Births on November 27

Françoise d'Aubigné, Marquise de Maintenon

Born on November 27, 1635

Françoise d'Aubigné, Marquise de Maintenon, second wife of Louis XIV of France (d. 1719)

Françoise d'Aubigné (27 November 1635 – 15 April 1719), known first as Madame Scarron and subsequently as Madame de Maintenon (French: [madam də mɛ̃t(ə)nɔ̃] (listen)), was a French noblewoman who secretly married King Louis XIV. Although she was never considered queen of France, she was one of the King's closest advisers and the royal children's governess. In 1684, she founded the Maison royale de Saint-Louis, a school for girls from poorer noble families.

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Events on 1635

30 May

Peace of Prague (1635)
Thirty Years' War: The Peace of Prague is signed.
28 Jul

Siege of Schenkenschans
In the Eighty Years' War the Spanish capture the strategic Dutch fortress of Schenkenschans.
30 Jul

Siege of Schenkenschans
Eighty Years' War: The Siege of Schenkenschans begins; Frederick Henry, Prince of Orange, begins the recapture of the strategically important fortress from the Spanish Army.
9 Oct

Roger Williams
Founder of Rhode Island Roger Williams is banished from the Massachusetts Bay Colony as a religious dissident after he speaks out against punishments for religious offenses and giving away Native American land.
22 Nov

Dutch pacification campaign on Formosa
Dutch colonial forces on Taiwan launch a pacification campaign against native villages, resulting in Dutch control of the middle and south of the island.

Births on November 27

Françoise d'Aubigné, Marquise de Maintenon

Born on November 27, 1635

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Events on 1635

Peace of Prague (1635)

Siege of Schenkenschans

Siege of Schenkenschans

Roger Williams

Dutch pacification campaign on Formosa