ยท Government of Sweden ยท Oxenstierna

Council of Oxenstierna

Appointed Member of ruling Council of the nobility, Riksrad

1609 ยท United States of America ยท Manhattan ยท Exploration ยท Exploration and Discovery ยท Henry Hudson

Discovery of Manhattan Island

While in Dutch pay, re-discovers Manhattan Island & the river Hudson