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| * ] - ]. The Catholic King ] is defeated in his attempt to resume control of Sweden by the Protestant forces of his uncle, ]. Sigismund is deposed shortly thereafter. | * ] - ]. The Catholic King ] is defeated in his attempt to resume control of Sweden by the Protestant forces of his uncle, ]. Sigismund is deposed shortly thereafter. | ||
| * Philosopher ] organizes an uprising in ] against the rule of |
* Philosopher ] organizes an uprising in ] against the rule of Spanish ] - he is captured and sentenced for 27 years in jail | ||
| * ] against the English rule | * ] against the English rule | ||
| * ] passes an act that allows transportation of convicts to colonies | * ] passes an act that allows transportation of convicts to colonies | ||
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| Years: 1595 1596 1597 - 1598 - 1599 1600 1601 | |
| Decades: 1560s 1570s 1580s - 1590s - 1600s 1610s 1620s | |
| Centuries: 15th century - 16th century - 17th century 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 Stängebro. 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
- 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, sculptor
Deaths
- January 6/7 - tsar Feodor I of Russia
- September 13 - Philip II of Spain
- September 18 - Toyotomi Hideyoshi, Japanese shogun