Historical events in 1616

23 historical records

January 16161 historical events

1616, January 24th · Netherlands · Cape Horn · Exploration · Exploration and Discovery · Willem Schouten

1st Cape Horne

Rounds the southern tip of the Americas & names it Cape Horn after his birthplace

February 16161 historical events

1616, February 26th · Italy · Rome · Science · Astronomy · Galileo Galilei

Bellarmino Admonition

Cardinal Bellarmino formally admonishes Galileo not to hold or defend the Copernican doctrine.

March 16163 historical events

1616, March 20th · England · Tower of London · Exploration · Exploration and Discovery · Walter Raleigh

Arrest of Walter Raleigh

Released after 13 yrs

1616, March 20th · England · Tower of London · Exploration · Exploration and Discovery · Walter Raleigh

Discovery of Guiana

Agrees to undertake an expedition to Guiana in search of gold

1616, March 20th · England · Tower of London · Exploration · Exploration and Discovery · Walter Raleigh

Promises not to attack any Spannish possessions

November 16163 historical events

1616, November 1st · England · London · House · House of Stewart · James I

Dismissal

Dismisses Sir Edward Coke for resisting the Royal Prerogative

1616, November 3rd · England · House · House of Compton · Spencer Compton Northamtpton, 2nd

Peerage

Created a Knight of the Bath

1616, November 4th · England · London · House · House of Stewart · Charles I

Investiture

Investiture as Prince of Wales at Westminster, the last investiture until 1911

1616 · China · House · House of Nurachi · Nurhachi

Succession

Succeeds as Emperor of China

1616 · England · Greenwich · Arts · Architecture · Inigo Jones

Queens House Design

Begins designing the Queen's House for Anne of Denmark.

1616 · England · Greenwich · Arts · Architecture · Anne of Denmark

Queens House Commissioned

Commissions Inigo Jones to design the Queen's House at Greenwich.

1616 · England · New England · Exploration · Exploration and Discovery · John Smith

Rule of New England

Gives "New England" its name

1616 · England · Government · Government of England · Lionel Cranfield Middlesex, 1st

Chief Commissioner

Appointed Chief Commissioner of the Navy

1616 · England · Government · Government of England · Lionel Cranfield Middlesex, 1st

Master of the Requests

Appointed Master of Requests

1616 · England · Government · Government of England · Lionel Cranfield Middlesex, 1st

Court of Wards

Appointed Master of the Court of Wards and Liveries

1616 · England · Cambridge · House · House of Cromwell · Oliver Cromwell

Education

Sent to Sidney Sussex College but leaves after the death of his father a year later

1616 · England · Buckingham · House · House of Villers · George Villiers Buckingham, 1st

Peerage

Created Duke of Buckingham

1616 · England · Humanities · Philosophy · Francis Bacon

Bacon Promoted To Privy Council

Bacon entered the Privy Council during his ascent within Stuart government. His expanding obligations tested the possibility of combining major office with a program for scientific renewal.

1616 · France · Poitiers · Humanities · Philosophy · Rene Descartes

Law Degree

Descartes receives degrees in canon and civil law from the University of Poitiers.

1616 · Italy · Science · Astronomy · Galilei Galileo

Copernican System

Galileo circulates his first account of the tides in 1616, addressed to Cardinal Orsini. Cardinal Bellarmine, acting on directives from the Inquisition, delivered an order not to "hold or defend" the idea that the Earth moves and the Sun stands still at the centre

1616 · Scotland · Government · Government of Scotland · Erskine Mar, 2nd

Lord High Treasurer

Appointed Lord High Treasurer

1616 · Scotland · Aberdeen · Government · Government of Scotland · James VI

Constitution of Scotland

Convenes the General Assembly

1616 · United States of America · Virginia · Government · Government of USA · Samuel Argall

Deputy Governor

Appointed Deputy Governor of Virginia