Historical events in 1617

57 historical records

February 16179 historical events

1617, February 4th ยท Netherlands ยท Arts ยท Drama ยท Louis Elsevier

Death of Louis Elsevier

Death of Louis Elsevier

1617, February 25th ยท Russia ยท Ingermanland ยท Warfare ยท Russia War ยท Michael

Rule of Ingermanland

Under the Treaty of Stolbovo Russia cedes Ingermanland & eastern Karelia to Sweden

1617, February 25th ยท Russia ยท Karelia ยท Warfare ยท Russia War ยท Michael

Rule of Karelia

Under the Treaty of Stolbovo Russia cedes Ingermanland & eastern Karelia to Sweden

1617, February 25th ยท Russia ยท Novgorod ยท Warfare ยท Russia War ยท Michael

Rule of Novgorod

Under the Treaty of Stolbovo Russia secures the return of Novgorod from Sweden

1617, February 25th ยท Russia ยท Stolbovo ยท Warfare ยท Russia War ยท Michael

Treaty of Stolbovo

Sweden renounces plans to expand toward the White Sea. Russia secures the return of Novgorod from Sweden. Russia pays Sweden 20,000 silver roubles & cedes Ingermanland & eastern Karelia. Russia gives up access to the Baltic Sea. Russia gains recognition of the Tsarist title. Ends the occupation of northern Russia by Sweden

1617, February 25th ยท Sweden ยท Karelia ยท Warfare ยท Russia War ยท Gustavus II Adolphus

Rule of Karelia

Under the Treaty of Stolbovo Russia cedes Ingermanland & eastern Karelia to Sweden

1617, February 25th ยท Sweden ยท Stolbova ยท Warfare ยท Russia War ยท Oxenstierna

Treaty of Stolbova

Negotiates a peace Treaty with Russia

1617, February 25th ยท Sweden ยท Novgorod ยท Warfare ยท Russia War ยท Gustavus II Adolphus

Rule of Novgorod

Under the Treaty of Stolbovo Russia secures the return of Novgorod from Sweden

1617, February 25th ยท Sweden ยท Stolbovo ยท Warfare ยท Russia War ยท Gustavus II Adolphus

Treaty of Stolbovo

The Treaty of Stolbovo returns Novgorod to Moscow. Sweden renounces plans to expand toward the White Sea. Russia secures the return of Novgorod from Sweden. Russia pays Sweden 20,000 silver roubles & cedes Ingermanland & eastern Karelia. Russia gives up access to the Baltic Sea. Russia gains recognition of the Tsarist title. Ends the Swedish occupation of Northern Russia

June 16172 historical events

1617, June 12th ยท England ยท Plymouth ยท Exploration ยท Exploration and Discovery ยท Walter Raleigh

Discovery of Orinoco

Sets sail for the Orinoco

1617, June 17th ยท Czech Republic ยท Prague ยท Warfare ยท Thirty Years War ยท Mathias of Thurn

Rule of Bohemia

Leads the Protestants refusal to recognize Archduke Ferdinand of Styria as heir

July 16173 historical events

1617, July 29th ยท Spain ยท Alsace ยท Warfare ยท Eighty Years War ยท Philip III

Election

Under the Onate Treaty Ferdinand makes a successful appeal to Philips self-interest by promising Spain the Habsburg lands in Alsace in return for Spanish support for his election

1617, July 29th ยท Spain ยท Alsace ยท Warfare ยท Eighty Years War ยท Philip III

Rule of Alsace

Under the Onate Treaty Ferdinand makes a successful appeal to Philips self-interest by promising Spain the Habsburg lands in Alsace in return for Spanish support for his election

1617, July 29th ยท Spain ยท Onate ยท Warfare ยท Eighty Years War ยท Philip III

Treaty of Onate

Under the Onate Treaty Ferdinand makes a successful appeal to Philips self-interest by promising Spain the Habsburg lands in Alsace in return for Spanish support for his election

December 16171 historical events

1617, December 31st ยท England ยท River Orinoco ยท Exploration ยท Exploration and Discovery ยท Walter Raleigh

Discovery of Orinoco

Reaches the Orinoco

1617 ยท Austria ยท House ยท House of Habsburg ยท Ferdinand II

Succession

Succeeds as King of Bohemia, 1617-1619

1617 ยท Czech Republic ยท Bohemia ยท House ยท House of Habsburg ยท Ferdinand II

Succession Revolt

Elector of the Palatinate (successor of Frederick IV, the creator of the Protestant Union), however, other Protestants support the stance taken by the Catholics and in 1617.

1617 ยท Czech Republic ยท Bohemia ยท House ยท House of Habsburg ยท Ferdinand II

Succession Revolt

Ferdinand is duly elected by the Bohemian Estates to become the Crown Prince, and automatically upon the death of Matthias.

1617 ยท Czech Republic ยท Bohemia ยท House ยท House of Habsburg ยท Ferdinand II

Succession Revolt

Some of the Protestant leaders of Bohemia feared they would be losing the religious rights granted to them by Emperor Rudolf II in his Letter of Majesty (1609) and prefer the Protestant Frederick V.

1617 ยท Czech Republic ยท Bohemia ยท House ยท House of Habsburg ยท Ferdinand II

Succession Revolt

The next King of Bohemia.

1617 ยท Czech Republic ยท Bohemia ยท House ยท House of Habsburg ยท Ferdinand II

Succession

Succeeds as King of Bohemia, 1st reign

1617 ยท Czech Republic ยท Bohemia ยท Religion ยท Roman Catholic Church ยท Ferdinand II

Bohemian Revolt

Elector of the Palatinate (successor of Frederick IV, the creator of the Protestant Union), however, other Protestants support the stance taken by the Catholics and in 1617.

1617 ยท Czech Republic ยท Bohemia ยท Religion ยท Roman Catholic Church ยท Ferdinand II

Bohemian Revolt

Ferdinand is duly elected by the Bohemian Estates to become the Crown Prince, and automatically upon the death of Matthias.

1617 ยท Czech Republic ยท Bohemia ยท Religion ยท Roman Catholic Church ยท Ferdinand II

Bohemian Revolt

Some of the Protestant leaders of Bohemia feared they would be losing the religious rights granted to them by Emperor Rudolf II in his Letter of Majesty (1609) and prefer the Protestant Frederick V.

1617 ยท Czech Republic ยท Bohemia ยท Religion ยท Roman Catholic Church ยท Ferdinand II

Bohemian Revolt

The next King of Bohemia.

1617 ยท Czech Republic ยท Bohemia ยท Religion ยท Roman Catholic Church ยท Ferdinand II

Letter of Majesty

Elector of the Palatinate (successor of Frederick IV, the creator of the Protestant Union), however, other Protestants support the stance taken by the Catholics and in 1617.

1617 ยท Czech Republic ยท Bohemia ยท Religion ยท Roman Catholic Church ยท Ferdinand II

Letter of Majesty

Ferdinand is duly elected by the Bohemian Estates to become the Crown Prince, and automatically upon the death of Matthias.

1617 ยท Czech Republic ยท Bohemia ยท Religion ยท Roman Catholic Church ยท Ferdinand II

Letter of Majesty

Some of the Protestant leaders of Bohemia feared they would be losing the religious rights granted to them by Emperor Rudolf II in his Letter of Majesty (1609) and prefer the Protestant Frederick V.

1617 ยท Czech Republic ยท Bohemia ยท Religion ยท Roman Catholic Church ยท Ferdinand II

Letter of Majesty

The next King of Bohemia.

1617 ยท Czech Republic ยท Bohemia ยท Warfare ยท Bohemian Revolt ยท Ferdinand II

Bohemian Revolt

Elector of the Palatinate (successor of Frederick IV, the creator of the Protestant Union), however, other Protestants support the stance taken by the Catholics and in 1617.

1617 ยท Czech Republic ยท Bohemia ยท Warfare ยท Bohemian Revolt ยท Ferdinand II

Bohemian Revolt

Ferdinand is duly elected by the Bohemian Estates to become the Crown Prince, and automatically upon the death of Matthias.

1617 ยท Czech Republic ยท Bohemia ยท Warfare ยท Bohemian Revolt ยท Ferdinand II

Bohemian Revolt

Some of the Protestant leaders of Bohemia feared they would be losing the religious rights granted to them by Emperor Rudolf II in his Letter of Majesty (1609) and prefer the Protestant Frederick V.

1617 ยท Czech Republic ยท Bohemia ยท Warfare ยท Bohemian Revolt ยท Ferdinand II

Bohemian Revolt

The next King of Bohemia.

1617 ยท Czech Republic ยท Warfare ยท Thirty Years War ยท Ferdinand II

Election

Ferdinand is elected by the Bohemian Estates to become the Crown Prince, and automatically upon the death of Matthias, the next King of Bohemia

1617 ยท Czech Republic ยท Warfare ยท Thirty Years War ยท Ferdinand II

Succession

Ferdinand is elected by the Bohemian Estates to become the Crown Prince, and automatically upon the death of Matthias, the next King of Bohemia

1617 ยท England ยท Government ยท Government of England ยท Francis Bacon Verulam, 1st

Lord Keeper of Great Seal

Appointed Lord Keeper of the Great Seal

1617 ยท England ยท Humanities ยท Philosophy ยท Francis Bacon

Bacon Becomes Lord Keeper

Bacon was appointed Lord Keeper of the Great Seal and gained responsibility for important judicial business. His public stature grew just before the appearance of his most ambitious philosophical work.

1617 ยท England ยท Perth ยท Religion ยท Episcopolian Church ยท James I

Articles of Perth

Declares the 5 Articles of Perth requiring observance of Catholic practices

1617 ยท England ยท London ยท Religion ยท Roman Catholic Church ยท Robert Tounson

Death of Robert Tounson

Appointed Dean of Westminster

1617 ยท France ยท Aix-en-Provence ยท Humanities ยท Philosophy ยท Pierre Gassendi

Chair of Philosophy at Aix

Gassendi begins teaching philosophy at the University of Aix-en-Provence.

1617 ยท Germany ยท House ยท House of Wallenstein ยท Albrecht Wenzel Eusebius von Wallenstein

Marriage

Wallenstein marries Isabella Katharina, daughter of Count Harrach

1617 ยท Germany ยท Venice ยท Warfare ยท Thirty Years War ยท Albrecht Wenzel Eusebius von Wallenstein

Reballion of Rebels in Venice

Wallenstein, at his own expense, raises a mercenary force for Emperor-elect Ferdinand of Styria

1617 ยท Japan ยท House ยท House of Tokugawa ยท Hidetada

Execution of Christian Missionaries

Orders the 1st executions of Christian missionaries

1617 ยท Poland ยท Estonia ยท Warfare ยท Poland War ยท Hetman Krzysztof Radziwill

Armistice

Forced to sign an armistice with Gustavus after Sweden captures ports in Livonia

1617 ยท Poland ยท Estonia ยท Warfare ยท Poland War ยท Hetman Krzysztof Radziwill

Capture of Livonia

Forced to sign an armistice with Gustavus after Sweden captures ports in Livonia

1617 ยท Poland ยท Estonia ยท Warfare ยท Poland War ยท Hetman Krzysztof Radziwill

Peace

Forced to sign an armistice with Gustavus after Sweden captures ports in Livonia

1617 ยท Poland ยท Muscovy ยท Warfare ยท Russia War ยท Wladyslaw IV Vasa

Invasion of Muscovy

Takes part in Chodkiewiczs campaign against Muscovy

1617 ยท Russia ยท Warfare ยท Russia War ยท Michael

Invasion of Russia

The Poles attack Russia because they do not recognize Michael as Tsar

1617 ยท Russia ยท Baltic Sea ยท Warfare ยท Russia War ยท Michael

Rule of Baltic Sea

Russia gives up access to the Baltic Sea

1617 ยท Russia ยท White Sea ยท Warfare ยท Russia War ยท Michael

Rule of White Sea

Sweden renounces plans to expand toward the White Sea

1617 ยท Scotland ยท House ยท House of Stewart ยท James VI

Reform of Church Governance

Fails to impose the episcopacy on the Kirk

1617 ยท Scotland ยท Religion ยท Roman Catholic Church ยท James VI

Reform of Church Governance

Private communon & baptism are allowed. Easter & Christmas are to be celebrated as religious festivals. Confirmations are to be performed by Bishops not Minister's

1617 ยท Spain ยท Asuncion ยท Government ยท Spanish Colonial Government ยท Hernando Arias de Saavedra

Province Division

Oversees the administrative division separating Paraguay from the Rio de la Plata region.

1617 ยท Sweden ยท Estonia ยท Warfare ยท Poland War ยท Gustavus II Adolphus

Capture of Livonia

Captures several Baltic ports in Livonia & forces Poland to sign an armistice

1617 ยท Sweden ยท Estonia ยท Warfare ยท Poland-Sweden War ยท Gustavus II Adolphus

Capture of Livonia

Captures several Baltic ports in Livonia & forces Poland to sign an armistice

1617 ยท Tibet ยท Chonggye ยท Religion ยท Gelug School ยท Ngawang Lobsang Gyatso 5th Dalai Lama

Birth of Fifth Dalai Lama

Ngawang Lobsang Gyatso, later the fifth Dalai Lama, is born.

1617 ยท Turkey ยท House ยท House of Osmanli ยท Mustafa I

Succession

Succeeds as Sultan of Turkey, 1st term