1625

Years: 1622 1623 1624 - 1625 - 1626 1627 1628
Decades: 1590s 1600s 1610s - 1620s - 1630s 1640s 1650s
Centuries: 16th century - 17th century - 18th century 1625 in literature 1625 in science

Table of contents

1 Events
2 Births
3 Deaths

Events

March 27 - Prince Charles Stuart becomes King Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland.
June 13 - Marriage of Charles I of England and Henrietta Maria, Princess of France and Navarra.
The English Parliament refuses to vote Charles I the right to collect customs duties for his entire reign, restricting him to one year instead.
William Oughtred invents the slide rule.
James Ussher becomes Archbishop of Armagh.
New Netherlands director Wilhem Verhulst commissions the construction of Fort Amsterdam on the southern tip of Manhattan.