Deaths on January 25

Nicholas Francis, Duke of Lorraine

Died on January 25, 1670

Nicholas Francis, Duke of Lorraine (b. 1612)

Nicholas Francis (French: Nicolas François de Lorraine; 6 December 1609 – 25 January 1670), also known as Nicholas II, was briefly Duke of Lorraine and Duke of Bar for a few months in 1634, spanning the time between the abdication of his older brother and his own resignation. He was therefore Duke during the invasion of Lorraine by the French in the Thirty Years War.

He is the direct male ancestor of all rulers of the Habsburg-Lorraine dynasty, including all Emperors of Austria.

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Hudson's Bay Company
King Charles II of England grants a permanent charter to the Hudson's Bay Company to open up the fur trade in North America.
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Secret Treaty of Dover
In Dover, England, Charles II of England and Louis XIV of France sign the Secret Treaty of Dover, which will force England into the Third Anglo-Dutch War.