Deaths on September 12

Henri Coiffier de Ruzé, Marquis of Cinq-Mars

Died on September 12, 1642

Henri Coiffier de Ruzé, Marquis of Cinq-Mars, French conspirator (b. 1620)

Henri Coiffier de Ruzé, Marquis of Cinq-Mars (1620 – 12 September 1642) was a favourite of King Louis XIII of France, who led the last and most nearly successful of many conspiracies against the Cardinal Richelieu, the king's powerful first minister.

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Henri Coiffier de Ruzé, Marquis of Cinq-Mars

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Events on 1642

4 Jan

Five Members
King Charles I of England attempts to arrest Five Members of Parliament, commencing England's slide into civil war.
15 Apr

Battle of Kilrush
Irish Confederate Wars: A Confederate Irish militia is routed in the Battle of Kilrush when it attempts to halt the progress of a Royalist Army.
13 Nov

Battle of Turnham Green
First English Civil War: Battle of Turnham Green: The Royalist forces withdraw in the face of the Parliamentarian army and fail to take London.
24 Nov

Van Diemen's Land
Abel Tasman becomes the first European to discover the island Van Diemen's Land (later renamed Tasmania).

Deaths on September 12

Henri Coiffier de Ruzé, Marquis of Cinq-Mars

Died on September 12, 1642

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Events on 1642

Five Members

Battle of Kilrush

Battle of Turnham Green

Van Diemen's Land