23 January 1641Rule of PortugalLouis XIII
The Cortes offers the Portuguese throne to Louis XIII
Historical records for France in 1641, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.
The Cortes offers the Portuguese throne to Louis XIII
The Comte de Soissons wins a victory, but is killed in battle
The Comte de Soissons wins a victory but is killed in battle
The Comte de Soissons invades France with Spanish help
Descartes uses systematic doubt to question beliefs derived from sensation and ordinary experience.
Descartes presents metaphysical arguments intended to secure the possibility of reliable scientific knowledge.
Publication of "Meditations on First philosophy", states "I think therefore I am"
Publication of "Meditations on First philosophy", states "I think therefore I am"
Publication of "Meditations on First philosophy", states "I think therefore I am"
The first Latin edition of the Meditations on First Philosophy is published in Paris.
The Meditations distinguishes thinking mind from extended matter and reshapes later metaphysical debate.
Forbids Parliament to take part in the affairs of State
Descartes argues that the certainty of thinking establishes the existence of the thinking self.
The Marquise de Cinq-Mars makes a secret Treaty with Spain
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