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France in 1644

Name: France in 1644 historical records
Creator: World History Database

Historical records for France in 1644, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

6Records

6Events

2Named people

4Places

2Categories

Historical records

July

July 1644Dedication to Princess ElisabethRene Descartes

Amsterdam · Humanities / Philosophy

Descartes dedicates the Principles of Philosophy to Princess Elisabeth of Bohemia.

July 1644Principles of PhilosophyRene Descartes

Amsterdam · Humanities / Philosophy

Descartes publishes the Principles of Philosophy as a systematic presentation of metaphysics and natural philosophy.

Other Events

1644Battle of FrieburgTurenne

Frieburg · Warfare / Thirty Years War

Defeats the Imperial army & captures Mainz & Worms

1644Capture of MainzTurenne

Mainz · Warfare / Thirty Years War

Captures Mainz

1644Capture of WormsTurenne

Worms · Warfare / Thirty Years War

Captures Worms

1644Imperial ArmyTurenne

Frieburg · Warfare / Thirty Years War

Defeats the Imperial army & captures Mainz & Worms

Names involved

Rene DescartesTurenne

Places involved

AmsterdamFrieburgMainzWorms

Provenance

This page is generated from stored World History Database records matching the exact country and year shown above. Exact duplicate display records are collapsed. Records without a month are listed after the monthly sections. Source provenance varies by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.