Alliance France and Sweden
France & Sweden sign a pact
Historical events in 1625
53 historical records
March 16253 historical events
Coronation
Crowned King of England
Death of James I
James I dies in his country Palace at Theobalds
April 16252 historical events
General
Ferdinand hires Wallenstein to defend the Habsburg lands
General
Ferdinand hires Wallenstein to defend the Habsburg lands
May 16256 historical events
Marriage
Marries Henrietta Maria, daughter of the France's Henry IV
Capture of Madrid
The Dutch colony of Bahia in Brazil is captured by the Spanish
Burial
Attends the burial of James I in state as the chief mourner at Westminster Abbey
Burial
Charles I attends in state as the chief mourner at Westminster Abbey
Death of Francisco Gomez de Sandoval y Rojas
Death of Francisco Gomez de Sandoval y Rojas, Duke de Lerma
Failure to Relieve Breda
Frederick Henry could not break Spinola's fortified siege system before the garrison capitulated.
June 16254 historical events
Surrender of Breda
Justinus surrendered Breda after a siege lasting more than nine months.
Honours of War
Spinola permitted the surviving defenders to leave Breda with military honours.
Parliament
Opens his 1st Parliament
Surrender Negotiations
Justinus negotiated honourable terms once continued resistance became impossible.
November 16251 historical events
Birth of Oliver Plunkett
Oliver Plunkett is born in County Meath and later becomes Catholic Archbishop of Armagh during a period of severe religious persecution.
December 16251 historical events
Treaty of Hague
The Dutch & English to subsidize support for German Protestants
Capital
Moves the capital to Mukden
Invasion of Germany
Wallenstein & Tilly move North to oppose the Danes. The Danish advance down the Weser to gather support from the Protestant German Princes
Invasion of Palatinate
Fails to provide support for the Bohemian Protestants in the Palatinate
Happy Parliament
Elected Member of Parliament for Huntingdonshire in the "Useless Parliament"
Member of Parliament
Elected Member of Parliament for Huntingdonshire in the Parliament 1625-26
Useless Parliament
Elected Member of Parliament for Huntingdonshire in the "Useless Parliament"
Taxation
Parliament grants tonnage & poundage for a year rather than life
Election to First Parliament of Charles I
Wentworth represented Yorkshire in the first Parliament summoned by Charles I.
Member of Parliament
Elected Member of Parliament for Liverpool
Book of Sports", activities allowed on Sundays after church service
Publication of "Book of Sports", activities allowed on Sundays after church service
Book of Sports
Publication of "Book of Sports", activities allowed on Sundays after church service
Marriage to Arabella Holles
Wentworth married Arabella Holles, sister of future parliamentary leader Denzil Holles.
Middle Temple
Hyde becomes a member of the Middle Temple and pursues legal training.
Bachelor of Arts Cambridge
Fuller graduates Bachelor of Arts from Cambridge.
Bacon Publishes Final Lifetime Essays Edition
Bacon issued a greatly expanded edition of his Essays covering a broad range of practical and ethical subjects. The collection became a major model for the English literary essay.
Siege of Cadiz
Leads a siege on Cadiz, but defeated. Fails to succesfully besiege Cadiz
Capture of Cadiz
Involved in the failed attempt to capture Cadiz
Siege of Cadiz
A naval bombardment of Cadiz ends in failure
La Verite des Sciences
Mersenne publishes La Verite des Sciences, defending mathematical and scientific knowledge against scepticism.
Meeting Marin Mersenne
Descartes establishes contact with Marin Mersenne, who circulates his ideas among European scholars.
Siege of Genoa
Lays siege to Genoa, a vital port for Spanish supplies
General
Appointed General
General
Appointed General, serves under Wallenstein
Peerage
Created Duke of Friedland
Invasion of Germany
Denmark invades & Wallenstein raises a private army of 24,000 to counter the threat
Holy Roman Emperor
Succeeds as Holy Roman Emperor
Succession
Succeeds as Holy Roman Emperor
Succession
Succeeds as King of Hungary, Eldest son of Emperor Ferdinand II
Food Shortage in Breda
Justinus faced worsening hunger and disease as the siege exhausted the city's provisions.
Dutch Relief Army
Ernst Casimir participated in operations intended to pressure the Spanish siege lines.
Relief Operations at Breda
Frederick Henry continued Dutch efforts to relieve Breda after succeeding Maurice.
Rule of Bohemia
After the fall of Bohemia Denmark's King Christian IV to enter the Thirty Years War to protect Protestantism and also in a bid to make himself the primary leader of Northern Europe
Peerage
Created Marquis of Hamilton
Blockade of Breda
Spinola's blockade prevented adequate food and military supplies from entering Breda.
Siege of Cadiz
The English mount a raid on Cadiz
Sale-Manhattan Island
Bought for the Dutch West India company to protect Dutch settlers from local Indians. Bought for 60 guilders from the Indians, "best real-estate deal in history"