1652
Johann Philipp Förtsch, German composer (died 1732)
Johann Philipp Förtsch was a German baroque composer, statesman and medical doctor.
Johann Philipp Förtsch, German composer (died 1732)
The 1650s
Explore 67 historical events from 1650–1659.
1652
Elizabeth Charlotte, Princess Palatine of Germany (died 1722)
Madame Elizabeth Charlotte, Duchess of Orléans, also known as Liselotte von der Pfalz, was a German member of the House of Wittelsbach who married into the French royal family. She…
Elizabeth Charlotte, Princess Palatine of Germany (died 1722)
1651
375 years ago
Joseph Vaz, Sri Lankan priest, missionary, and saint (died 1711)
Joseph Vaz CO was a Oratorian priest and missionary in Dutch Ceylon. Originally from Sancoale in Goa, Portuguese India, Vaz arrived in Ceylon during the Dutch occupation, a time wh…
Joseph Vaz, Sri Lankan priest, missionary, and saint (died 1711)
1651
375 years ago
Jean-Baptiste de La Salle, French priest and saint (died 1719)
Jean-Baptiste de La Salle was a French priest, educational reformer, and founder of the Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools. He is a saint of the Catholic Church and…
Jean-Baptiste de La Salle, French priest and saint (died 1719)
1651
375 years ago
Louis Antoine de Noailles, French cardinal (died 1729)
Louis Antoine de Noailles, Cardinal de Noailles, second son of Anne de Noailles, 1st Duke of Noailles, was a French bishop and cardinal. His signing of the Unigenitus bull in 1728 …
Louis Antoine de Noailles, French cardinal (died 1729)
1651
375 years ago
William Dampier, explorer, navigator and buccaneer (died 1715)
William Dampier was an English explorer, pirate, privateer and naturalist who became the first Englishman to explore parts of what is today Australia, and the first person to circu…
William Dampier, explorer, navigator and buccaneer (died 1715)
1651
375 years ago
Henry Grey, 10th Earl of Kent, English politician (born 1594)
Henry Grey, 10th Earl of Kent, known as Lord Ruthin from 1639 to 1643, was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1640 and succeeded to the title Earl of Kent in …
Henry Grey, 10th Earl of Kent, English politician (born 1594)
1651
375 years ago
Tokugawa Iemitsu, Japanese shōgun (born 1604)
Tokugawa Iemitsu was a Japanese samurai, daimyo and the third shōgun of the Tokugawa dynasty. He was the eldest son of Tokugawa Hidetada with Oeyo, and the grandson of Tokugawa Ie…
Tokugawa Iemitsu, Japanese shōgun (born 1604)
1650
The Battle of Carbisdale: A Royalist army from Orkney invades mainland Scotland but is defeated by a Covenanter army
The Battle of Carbisdale took place close to the village of Culrain, Sutherland, Scotland on 27 April 1650 and was part of the Wars of the Three Kingdoms. It was fought by the Roya…
The Battle of Carbisdale: A Royalist army from Orkney invades mainland Scotland but is defeated by a Covenanter army
1650
William Bedloe, English spy (died 1680)
William Bedloe was an English fraudster and Popish Plot informer.
William Bedloe, English spy (died 1680)
1650
Charlotte Amalie of Hesse-Kassel, Queen Consort of Denmark (1670–1699) (died 1714)
Charlotte Amalie of Hesse-Kassel was Queen of Denmark and Norway by marriage to King Christian V. Although she did not have much political influence, she was a successful businessw…
Charlotte Amalie of Hesse-Kassel, Queen Consort of Denmark (1670–1699) (died 1714)
1650
Richard Brakenburgh, Dutch Golden Age painter (died 1702)
Richard Brakenburgh or Brakenburg, was a Dutch Golden Age painter.
Richard Brakenburgh, Dutch Golden Age painter (died 1702)
1650
John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, English general and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Oxfordshire (died 1722)
General John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, 1st Prince of Mindelheim, 1st Count of Nellenburg, Prince of the Holy Roman Empire was a British army officer and statesman. From a…
John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, English general and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Oxfordshire (died 1722)
1650
Simonds d'Ewes, English lawyer and politician (born 1602)
Sir Simonds d'Ewes, 1st Baronet was an English antiquary and politician. He was bred for the bar, was a member of the Long Parliament and left notes on its transactions. D'Ewes t…
Simonds d'Ewes, English lawyer and politician (born 1602)
1650
Yagyū Jūbei Mitsuyoshi, Japanese samurai (born 1607)
Yagyū Jūbē Mitsuyoshi was one of the most famous and romanticized of the samurai in Japan's feudal era.
Yagyū Jūbei Mitsuyoshi, Japanese samurai (born 1607)
1650
James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose, Scottish general and politician (born 1612)
James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose was a Scottish nobleman, poet, soldier and later viceroy and captain general of Scotland. Montrose initially joined the Covenanters in the Wa…
James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose, Scottish general and politician (born 1612)
1650
Christoph Scheiner, German priest, physicist, and astronomer (born 1575)
Christoph Scheiner was a Jesuit priest, physicist and astronomer in Ingolstadt.
Christoph Scheiner, German priest, physicist, and astronomer (born 1575)
1650
Matthäus Merian, Swiss-German engraver and publisher (born 1593)
Matthäus Merian der Ältere was a Swiss-born engraver who worked in Frankfurt, Germany for most of his career, where he also ran a publishing house. He was a member of the patrician…
Matthäus Merian, Swiss-German engraver and publisher (born 1593)
1650
Wars of the Three Kingdoms: Covenanter forces defeated the Royalists at the Battle of Carbisdale near the village of Cul
The Wars of the Three Kingdoms is the collective term for a series of conflicts fought between 1639 and 1653 in England, Scotland and Ireland, then separate entities in a personal …
Wars of the Three Kingdoms: Covenanter forces defeated the Royalists at the Battle of Carbisdale near the village of Cul