1640s

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Millennia:	2nd millennium
Centuries:	16th century - 17th century - 18th century
Decades:	1610s 1620s 1630s - 1640s - 1650s 1660s 1670s
Years:	1640 1641 1642 1643 1644 1645 1646 1647 1648 1649
Categories:	Births - Deaths - Architecture Establishments - Disestablishments

[edit] Events and trends

• 1640 - Beginning of the Reaper's War in Catalonia between the Generalitat de Catalunya and the Spanish Crown after the uprising known as Corpus of Blood amidst the unrest caused by the presence of Castilian troops in Catalan territory during the Thirty Years' War.
• 1644 - The invading Manchu army, with the help of Ming general Wu Sangui, captures Beijing, China. This marks the beginning of the Qing Dynasty (also known as the Manchu Dynasty), the last imperial dynasty of China.
• The personal union of the crowns of Spain and Portugal ends due to a revolution in the latter (1640). Philip IV of Spain is succeeded in the throne of Portugal by King John IV, previously Duke of Braganza
• Growing conflict between King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland and the Long Parliament results in the outbreak of the English civil war (1642 - 1649). Supporters are respectively called Royalists and Roundheads. The Parliament eventually emerges victorious. The captive King is put on trial (January 19 - January 27, 1649) and then executed by decapitation (January 30, 1649). The monarchy is abolished and briefly replaced by the Commonwealth of England (1649 -1653).
• Anthony van Diemen, colonial governor of the Dutch East India Company, assigns Abel Tasman with the mission to explore the Terra Australis (Oceania). During his two years' expedition (1642 - 1644), the later becomes the first European to reach Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania) and New Zealand.
• Evangelista Torricelli constructs the first Mercury barometer (1643/ 1644).
• A series of treaties, known collectively as the Peace of Westphalia (October 24, 1648) put an end to:
  • The Eighty Years' War (1568 - 1648) between Spain and the Dutch Republic. The latter is recognized as being fully independent.
  • The Thirty Years' War (1618 - 1648) between the various Catholic and Protestant forces of Europe. Each of the about 360 German Princes of the Holy Roman Empire gains almost complete sovereignty over his/her respective territory/territories. Switzerland is recognized as being independent from the Empire.

[edit] World leaders

• King Christian IV of Denmark and Norway (1588 - 1648).
• King Frederick III of Denmark (1648 - 1670).
• King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland (1625 - 1649).
• King Louis XIII of France (1610 - 1643).
• Cardinal Richelieu, chief minister of France (1624 - 1642).
• Cardinal Mazarin, chief minister of France (1642 - 1661).
• Anne of Austria, Queen Dowager and Regent of France (1643 - 1651).
• King Louis XIV of France (1643 - 1715).
• Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor (1637 - 1657).
• Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange, Stadtholder of Holland, Zeeland, Utrecht, Overijssel and Guelders (1625 - 1647).
• William II, Prince of Orange, Stadtholder of Holland, Zeeland, Utrecht, Overijssel and Guelders (1647 - 1650).
• Pope Urban VIII (1623 - 1644).
• Pope Innocent X (1644 - 1655).
• King John IV of Portugal (1640 - 1656).
• King Philip IV of Spain (1621 - 1665).
• Queen Christina of Sweden (1632 - 1654).
• Padshah Shah Jahan of the Mughal Empire

[edit] Deaths

• Galileo Galilei (d. 1642)ast:Años 1640

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