1660

Events

1. 16 March

   Long Parliament dissolves itself

   First summoned in 1640, the Long Parliament voted its own dissolution and called new elections. The Convention Parliament that followed invited Charles II to return as king.

2. 3 May

   Treaty of Oliva makes peace between Sweden and Poland

   Signed near Danzig, the treaty ended the war between Sweden and Poland-Lithuania. Poland's king renounced his claim to the Swedish throne and recognised Swedish rule in Livonia.

   LithuaniaLivoniaSweden
3. 

   29 May

   Charles II enters London as the monarchy is restored

   On his 30th birthday, Charles II rode into London to cheering crowds after years of exile. The Restoration ended the republican experiment that had followed his father's execution.

   London
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   Event

   Stuart Restoration

   The Stuart Restoration was the return of the monarchy in England, Scotland and Ireland in 1660, when Charles II came back from exile after the collapse of the Commonwealth and Protectorate.

5. Treaty · Peace

   Treaty of Copenhagen (1660)

   The Treaty of Copenhagen was signed on 27 May 1660 between Denmark-Norway and Sweden, ending the war that Charles X Gustav had renewed in 1658.

In the profiles

• Denmark-NorwayFrederick III establishes hereditary absolute monarchy

Wars and longer events

• The DelugeEnded · 1655–1660
• Second Northern WarEnded · 1655–1660

Born in 1660 4

• George I of Great Britain1660–1727
• Edward Lhuyd1660–1709
• George William, Duke of Legnica1660–1675
• Johann Reinhold Patkul1660–1707

Died in 1660 12

• Diego Velázquez1599–1660
• Sebastián Hurtado de Corcuera1587–1660
• Alexandre de Rhodes1593–1660
• Gaston, Duke of Orléans1608–1660
• Étienne de Flacourt1607–1660
• George II Rákóczi1621–1660
• Ove Gjedde1594–1660
• Shivappa Nayakad. 1660
• Alexander III of Imeretid. 1660
• Chimalpahin1579–1660
• Phillippe de Longvilliers de Poincy1584–1660
• Sun Kewangd. 1660

Works 1

• Jamaa el DjedidWork / monument

States that came to an end 1

• Commonwealth of England 1649 CE – 1660 CE