1618 in History

Protestant rebels published the Apologia, justifying the Defenstration of Prague

The Bohemian conflict spreads through all of the Bohemian Crown, including Bohemia, Silesia, Upper and Lower Lusatia, and Moravia, Moravia was already embroiled in a conflict between Catholics and Protestants, the religious conflict eventually spreads across the whole continent of Europe, involving France and Sweden

The King-elect sent two Catholic councillors (Vilem Slavata of Chlum and Jaroslav Borzita of Martinice) as his representatives to Hradcany castle in Prague, Ferdinand wanted them to administer the Government in his absence but on 23 May, an assembly of Protestants seize them and throw

them (and also secretary Philip Fabricius) out of the palace window, some 21 metres (69 ft) off the ground, remarkably, although injured, they survive but the (Second) Defenestration of Prague, starts the Bohemian Revolt.

A mercenary force of 20,000 takes Pilsen for the Protestants

Appointed Chancellor of England

Descartes completed a short treatise explaining musical consonance through numerical relationships.

The defenestration, known as the Second Defenestration of Prague, starts the Bohemian Revolt. Sends two Catholic councillors (Wilhelm Grav Slavata and Jaroslav Borzita Graf Von Martinicz) as his representatives to Hradcany castle, the Bohemian Calvinists throw them out of the window

Protestant rebels throw Habsburg officials from the window of the Castle Hradshin

Councillors Martinitz & Slawata are thrown out of the windows of Hradschin castle

After the defenestration a provisional Government is formed under Count Mathias

Protestant rebels publish the Apologia, justifying the Defenstration of Prague

Lerma is deposed by a palace intrigue carried out by his own son, Cristobal de Sandoval, Duke of Uceda, manipulated by Olivares. Dismissed from power

Appointed Lord Chancellor

Matthias orders the Protestant assembly to dissolve

The Protestant Bohemians assemble at Prague in defiance of the royal command to dissolve

The radical Bohemian Protestants meet secretly and decide to act against the Habsburg regents

After the defenestration a provisional Government is formed under Count Mathias

The defenestration, known as the Second Defenestration of Prague, starts the Bohemian Revolt

The radical Bohemian Protestants meet secretly and decide to act against the Habsburg regents

Beeckman received Descartes's Compendium Musicae as a personal New Year gift.

Helps lead the defenestration that begins the Bohemian Revolt.

The Protestant nobles overthrew the rule of King Ferdinand II and threw the Roman Catholic governors of Bohemia from their office at Prague Castle in the Defenestration of Prague. The new Government formed of Protestant nobility and gentry gave Ernst von Mansfeld the command over all of its forces

Mansfelds army reaches the outskirts of the city, defenders block two city gates and the third one was reinforced with additional guards, the Protestant army was too weak to start an all-out assault on the castle, so Mansfeld decided to starve the city

Carried out by the forces of the Bohemian Protestants led by Ernst von Mansfeld, the first major battle of the Thirty Years War, the Protestant victory and subsequent capture of the city sparked the Bohemian Revolt

Cracks are made in the walls and the Protestant soldiers pour into the city, after several hours of close hand-to-hand combat, all of the town is in Mansfelds hands. After capturing the city, Mansfeld demanded 120,000 golden guldens as war reparations and an additional 47,000 florins for sparing the city and not burning it to the ground

The Holy Roman Empire, led by Bavaria, gather enough forces and cross the border with Bohemia, heading towards Pilsen and Prague

Aurangzeb, also known as Alamgir I, ruler of the Mughal Empire from 1658 until his death, the sixth Mughal ruler after Babur, Humayun, Akbar, Jahangir, and Shah

Birth of Alamgir, 3rd son of Shah Jahan

Birth of Aurangzeb

Birth of Henry Bennet

Deat of Robert Rich, 1st Earl of Warwick, 3rd Baron Rich

German mercenary Count von Mansfield captures Pargue after 16 hours of hard fighting. Carried out by the forces of the Bohemian Protestants led by Ernst von Mansfeld, the first major battle of the Thirty Years War, the Protestant victory and subsequent capture of the city sparked the Bohemian Revolt