Explore 199 historical events from 1590–1599.
Wilhelm Schickard was a German professor of Hebrew and astronomy who became famous in the second part of the 20th century after Franz Hammer, a biographer of Johannes Kepler, claim…
Wilhelm Schickard, German astronomer and mathematician (died 1635)
Alice Barnham, Viscountess St Albans was the wife of English scientific philosopher and statesman Francis Bacon.
Alice Barnham, wife of statesman Francis Bacon (died 1650)
Pierre d'Hozier, seigneur de la Garde, was a French genealogist.
Pierre d'Hozier, French genealogist and historian (died 1660)
Johan Björnsson Printz was a Swedish military officer and colonial official. He served as the 3rd governor of New Sweden, the Swedish colony in North America, from 1643 until 1653.
Johan Björnsson Printz, governor of New Sweden (died 1663)
George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham, was an English courtier and statesman who was a notable patron of the arts. He was a favourite and self-described "lover" of King James VI …
George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham, English courtier and politician (died 1628)
William, Count of Nassau-Siegen, German: Wilhelm Graf von Nassau-Siegen, official titles: Graf zu Nassau, Katzenelnbogen, Vianden und Diez, Herr zu Beilstein, was Count of Nassau-S…
William, Count of Nassau-Siegen, German count, field marshal of the Dutch State Army (died 1642)
Maria Angela Astorch was a Spanish nun and mystic. Born in Barcelona, she founded the Capuchin Poor Clares of Zaragoza and Murcia. She died in Murcia and was beatified by Pope John…
Maria Angela Astorch, Spanish mystic and saint (died 1665)
Giovanni Battista Rinuccini (1592–1653) was an Italian Roman Catholic archbishop in the mid-seventeenth century. He was a noted legal scholar and became chamberlain to Pope Gregory…
Giovanni Battista Rinuccini, archbishop of Fermo (died 1653)
Count Gustav Horn was a Swedish nobleman, military officer, and Governor-General. He was appointed member of the Royal Council in 1625, Field Marshal in 1628, Governor General of L…
Gustav Horn, Count of Pori (died 1657)
Marc'Antonio Ingegneri was an Italian composer of the late Renaissance. He was born in Verona and died in Cremona. Even though he spent most of his life working in northern Italy, …
Marc'Antonio Ingegneri, Italian composer and educator (born 1535)
Armand de Gontaut, Baron of Biron was a soldier, diplomat and Marshal of France. Beginning his service during the Italian Wars, Biron served in Italy under Marshal Brissac and Guis…
Armand de Gontant, French marshal (born 1524)
William IV of Hesse-Kassel, also called William the Wise, was the first Landgrave of the Landgraviate of Hesse-Kassel. He was the founder of the oldest line, which survives to this…
William IV, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel (born 1532)
Robert Greene (1558–1592) was a popular Elizabethan dramatist and pamphleteer. He is said to have been born in Norwich. He attended Cambridge where he received a BA in 1580, and an…
Robert Greene, English author and playwright (born 1558)
Michel Eyquem, Seigneur de Montaigne, commonly known as just Michel de Montaigne, was one of the most significant writers of the French Renaissance. He is known for popularising th…
Michel de Montaigne, French philosopher and author (born 1533)
Ogier Ghiselin de Busbecq, sometimes Augier Ghislain de Busbecq, was a 16th-century Flemish writer, herbalist and diplomat in the employ of three generations of Austrian monarchs. …
Ogier Ghiselin de Busbecq, Flemish diplomat
Johann Adam Schall von Bell was a German Jesuit, astronomer and instrument-maker. He spent most of his life as a missionary in China and became an adviser to the Shunzhi Emperor of…
Johann Adam Schall von Bell, German missionary and astronomer (died 1666)
Joseph Solomon Delmedigo, also known as Yashar Mi-Qandia, was a rabbi, author, physician, mathematician, and music theorist.
Joseph Solomon Delmedigo, Greek-Italian physician, mathematician, and theorist (died 1655)
Anne Hutchinson was an English-born religious figure who was an important participant in the Antinomian Controversy which shook the nascent Massachusetts Bay Colony from 1636 to 16…
Anne Hutchinson, English Puritan preacher (died 1643)
Louise de Marillac, also known as Louise Le Gras, was the co-founder, with Vincent de Paul, of the Daughters of Charity. She is venerated as a saint by the Catholic Church and the …
Louise de Marillac, co-founder of the Daughters of Charity (died 1660)
Alexander Farnese was an Italian noble and military leader, who was Duke of Parma, Piacenza and Castro from 1586 to 1592, as well as Governor of the Spanish Netherlands from 1578 t…
The Duke of Parma is defeated near the Dutch city of Nijmegen by an Anglo-Dutch force led by Maurice of Orange.
Robert Herrick was a 17th-century English lyric poet and Anglican cleric. He is best known for Hesperides, a book of poems. This includes the carpe diem poem "To the Virgins, to Ma…
Robert Herrick, English poet and cleric (died 1674)
John Christian of Brieg was a Duke of Brzeg–Legnica–Wołów.
John Christian of Brieg, duke of Brzeg (died 1639)
Settimia Caccini was a well-known Italian soprano and composer during the 1600s, being one of the first women to have a successful career in music. Caccini was highly regarded for …
Settimia Caccini, Italian singer-songwriter (died 1638)
Pierre Le Muet was a French architect, military engineer, and writer, famous for his book Manière de bâtir pour toutes sortes de personnes, and for the châteaux he constructed, mos…
Pierre Le Muet, French architect (died 1669)