Year by year · 17th century
1661
1661 in world history: 4 events, 6 births, 7 deaths, 1 work, 3 states founded and 1 that came to an end. 1,142 recorded states existed that year.
Events
Stockholms Banco issues Europe's first banknotes
Sweden's Stockholms Banco began issuing paper credit notes, the first banknotes in Europe. The bank over-issued and collapsed within a few years, but paper money was here to stay.
The Dutch Republic and Portugal sign the Treaty of The Hague
The Dutch Republic recognised Portuguese sovereignty over Brazil, lost with the surrender of Recife in 1654, in return for an indemnity and trading concessions. The treaty ended the Dutch–Portuguese war in the Atlantic, though fighting in Asia continued until 1663.
Treaty
Treaty of Vincennes (1661)
The Treaty of Vincennes, signed in February 1661 between Louis XIV of France and Duke Charles IV of Lorraine, returned to Charles the duchy that France had occupied for most of the period since 1633.
Wars and longer events
Born in 1661 6
Died in 1661 7
Works 1
States founded 3
States that came to an end 1
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