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1619 in Germany

Explore 11 historical events and records for Germany in 1619.

Historical records for Germany in 1619

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March

Death of Matthias

Matthias ยท Warfare / Thirty Years War

The Imperial & Bohemian thrones become vacant

November

Birth of Rupert of the Rhine

Rupert of the Rhine ยท Prague ยท House / House of Hohenzollern

Birth of Rupert of the Rhine, 3rd son of Frederick V & grandson of James I of England

Birth of Rupert of the Rhine

Rupert of the Rhine ยท Prague ยท Warfare / Military

Birth of Rupert of the Rhine, 3rd son of Frederick V & grandson of James I of England

Other events (month unknown)

De Fundamentis Astrologiae Certioribus

Kepler, Johannes ยท Science / Astronomy

Publication of Harmonice Mundi (Harmony of the Worlds). Publication of De Fundamentis Astrologiae Certioribus (Concerning the More Certain Fundamentals of Astrology)

De Fundamentis Astrologiae Certioribus (Concerning the More Certain Fundamentals of Astrology)

Kepler, Johannes ยท Science / Astronomy

Publication of Harmonice Mundi (Harmony of the Worlds). Publication of De Fundamentis Astrologiae Certioribus (Concerning the More Certain Fundamentals of Astrology)

Death of Mathias

Mathias ยท Warfare / Thirty Years War

Death of Mathias, Matthias Holy Roman Emperor and the King of Bohemia, dies without descendants his lands go to his nearest male relative, his cousin Ferdinand of Styria

Elector

William, George ยท Berlin ยท Elector of Brandenburg ยท Government / Government of Germany

Appointed Elector of Brandenburg

Exile of Albrecht Wenzel Eusebius von Wallenstein

Wallenstein, Albrecht Wenzel Eusebius von ยท Vienna ยท General ยท Warfare / Thirty Years War

Wallenstein escapes to Vienna after his estates are seized

Harmonice Mundi

Kepler, Johannes ยท Science / Astronomy

Publication of Harmonice Mundi (Harmony of the Worlds). Publication of De Fundamentis Astrologiae Certioribus (Concerning the More Certain Fundamentals of Astrology)

Harmonice Mundi (Harmony of the Worlds)

Kepler, Johannes ยท Science / Astronomy

Publication of Harmonice Mundi (Harmony of the Worlds). Publication of De Fundamentis Astrologiae Certioribus (Concerning the More Certain Fundamentals of Astrology)

Third Law of Planetary Motion

Kepler, Johannes ยท Linz ยท Science / Astronomy

States the harmonic relation between orbital period and distance from the Sun.

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