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Centuries: 16th century - 17th century - 18th century Decades: 1590s 1600s 1610s 1620s 1630s - 1640s - 1650s 1660s 1670s 1680s 1690s Years: 1643 1644 1645 1646 1647 - 1648 - 1649 1650 1651 1652 1653 Events Peace treaty signed at Westphalia ends the Thirty Years' War. The English Parliament finds Charles I guilty of treason, and sentences him to be executed. Change of emperor of the Ottoman Empire from Ibrahim I (1640-1648) to Mehmed IV (1648-1687) The Dutch and the Spanish sign the Treaty of Munster, ending the Eighty Years' War. The Spanish Empire recognizes the Dutch Republic of United Netherlands as a sovereign state, (governed by the House of Orange-Nassau and the Estates General) which was before a province of the Spanish Empire. The Netherlands becomes the first european power with a republican form of government. Births Deaths May 26 - Vincent Voiture, poet
Centuries: 16th century - 17th century - 18th century
Decades: 1590s 1600s 1610s 1620s 1630s - 1640s - 1650s 1660s 1670s 1680s 1690s
Years: 1643 1644 1645 1646 1647 - 1648 - 1649 1650 1651 1652 1653
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