Maria of Orange-Nassau (d. 1688)
Maria of Nassau or Maria of Orange-Nassau (5 September 1642, The Hague - 20 March 1688, Kreuznach) was a Dutch princess of the house of Orange and by marriage pfalzgräfin or countess of Simmern-Kaiserslautern.
1642Sep, 5
Maria of Orange-Nassau (1642-1688)
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Events on 1642
- 4Jan
Five Members
King Charles I of England attempts to arrest Five Members of Parliament, commencing England's slide into civil war. - 13Nov
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. - 24Nov
Van Diemen's Land
Abel Tasman becomes the first European to discover the island Van Diemen's Land (later renamed Tasmania).