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1598 in art
1598 state leaders
Events
January 7
-
Boris Godunov
seizes the throne of
Russia
following the death of his brother-in-law, Tsar
Feodor I
April 13
-
Edict of Nantes
-
Henry IV of France
grants French
Huguenots
equal rights with
Catholics
. Considered the end of the
French Wars of Religion
.
May 2
-
Peace of Vervins
- End of war between
France
and
Spain
September 25
-
Battle of Stngebro
. The Catholic King
Sigismund of Sweden and Poland
is defeated in his attempt to resume control of Sweden by the Protestant forces of his uncle,
Charles Albert
. Sigismund is deposed shortly thereafter.
Philosopher
Tommaso Campanella
organizes an uprising in
Calabria
against the rule of Spanish
viceroy
- he is captured and sentenced for 27 years in jail
Irish rebellion
against the English rule - rebel victory at
battle of the Yellow Ford
Parliament of England
passes an act that allows transportation of convicts to colonies
Births
April 23
-
Maarten Tromp
, Dutch admiral
July 31
-
Alessandro Algardi
, Italian sculptor
December 7
-
Gian Lorenzo Bernini
, Italian baroque sculptor (d.
1680
)
Deaths
January 6
/
7
- tsar
Feodor I of Russia
September 13
-
Philip II of Spain
(b.
1527
)
September 18
-
Toyotomi Hideyoshi
,
Japanese
shogun
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