1626 in History

Opens the Assembly of Notables to unite the nobility

Defeated by the Imperial army under Wallenstein & Catholic League under Tilly. Defeated by the Catholic League

Danish defeat by the Imperial army under Wallenstein & the Catholic League under Tilly

Pope Urban VIII consecrates St Peters Cathedral in Rome

Opens the Assembly of Notables to unite the nobility

Dutch explorer Peter Minuit lands on what is now Manhattan Island

Peter Schager of Amsterdam informs the States General that the ship "The Arms of Amsterdam" had arrived with a cargo of furs and timber from New Netherlands and that the settlers there had bought the Island of Manhatten for 60 guilders

Defeated by the Imperial army under Wallenstein & Catholic League under Tilly

Danish defeat by the Imperial army under Wallenstein & the Catholic League under Tilly

At the time of Charles Is coronation, is made a Knight of the Bath to reward him for his service to Charles in Spain

Refuses to grant funds without redress of grievances

Imposes the peace of Pressburg on the Hungarian leader Betlen

With help from the Duke of Buckingham, elevated to the House of Lords, receiving his fathers barony of Kimbolton and styled Viscount Mandeville as a courtesy title, since his father had been created earl of Manchester in February

Forced to make peace with the Spanish because of the rebellion of the Hugenots

Pope Urban VIII consecrates St Peters Cathedral in Rome

Huguenot rebels and the French signed the Peace of La Rochelle

Richelieu is forced to make peace with the Hugenots of La Rochelle

Forced to make peace with the Spanish because of the rebellion of the Hugenots

Begins the impeachment of the Duke of Buckingham

Birth of Jan van Kessel

Death of Cyril Tourneur

Death of John Dowland

Defeats the Danish under Ernst of Mansfeldt