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What Happened in March 1661

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Historical Events

Louis XIV Personal Rule

Mar 10 King Louis XIV begins his personal rule of France, after the death of his chief minister, Cardinal Mazarin

The Sun King of France Louis XIV

Famous Birthdays

  • Mar 25 Paul de Rapin, French historian (d. 1725)
Born in 1661

Famous Weddings

  • Mar 16 Princess Henrietta of Orange-Nassau (16) weds Philippe of France, Duke of OrlĂ©ans (20)

Famous Deaths

  • Mar 1 Richard Zouch, English jurist, dies at 71
  • Mar 9 Jules Mazarin, Italian cardinal, diplomat and Chief Minister of France (1642-61), dies at 58
  • Mar 22 Hendrick Uylenburgh, Dutch art dealer who launched Rembrandt and others, buried at about 73
  • Mar 24 William Leddra becomes the last Quaker to be hanged in Boston, for the crime of returning from banishment


What Happened in 1661

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