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Henri de Massue, Earl of Galway
1648Apr, 9

Henri de Massue, Earl of Galway

Henri de Massue, Earl of Galway, French soldier and diplomat (d. 1720)
Henri de Massue, 2nd Marquis de Ruvigny, Earl of Galway, (9 April 1648 – 3 September 1720) was a French Huguenot soldier and diplomat who was influential in the English service in the Nine Years' War and the War of the Spanish Succession.

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Events on 1648

  • 17Jan

    Vote of No Addresses

    England's Long Parliament passes the "Vote of No Addresses", breaking off negotiations with King Charles I and thereby setting the scene for the second phase of the English Civil War.
  • 30Jan

    Peace of Münster

    Eighty Years' War: The Treaty of Münster and Osnabrück is signed, ending the conflict between the Netherlands and Spain.
  • 1Jun

    Battle of Maidstone

    The Roundheads defeat the Cavaliers at the Battle of Maidstone in the Second English Civil War.
  • 6Dec

    Pride's Purge

    Colonel Thomas Pride of the New Model Army purges the Long Parliament of MPs sympathetic to King Charles I of England, in order for the King's trial to go ahead; came to be known as "Pride's Purge".