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Germany in 1611

Historical records for Germany in 1611, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

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Other Events

1611AbdicationMathias

Warfare / Thirty Years War

Matthias deposes his brother Rudolf from the Bohemian throne

1611ElectorJohn George I

Saxony · Government / Government of Germany

Appointed Elector of Saxony

1611Jupiter MoonsJohannes Kepler

Prague · Science / Astronomy

Publishes support for Galileo's discovery of satellites orbiting Jupiter.

1611Reballion of Rebels in BohemiaRudolf II

Bohemia · Warfare / Military

Hands over Bohemia to his brother Matthias King of Hungary

Names involved

Johannes KeplerJohn George IMathiasRudolf II

Places involved

BohemiaPragueSaxony

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varies by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.