1638
Arrest of Rupert of the Rhine
Imprisoned at Linz Castle, 1638-1641
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Imprisoned at Linz Castle, 1638-1641
Captured by the Imperial forces during Charles Louis invasion of the Palatinate
Charles commissioner try to close the Assembly but they are ignored
1st European settler in the Bronx
Recaptures Baghdad from Safavid Persia
The French cut the Spanish Road linking Spain with The Netherlands. The French capture Breisach
Charles commissioner try to close the Assembly but they are ignored
Charles I advises his Privy Council he will have to use force against the Covenanters
The episcopacy is abolished
Tries to close the General Assembly but is ignored & episcopacy is abolished
Captured by the Imperial forces during Charles Louis invasion of the Palatinate
Helps raise a Covenantor Army to oppose the Royalist
Signs the National Covenant in Greyfriars Kirkyard to restore Presbyterianism
Signs the National Covenant in Greyfriars Kirkyard to restore Presbyterianism
Copies of the Covenant are carried to all parts of Scotland
The Scots Church Assembly decideds that bishops should be deposed or excommunicated
Renews the alliance with Sweden for an annual payment of 1 million livres
Birth of Louis XIV, by Anne of Austria
Birth of Louis XIV, son of Louis XIII and Anne of Austria.
Birth of Louis XIV the Sun King, son of Louis XIII and Anne of Austria
Nicolas Malebranche is born in Paris into a prominent administrative family.
Dies at Ypres before Augustinus is published.
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