Deaths on June 27

Eleonora Gonzaga (1598-1655)

Died on June 27, 1655

Eleonora Gonzaga, Holy Roman Empress (b. 1598)

Eleonora Gonzaga (23 September 1598 – 27 June 1655), was born Princess of Mantua as a member of the House of Gonzaga and by marriage Holy Roman Empress, German Queen, Queen consort of Hungary and Bohemia.Nicknamed the Elder (de: Ältere) to distinguish herself from her namesake great-niece, during her reign the Imperial court in Vienna became one of the centers of European Baroque music. As Empress, Eleanora was a supporter of the Counter-Reformation.

References

Eleonora Gonzaga (1598-1655)

Choose Another Date

Events on 1655

8 Mar

Thirteen Colonies
John Casor becomes the first legally-recognized slave in England's North American colonies where a crime was not committed.
25 Mar

Titan (moon)
Saturn's largest moon, Titan, is discovered by Christiaan Huygens.
31 Jul

Grand Duchy of Lithuania
Russo-Polish War (1654-67): The Russian army enters the capital of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, Vilnius, which it holds for six years.
8 Sep

Charles X Gustav of Sweden
Warsaw falls without resistance to a small force under the command of Charles X Gustav of Sweden during The Deluge, making it the first time the city is captured by a foreign army.
18 Dec

Edict of Expulsion
The Whitehall Conference ends with the determination that there was no law preventing Jews from re-entering England after the Edict of Expulsion of 1290.

Deaths on June 27

Eleonora Gonzaga (1598-1655)

Died on June 27, 1655

References

Choose Another Date

Events on 1655

Thirteen Colonies

Titan (moon)

Grand Duchy of Lithuania

Charles X Gustav of Sweden

Edict of Expulsion