1605
Peregrine Palmer, English politician (died 1684)
Peregrine Palmer was an English politician who sat as MP for Bridgwater on 7 December 1669.
Peregrine Palmer, English politician (died 1684)
The 1600s
Explore 150 historical events from 1600–1609.
1605
Thomas Randolph, English poet and playwright (died 1635)
Thomas Randolph was an English poet and dramatist, recognised by his mentor Ben Jonson as being a promising writer of comedy, and amongst his contemporaries had a reputation as a w…
Thomas Randolph, English poet and playwright (died 1635)
1605
Theodore Haak, German scholar (died 1690)
Theodore Haak was a German Calvinist scholar, resident in England in later life. Haak's communications abilities and interests in the new science provided the backdrop for convenin…
Theodore Haak, German scholar (died 1690)
1605
Simon Dach, German poet and hymn-writer (died 1659)
Simon Dach was a German lyrical poet and hymnwriter, born in Memel, Duchy of Prussia.
Simon Dach, German poet and hymn-writer (died 1659)
1605
Bulstrode Whitelocke, English lawyer (died 1675)
Sir Bulstrode Whitelocke was an English lawyer, writer, parliamentarian, and one of the commissioners of the Great Seal during the Interregnum.
Bulstrode Whitelocke, English lawyer (died 1675)
1605
Cecil Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore, English lawyer and politician, Governor of Newfoundland (died 1675)
Cecil Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore was an English politician and lawyer who was the first proprietor of Maryland. Born in Kent, England in 1605, he inherited the proprietorship of …
Cecil Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore, English lawyer and politician, Governor of Newfoundland (died 1675)
1605
Henry Hammond, English churchman and theologian (died 1660)
Henry Hammond was an English churchman, church historian and theologian, who supported the Royalist cause during the English Civil War.
Henry Hammond, English churchman and theologian (died 1660)
1605
Philipp Moritz, Count of Hanau-Münzenberg, German noble (died 1638)
Philipp Moritz of Hanau-Münzenberg succeeded his father as Count of Hanau-Münzenberg in 1612.
Philipp Moritz, Count of Hanau-Münzenberg, German noble (died 1638)
1605
Boris Godunov, Russian ruler (born 1551)
Boris Feodorovich Godunov was the de facto regent of Russia from 1585 to 1598 and then tsar from 1598 to 1605 following the death of Feodor I, the last of the Rurik dynasty. After …
Boris Godunov, Russian ruler (born 1551)
1605
Pope Leo XI (born 1535)
Pope Leo XI, born Alessandro di Ottaviano de' Medici, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 1 April 1605 to his death, on 27 April 1605. His pontificat…
Pope Leo XI (born 1535)
1605
Ulisse Aldrovandi, Italian naturalist (born 1522)
Ulisse Aldrovandi was an Italian naturalist, the moving force behind Bologna's botanical garden, one of the first in Europe. Carl Linnaeus and the comte de Buffon reckoned him the …
Ulisse Aldrovandi, Italian naturalist (born 1522)
1605
Naresuan, Siamese King of Ayutthaya Kingdom (born c
Naresuan, commonly known as Naresuan the Great, or Sanphet II was the 18th monarch of the Ayutthaya Kingdom and the 2nd of the Sukhothai dynasty. He was the king of the Ayutthaya K…
Naresuan, Siamese King of Ayutthaya Kingdom (born c
1605
Feodor II of Russia (born 1589)
Feodor II Borisovich Godunov was Tsar of all Russia from April to June 1605, during the Time of Troubles.
Feodor II of Russia (born 1589)
1605
Miguel de Benavides, Spanish archbishop and sinologist (born 1552)
Miguel de Benavides y Añoza, O.P. was a Spanish Catholic prelate and sinologist who served as the third Archbishop of Manila. He previously served as the first Bishop of Nueva Sego…
Miguel de Benavides, Spanish archbishop and sinologist (born 1552)
1605
Richard Leveson, English admiral (born c. 1570)
Vice-Admiral Sir Richard Leveson was a Royal Navy officer, politician and landowner. His origins were in the landed gentry of Shropshire and Staffordshire. A client and son-in-law …
Richard Leveson, English admiral (born c. 1570)
1605
After a scuffle in which one cardinal had several bones broken, a papal conclave convened in Rome elected Camillo Borghe
A cardinal is a senior member of the clergy of the Catholic Church. As titular members of the clergy of the Diocese of Rome, they serve as advisors to the pope, who is the bishop o…
After a scuffle in which one cardinal had several bones broken, a papal conclave convened in Rome elected Camillo Borghe
1604
Samuel de Champlain encounters the mouth of the Saint John River, site of Reversing Falls and the present-day city of Sa
Samuel de Champlain was a French explorer, navigator, cartographer, soldier, geographer, diplomat, and chronicler who founded Quebec City and established New France as a permanent …
Samuel de Champlain encounters the mouth of the Saint John River, site of Reversing Falls and the present-day city of Sa
1604
Eighty Years War: a besieging Dutch and English army led by Maurice of Orange forces the Spanish garrison of Sluis to…
The Eighty Years' War or Dutch Revolt was an armed conflict in the Habsburg Netherlands between disparate groups of rebels and the Spanish government. The causes of the war include…
Eighty Years War: a besieging Dutch and English army led by Maurice of Orange forces the Spanish garrison of Sluis to…
1604
Joris Jansen Rapelje, Dutch settler in colonial North America (died 1662)
Joris Jansen Rapelje was a member of the Council of Twelve Men in the Dutch West India Company colony of New Netherland. He and his wife Catalina (Catalyntje) Trico (1605–1689) wer…
Joris Jansen Rapelje, Dutch settler in colonial North America (died 1662)
1604
Jean Mairet, French author and playwright (died 1686)
Jean (de) Mairet was a classical French dramatist who wrote both tragedies and comedies.
Jean Mairet, French author and playwright (died 1686)
1604
Claudia de' Medici, Italian daughter of Christina of Lorraine (died 1648)
Claudia de' Medici was by birth a Tuscan princess and by her marriage to Leopold V an archduchess of Austria and from 1632 until 1646 regent of the Austrian County of Tyrol during …
Claudia de' Medici, Italian daughter of Christina of Lorraine (died 1648)
1604
John Maurice, Dutch nobleman (died 1679)
John Maurice of Nassau, called "the Brazilian" for his fruitful period as governor of Dutch Brazil, was Count and Prince of Nassau-Siegen. He served as Herrenmeister of the Order o…
John Maurice, Dutch nobleman (died 1679)
1604
Heinrich Albert, German composer and poet (died 1651)
Heinrich Albert was a German composer and poet of the 17th century. He was a member of the Königsberg Poetic Society. As a song composer, he was strongly influenced by Heinrich Sch…
Heinrich Albert, German composer and poet (died 1651)
1604
François Hédelin, abbé d'Aubignac, French cleric and author (died 1676)
François Hédelin, abbé d'Aubignac was a French author and cleric. He was a grandson of the surgeon Ambroise Paré. D'Aubignac worked as a lawyer in his early life, but he then joine…
François Hédelin, abbé d'Aubignac, French cleric and author (died 1676)