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Robert Carr, 1st Earl of Somerset
1645Jul, 17

Robert Carr, 1st Earl of Somerset

Robert Carr, 1st Earl of Somerset, English-Scottish politician, Lord Chamberlain of the United Kingdom (b. 1587)
Robert Carr, 1st Earl of Somerset (c. 1587 – 17 July 1645), was a politician, and favourite of King James VI and I.

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Events on 1645

  • 14Jun

    Battle of Naseby

    English Civil War: Battle of Naseby: Twelve thousand Royalist forces are beaten by 15,000 Parliamentarian soldiers.
  • 10Jul

    Battle of Langport

    English Civil War: The Battle of Langport takes place.
  • 21Jul

    Queue (hairstyle)

    Qing dynasty regent Dorgon issues an edict ordering all Han Chinese men to shave their forehead and braid the rest of their hair into a queue identical to those of the Manchus.
  • 3Aug

    Battle of Nördlingen (1645)

    Thirty Years' War: The Second Battle of Nördlingen sees French forces defeating those of the Holy Roman Empire.
  • 8Oct

    Hôtel-Dieu de Montréal

    Jeanne Mance opened the Hôtel-Dieu de Montréal, the first lay hospital in North America.