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a tribal chief of the Powhatan Confederacy of what is now Virginia in the United States, and its leader from sometime after 1618 until his death in 1646. His name meant "He whose Soul is White" in the Algonquian Powhatan language. He was the famous Chief Powhatan 's younger brother (or possibly half-brother). He led the Indian massacre of 1622.
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Cesare Borgia 1475, Sep 13 1490 1507 1507, Mar 12 an Italian condottiero, nobleman, politician, and cardinal, whose fight for power was a major ins... Henry VII 1457, Jan 28 1485 1509 1509, Apr 21 King of England from seizing the crown on 22 August 1485 until his death on 21 April 1509, and t... John I 1455, Feb 2 1483 1513 1513, Feb 20 a Scandinavian monarch under the Kalmar Union. He was King of Denmark (1481–1513), Norway (1483... King James IV 1473, Mar 17 1488 1513 1513, Sep 9 the King of Scots from 11 June 1488 to his death. He assumed the throne following the death of hi... Afonso de Albuquerque 1453 ca 1471 1515 1515, Dec 16 a Portuguese general, a "great conqueror," a statesman, and an empire builder. He is generally co... King Louis XII 1462, Jun 27 1498 1515 1515, Jan 1 a monarch of the House of Valois who ruled as King of France from 1498 to 1515 and King of Naples... Patrick Paniter 1470 ca 1500 1517 1519 Scottish churchman and principal secretary to James V. Paniter was born around 1470 at the villag... Aruj Barbarossa 1473/74 1495 1518 1518 Ottoman Bey (governor) of Algiers and Beylerbey (chief governor) of the West Mediterranean and th... Diego Velasquez de Cuellar 1465 1490 1519 1524, Jun 12 a Spanish conquistador. He first visited the New World with the crew of Christopher Columbus' sec... Selim I 1465/66/70, Oct 10 1512 1520 1520, Sep 22 the Sultan and Caliph (Sunni Islam) of the Ottoman Empire/Caliphate from 1512 to 1520. His reign ... Gavin Douglas 1474 ca 1496 1521 1522, Sep a Scottish bishop, makar and translator. Although he had an important political career, it is for... Christian II 1481, Jul 1 1513 1523 1559, Jan 25 a Scandinavian monarch under the Kalmar Union. He reigned as King of Denmark and Norway from 1513... Philip of Burgundy 1464 1498 1524 1524 Admiral of the Netherlands from 1498 to 1517 and bishop of Utrecht from 1517 to 1524. In the year... Emperor Go-Kashiwabara 1464, Nov 19 1500 1526 1526, May 19 the 104th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. He reigned from Nov... Ramathibodi II 1473 1491 1529 1529 the King of Sukhothai from 1485 and King of Ayutthaya from 1491 to 1529. His reign was marked by ... Catherine of Aragon 1485, Dec 16 1509 1533 1536, Jan 7 Queen of England from June 1509 until May 1533 as the first wife of King Henry VIII; she was prev... Frederick I 1471, Oct 7 1523 1533 1533, Apr 10 the King of Denmark and Norway. His name is also spelled Friedrich in German, Frederik in Danish ... Borommarachathira IV unknown 1529 1533 1533 the short-reigning king of Ayutthaya from 1529 to 1533. Prince Athittayawong was the son of Ramat... Ratsadathirat 1528/29 1533/34 1533/34 1534/35 the twelfth king of Ayutthaya, an ancient kingdom in Thailand. He was a son of Borommarachathirat... Anne Boleyn 1501 ca 1513 1536 1536, May 19 Queen of England from 1533 to 1536 as the second wife of King Henry VIII, and Marquess of Pembro... Olav Engelbrektsson 1480 ca 1533 1537 1538, Feb 7 the 28th Archbishop of Norway from 1523 to 1537, the Regent of Norway from 1533 to 1537, a member... Pedro de Alvarado 1485 ca 1510 1541 1541, Jul 4 a Spanish conquistador and governor of Guatemala. He participated in the conquest of Cuba, in Jua... Chairachathirat unknown 1534 1546 1546 King of the Ayutthaya kingdom of Siam. His reign was remarkable for the influx of Portuguese trad... King Henry VIII 1491, Jun 28 1509 1547 1547, Jan 28 King of England from 1509 until his death and Supreme Head of the Church of England from 1536 to... Francis I of France 1494, Sep 12 1515 1547 1547, Mar 31 the first King of France from the Angoulême branch of the House of Valois, reigning from 1515 u... Worawongsathirat unknown 1548 1548 1548, Nov 11 a usurper in the Ayutthaya Kingdom, ruling for only 42 days in 1548 before being assassinated. Si... John Hubrechtsz unknown 1530 1549 unknown a sheriff of Amsterdam, later declared a heretic Pedro de Valdivia 1497, Apr 17 1520 1553 1553, Dec 25 a Spanish conquistador and the first royal governor of Chile. After serving with the Spanish army... John Dudley [1] 1504 1537 1553 1553, Aug 22 an English general, admiral, and politician, who led the government of the young King Edward VI f... Edward VI 1537, Oct 12 1547 1553 1553, Jul 6 King of England and Ireland (and Supreme Head of the Church of England) from 28 January 1547 unt... Anne of Cleves 1515, Sep 22 1539 1554 1557, Jul 16 Queen of England from 6 January to 9 July 1540 as the fourth wife of King Henry VIII. The marria... Thomas Wyatt the Younger 1521 1542 1554 1554, Apr 11 a rebel leader during the reign of Mary I of England; his rising is traditionally called "Wyatt's... Lady Jane Grey 1536/37 1553 1554 1554, Feb 12 an English noblewoman and de facto monarch of England and Ireland from 10 July until 19 July 1553... Pedro Mascarenhas 1470 1512 1555 1555, Jun 16 a Portuguese explorer and colonial administrator. He was the first European to discover the islan... HRE Charles V 1500, Feb 24 1506 1556 1558, Sep 21 ruler of both the Spanish Empire from 1516 and the Holy Roman Empire from 1519, as well as of the... Emperor Go-Nara 1495, Jan 26 1526 1557 1557, Sep 27 the 105th Emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. He reigned from Jun... Isabella Jagiellon 1519, Jan 18 1530 1557 1559, Sep 15 the oldest child of Polish King Sigismund I the Old and his Italian wife Bona Sforza. In 1539, sh... Mary of Hungary 1505, Sep 15 1514 1558 1558, Oct 18 queen consort of Hungary and Bohemia as the wife of King Louis II, and was later Governor of the ... Queen Mary I 1516, Feb 18 1553 1558 1558, Nov 17 the Queen of England and Ireland from July 1553 until her death. Her executions of Protestants le... Christian III 1503, Aug 12 1537 1559 1559, Jan 1 reigned as king of Denmark from 1534 until his death and Norway from 1537 until his death. During... King Henry II 1519, Mar 31 1547 1559 1559, Jul 10 a monarch of the House of Valois who ruled as King of France from 31 March 1547 until his death i... Francis II of France 1544, Jan 19 1559 1560 1560, Dec 5 a monarch of the House of Valois-Angoulême who was King of France from 1559 to 1560. He was also... Robert of Berghes unknown 1557 1563 1564 87th Prince-bishop of Liège (1557–1563). He was forced to resign the see on 30 March 1563, due... HRE Ferdinand I 1503, Mar 10 1521 1564 1564, Jul 25 Holy Roman Emperor from 1558, king of Bohemia and Hungary from 1526, and king of Croatia from 15... Turgut Reis 1485 1500 1565 1565, Jun 23 an Ottoman Greek Admiral and privateer who also served as Bey of Algiers; Beylerbey of the Medite... Miguel Lopez de Legazpi 1502 ca 1528 1565 1572, Aug 20 a Basque Spanish navigator and governor who established the first Spanish settlement in the East ... Chan I unknown 1516 1566 1566 one of the most illustrious Cambodian kings (reigned 1516–66) of the post-Angkor era. He succes... Suleiman I 1494, Nov 6 1520 1566 1566, Sep 7 the tenth and longest-reigning Sultan and Caliph (Sunni Islam) of the Ottoman Empire/Caliphate, ... Pedro de la Gasca 1485, Jun 1542 1567 1567, Nov 13 a Spanish bishop, diplomat and the second (acting) viceroy of Peru, from April 10, 1547 to Januar... Sunan Gunungjati 1448 1479 1568 1568, Sep 19 one of the Wali Songo, or nine saints of Islam revered in Indonesia. He founded the Sultanate of... Lamoral of Egmont 1522, Nov 18 1542 1568 1568, Jun 5 a general and statesman in the Spanish Netherlands just before the start of the Eighty Years' War... Takanobu Matsura 1529 1540 1569 1599, Apr 1 a 16th-century Japanese samurai and 25th hereditary lord of the Matsura clan of Hirado. He was on... Maha Chakkraphat 1509 1548 1569 1569 king of the Ayutthaya kingdom from 1548 to 1564 and 1568 to 1569. Originally called Prince Thianr... Matsura Takanobu 1529 1550 1569 1599, Apr 1 a 16th-century Japanese samurai and 25th hereditary lord of the Matsura clan of Hirado. He was o... Charles IX 1550, Jun 27 1560 1574 1574, May 30 a monarch of the House of Valois who ruled as King of France from 1560 until his death from tuber... Selim II 1524, May 28 1566 1574 1574, Dec 12/15 the Sultan and Caliph (Sunni Islam) of the Ottoman Empire/Caliphate from 1566 until his death in... Ivan the Terrible 1530, Aug 25 1533 1575 1584, Mar 18 the Grand Prince of Moscow from 1533 to 1547, then "Tsar of All the Russias" until his death in 1... 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... 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... Mary Sidney 1561, Oct 27 1575 1615 1621, Sep 25 one of the first English women to achieve a major reputation for her poetry and literary patronag... 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... Osman II 1604, Nov 3 1618 1622 1622, May 20 the Sultan and Caliph (Sunni Islam) of the Ottoman Empire/Caliphate from 1618 until his death on ... 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... Mustafa I 1591 1617 1623 1639, Jan 20 the son of Mehmed III and was the Sultan and Caliph of the Ottoman Empire from 1617 to 1618 and f... 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... 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 ... Leopold V 1586, Oct 9 1623 1632 1632, Sep 13 the son of Archduke Charles II of Inner Austria, and the younger brother of Emperor Ferdinand II,... 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,... Johannes van Walbeeck 1602 1634 1634 1649+ a Dutch navigator and cartographer during a 1620s circumnavigation of the earth, an admiral of th... 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 ... Peter Minuit 1583 ca 1625 1638 1638, Aug 5 a Walloon from Wesel, in present-day North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, then part of the Duchy of C... George William 1595, Nov 13 1619 1640 1640, Dec 1 margrave and elector of Brandenburg and duke of Prussia from 1619 until his death. His reign was ... Murad IV 1612, Jul 26/27 1623 1640 1640, Feb 8 the Sultan and Caliph of the Ottoman Empire from 1623 to 1640, known both for restoring the autho... 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... Empress Meisho unknown 1629 1643 unknown Given name: Okiko 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... Zhang Xianzhong 1606, Sep 18 1644 1646 1647, Jan 2 a leader of a peasant revolt from Yan'an, Shaanxi Province. He served in the Ming army, and while... Frederick Henry 1584, Jan 29 1625 1647 1647, Mar 14 the sovereign Prince of Orange and stadtholder of Holland, Zeeland, Utrecht, Guelders, and Overij... 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... Ibrahim I 1615, Nov 5 1640 1648 1648, Aug 18 the Sultan and Caliph (Sunni Islam) of the Ottoman Empire/Caliphate from 1640 until 1648. Ibrahim... Charles I 1600, Nov 19 1625 1649 1649, Jan 30 was monarch of the three kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland, and Supreme Governor of the ... 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... Emperor Go-Komyo 1633, Apr 20 1643 1654 1654, Oct 30 the 110th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. Go-Komyo's reign sp... 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... Bohdan Khmelnytsky 1595 ca 1617 1657 1657, Aug 6 a Ukrainian Hetman of the Zaporozhian Host of the Crown of the Kingdom of Poland in the Polish–... Ferdinand IV 1633, Sep 8 1637 1657 1654, Jul 9 made King of Bohemia in 1646, King of Hungary and Croatia in 1647, and King of the Romans on 31 M... Oliver Cromwell 1599, Apr 25 1628 1658 1658, Sep 3 an English military and political leader and later Lord Protector of the Commonwealth of England,... John Stone [2] unknown 1650 1659 unknown an English politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1653 and 1659. In 1653, Stone was e... Richard Cromwell 1626, Oct 4 1658 1659 1712, Jul 12 Lord Protector of England, Scotland and Ireland, and one of only two commoners to become the Engl... Gaston Duke of Orleans 1608, April 24 1626 1660 1660, Feb 2 the third son of King Henry IV of France and his wife Marie de' Medici. As a son of the king, he ... Nathaniel Bacon [3] 1593, Dec 12 1645 1660 1660 an English Puritan lawyer, writer and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times... Charles X Gustav 1622, Nov 8 1654 1660 1660, Feb 13 King of Sweden from 1654 until his death. He was the son of John Casimir, Count Palatine of Zwei... Ferdinand Charles 1628, May 17 1632 1662 1662, Dec 30 the Archduke of Further Austria, including Tyrol, from 1646 to 1662. As the son of Archduke Leopo... Zhu Youlang 1623, Nov 1 1646 1662 1662, Jun 1 the fourth and last emperor of the Southern Ming dynasty of China. His era name means "Perpetual ... Emperor Go-Sai 1638, Jan 1 1655 1663 1685, Mar 22 the 111th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. Go-Sai's reign span... Philip IV 1605, Apr 8 1621 1665 1665, Sep 17 King of Spain (as Philip IV in Castille and Philip III in Aragon) and Portugal as Philip III (Po... Sigismund Francis 1630, Nov 27 1662 1665 1665, Jun 25 the ruler of Further Austria including Tyrol from 1662 to 1665. In 1662 he was put forth by his c... Ferdinando II de' Medici 1610, Jul 14 1621 1670 1670, May 23 grand duke of Tuscany from 1621 to 1670. He was the eldest son of Cosimo II de' Medici and Maria... Frederick III of Denmark 1609, Mar 18 1648 1670 1670, Feb 9 king of Denmark and Norway from 1648 until his death. He also governed under the name Frederick I... Edmund Scarborough 1617, Sep 1642 1671 1671 an influential early settler of Virginia and member of the Virginia House of Burgesses from 1642 ... Carl von Rabenhaupt 1602, Jan 6 1620 1672 1675, Aug 12 a Bohemian Hussite nobleman who fought in Saxon, Dutch and Hessian service during the Thirty Year... Thomas Hopkins 1616, Apr 1640 1676 1684 an early settler of Providence Plantations and the great grandfather of brothers Esek Hopkins, th... Nathaniel Bacon [5] 1647, Jan 2 1660 1676 1676, Oct 26 a colonist of the Virginia Colony, famous as the instigator of Bacon's Rebellion of 1676, which c... Charles Francois d'Angennes 1648, Dec 6 1672 1676 1691 a French nobleman who became a buccaneer in the Caribbean and who sold his castle and title to to... Amangkurat I unknown 1646 1677 unknown the sultan of Mataram from 1646 to 1677.
He was the son of the powerful Sultan Agung. Upon takin... Metacomet 1639 ca 1660 1679 1676 Wampanoag; The second son of Massasoit, Metacomet (or King Philip) led an open rebellion against ... Denzil Holles 1599, Oct 31 1624 1680 1680, Feb 17 an English statesman and writer, best known as one of the Five Members whose attempted unconstitu... Kara Mustafa Pasha 1634/35 1660 1683 1683, Dec 25 an Ottoman military leader and grand vizier who was a central character in the Ottoman Empire's l... Thomas Lynch unknown 1670 1684 1684 Governor of Jamaica. In 1677, Sir Thomas Lynch returned to England having served in Jamaica since... Charles II of England 1630, May 29 1660 1685 1685, Feb 6 the monarch of the three kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland, and Supreme Governor of the ... Edmund Waller 1606, Mar 3 1624 1686 1687, Oct 21 an English poet and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1624 and ... Mehmed IV 1642, Jan 2 1648 1687 1693, Jan 6 the Sultan and Caliph of the Ottoman Empire from 1648 to 1687. Taking the throne at age six, his ... Emperor Reigen 1654, Jul 9 1663 1687 1732, Sep 24 the 112th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. Reigen's reign span... Frederick William 1620, Feb 16 1640 1688 1688, Apr 29 Elector of Brandenburg and Duke of Prussia, thus ruler of Brandenburg-Prussia, from 1640 until hi... King James II 1633, Oct 14 1685 1688 1701, Sep 6 King of England and Ireland as James II and King of Scotland as James VII, and Supreme Governor o... Adolf Esmit unknown 1680 1689 unknown governor of St. Thomas in the Danish West Indies from 1683 to 1684, and again from 1687 to 1688. ... Samuel Pepys 1633, Feb 23 1655 1691 1703, May 26 an English naval administrator and Member of Parliament who is now most well known for the diary ... William Pulteney [1] 1624, Mar 25 1679 1691 1691, Sep 6 an English Member of Parliament. He represented Westminster from February 1679 to March 1681 and ... Suleiman II 1642, Apr 15 1687 1691 1691, Jun 22/23 the Sultan and Caliph (Sunni Islam) of the Ottoman Empire/Caliphate from 1687 to 1691. Immediatel... Queen Mary II 1662, Apr 30 1689 1694 1694, Dec 28 joint Sovereign of England, Scotland, and Ireland and Supreme Governor of the Church of England w... William Phips 1651, Feb 2 1673 1695 1695, Feb 18 a shepherd boy born in the Massachusetts Bay Colony, a shipwright, ship's captain, treasure hunte... Arung Palakka 1634 ca 1660 1696 1696 a 17th-century Bugis prince and warrior. He supported the Dutch East India Company (VOC) in the M... Sir James Houblon 1629, Jul 1654 1698 1700, Oct an influential merchant and Member of Parliament for the City of London. He held appointments in ... Thomas Neale 1641 1664 1698 1699 an English project-manager and politician who was also the first person to hold a position equiva... Christian V 1646, Apr 15 1670 1699 1699, Aug 25 king of Denmark and Norway from 1670 until his death in 1699. Well-regarded by the common people,... Tamanend 1628 ca 1680 1699 1701 ca a chief of one of the clans that made up the Lenni-Lenape nation in the Delaware Valley at the ti... Roger L'Estrange 1616, Dec 17 1639 1702 1704, Dec 11 an English pamphleteer, author and staunch defender of Royalist claims. L'Estrange was involved i... King William III 1650, Nov 4 1689 1702 1702, Mar 8 sovereign Prince of Orange from birth, Stadtholder of Holland, Zeeland, Utrecht, Gelderland, and ... Amangkurat II unknown 1677 1703 unknown the Susuhunan of Mataram from 1677 to 1703. Prior to taking the throne, he was the crown prince a... Willem van Outhoorn 1635, May 4 1659 1704 1720, Nov 27 Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies from 1691 to 1704. He was born and died in the Dutch E... Charles Montagu 1661, Apr 16 1683 1706 1715, May 19 an English poet and statesman. In 1685, Montagu's verses on the death of King Charles II made suc... Edward Hyde [2] 1661, Nov 28 1685 1708 1723, Mar 31 Governor of New York and New Jersey between 1701 and 1708, and is reputed to have had a predelict... Emperor Higashiyama 1675, Oct 21 1687 1709 1710, Jan 16 Higashiyama's reign spanned the years from 1687 through 1709 of what are generally considered to ... Willem Janszoon 1570 ca 1598 171 1630 a Dutch navigator and colonial governor. Janszoon served in the Netherlands East Indies in the pe... William Penn [2] 1644, Oct 14 1681 1712 1718, Jul 30 the son of Sir William Penn[1], and was an English real estate entrepreneur, philosopher, early ... King Louis XIV 1638, Sep 5 1643 1715 1715, Sep 1 a monarch of the House of Bourbon who ruled as King of France from 1643 until his death in 1715. ... Jacob Hop 1654, Jul 31 1678 1725 1725, Oct 27 a Dutch diplomat who played an important role in the War of Succession. From 1699 he served as C... Peter the Great 1672, May 30 1682 1725 1725, Jan 28 ruled the Tsardom of Russia and later the Russian Empire from 7 May (O.S. 27 April) 1682 until hi... Moulay Ismail ibn Sharif 1634 1672 1727 1727, Mar 22 the second ruler of the Moroccan Alaouite dynasty. He is also known in his native country as the ... Victor Amadeus II 1666, May 14 1675 1730 1732, Oct 31 Duke of Savoy from 1675 to 1730. Victor Amadeus II undertook sweeping administrative reforms with... Melchior de Polignac 1661, Oct 11 1683 1742 1742, Nov 20 a French diplomat, Cardinal and neo-Latin poet. During the last years of Louis XIV, Abbé de Poli...
