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1561, Oct 27 1575-1615 1621, Sep 25
one of the first English women to achieve a major reputation for her poetry and literary patronage. By the age of 39, she was listed with her brother Philip Sidney , Edmund Spenser , and William Shakespeare , as one of the notable authors of her time in the verse miscellany by John Bodenham, Belvedere. The influence of her play Antonius is widely recognized: it stimulated a revived interest in the soliloquy based on classical models, and was a likely source (among others) for both the 1594 closet drama Cleopatra by Samuel Daniel and Shakespeare’s Antony and Cleopatra (1607). Sidney was also known for her translation of Petrarch's "Triumph of Death", from the poetry anthology Triumphs , but it is her lyric translation of the Psalms that has secured her poetic reputation.
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Mary Sidney 1561, Oct 27 1575
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Maximilian II 1527, Jul 31 1564 1576 1576, Oct 12 a member of the Austrian House of Habsburg, was Holy Roman Emperor from 1564 until his death. He ... Fernando Alvarez de Toledo 1507, Oct 29 1524 1582 1582, Dec 11 a Spanish noble, general, and diplomat. He was titled the 3rd Duke of Alba de Tormes, 4th Marquis... William the Silent 1533, Apr 24 1555 1584 1584, Jul 10 the main leader of the Dutch revolt against the Spanish Habsburgs that set off the Eighty Years' ... John Killigrew [2] unknown 1571 1584 1584 the 2nd Governor of Pendennis Castle, (1568–1584) appointed by Queen Elizabeth I, as stated on... Emperor Ogimachi 1517, Jun 18 1557 1586 1593, Feb 6 the 106th Emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. He reigned from Oct... Sir Philip Sidney 1554, Nov 30 1572 1586 1586, Oct 17 an English poet, courtier, scholar, and soldier, who is remembered as one of the most prominent f... Mary Stuart 1542, Dec 8 1558 1587 1587, Feb 8 reigned over Scotland from 14 December 1542 to 24 July 1567. As Mary was an infant when she inher... Frederick II 1534, Jul 1 1559 1588 1588, Apr 4 King of Denmark and Norway and duke of Schleswig from 1559 until his death. He was hailed as succ... Henry III 1551, Sep 19 1573 1589 1589, Aug 2 a monarch of the House of Valois who was elected the monarch of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealt... Simon Kelway unknown 1589 1589 1623 of Dawlish, Devon, was an English politician. He was a Member (MP) of the Parliament of England f... Charles II of Austria 1540, Jun 3 1564 1590 1590, Jul 10 an Archduke of Austria and ruler of Inner Austria (Styria, Carniola and Carinthia) from 1564. He ... Mahathammarachathirat 1509 1569 1590 1590, Jun the first King of Ayutthaya Kingdom of the Sukhothai dynasty ruling from 1569 to 1590. As a power... Ferdinand II 1529, Jun 14 1564 1595 1595, Jan 24 ruler of Further Austria including Tirol. The son of Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor, he was marr... Murad III 1546, Jul 4 1574 1595 1595, Jan 15/16 the emperor and Caliph of the Ottoman Empire from 1574 until his death in 1595. Murad's reign is ... King Philip II 1527, May 21 1540 1598 1598, Sep 13 King of Spain (1556–98), King of Portugal (1581–98, as Philip I, Filipe I), King of Naples a... Claude de La Tremoille 1566 1587 1602 1604, Oct 25 a sixteenth-century French nobleman of the La Tremoille family. He was the son of Louis III de La... Queen Elizabeth I 1533, Sep 7 1558 1603 1603, Mar 24 Queen of England and Ireland (and Supreme Governor of the Church of England ) from 17 November 15... Mehmed III 1566, May 26 1595 1603 1603, Dec 21/22 the Sultan and Caliph of the Ottoman Empire from 1595 until his death in 1603. His reign is most... Boris Godunov 1551 ca 1585 1605 1605, Apr 13 ruled the Tsardom of Russia as de facto regent from c. 1585 to 1598 and then as the first non-Rur... Opchanacanough 1554 ca 1500 1609 1646 a tribal chief of the Powhatan Confederacy of what is now Virginia in the United States, and its ... Henry IV 1553, Dec 13 1572 1610 1610, May 14 King of Navarre (as Henry III) from 1572 to 1610 and King of France from 1589 to 1610. He was the... Emperor Go-Yozei 1571, Dec 31 1586 1611 1617, Sep 25 the 107th Emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. Go-Yozei's reign s... Rudolf II 1552, Jul 18 1576 1612 1612, Jan 20 Holy Roman Emperor (1576–1612), King of Hungary and Croatia (as Rudolf I, 1572–1608), King o... Sampson Lennard 1544 1571 1614 1615, Sep 20 an English Member of Parliament who represented an unusually large number of different constituen... William Parker unknown 1587 1617 1617 an English captain and privateer, and also Mayor of Plymouth.
He was born near Plymouth and wa... Ahmed I 1590, Apr 18 1603 1617 1617, Nov 22 the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire and Caliph (Sunni Islam) of the Ottoman Caliphate from 1603 unti... Maximilian III 1558, Oct 12 1593 1618 1618, Nov 2 the Archduke of Further Austria from 1612 until his death. From 1585 Maximilian became the Grandm... HRE Matthias 1557, Feb 24 1595 1619 1619, Mar 20 Holy Roman Emperor from 1612, King of Hungary and Croatia from 1608 (as Matthias II) and King of... Farrukh Pasha unknown 1593 1621 1621 the Ottoman governor of Nablus and Jerusalem in the early 17th century, and founder of the Farruk... Albert VII 1559, Nov 13 1598 1621 1621, Jul 13 the ruling Archduke of Austria for a few months in 1619 and, jointly with his wife, Isabella Clar... King George I 1596, Aug 19 1613 1623 1662, Feb 13 King of Great Britain and Ireland, Supreme Governor of the Church of England from 1 August 1714 u... Elizabeth Stuart 1596, Aug 19 1613 1623 1662, Feb 13 Electress of the Palatinate and briefly Queen of Bohemia as the wife of Frederick V of the Palat... King James I 1566, Jun 19 1603 1625 1625, Mar 27 King of Scotland as James VI from 24 July 1567 and King of England and Ireland (and Supreme Head... Francis Bacon 1561, Jan 22 1579 1626 1626, Apr 9 an English philosopher, statesman, scientist, jurist, orator, essayist and author. He served both... Robert Naunton 1563 1606 1626 1635, Mar 27 an English writer and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1606 an... Juan de Onate 1550 1595 1629 1626/1630 a Novohispanic Conquistador, explorer, and colonial governor of the Santa Fe de Nuevo México pro... Willem Janszoon 1570 ca 1598 1629 1630 a Dutch navigator and colonial governor. Janszoon served in the Netherlands East Indies in the pe... Emperor Go-Mizunoo 1596, Jun 29 1611 1629 1680, Sep 11 the 108th Emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. Go-Mizunoo's reign ... Henry Wotton 1568, Mar 30 1588 1633 1639, Dec an English author, diplomat and politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1614 and 1625. Of 2... Albrecht von Wallenstein 1583, Sep 24 1604 1634 1634, Feb 25 a Bohemian military leader and politician who offered his services, and an army of 30,000 to 100,... HRE Ferdinand III 1608, Jul 13 1590/1619 1637 1657, Apr 2 Holy Roman Emperor from 15 February 1637 until his death, as well as King of Hungary and Croatia... Charles Gonzaga 1580, May 6 1600 1637 1637, Sep 22 Duke of Mantua and Duke of Montferrat from 1627 until his death. He was also Charles III Duke of ... Hendrik Brouwer 1581 1606 1643 1643, Aug 7 a Dutch explorer, admiral, and colonial administrator both in Japan and the Dutch East Indies. He... King Louis XIII 1601, Sep 278 1610 1643 1643, May 14 a monarch of the House of Bourbon who ruled as King of France from 1610 to 1643 and King of Navar... Sultan Agung of Mataram 1593 1613 1645 1645 A skilled soldier, he conquered neighbouring states and expanded and consolidated his kingdom to ... Michael I 1596, Jul 12 1613 1645 1645, Jul 13 the first Russian Tsar of the house of Romanov after the zemskiy sobor of 1613 elected him to rul... Christian IV 1577, Apr 12 1588 1648 1648, Feb 28 king of Denmark-Norway and Duke of Holstein and Schleswig from 1588 to 1648. His 59-year reign is... Maximilian I of Bavaria 1573, Apr 17 1591 1651 1651, Sep 27 a Wittelsbach ruler of Bavaria and a prince-elector (Kurfürst) of the Holy Roman Empire. His rei... Myles Standish 1584 ca 1603 1656 1656, Oct 3 an English military officer hired by the Pilgrims as military adviser for Plymouth Colony. He acc...
