1628 English curtail King's powers 1640 Portugal gains independence/Spain 1642 Civil war England/Scotland/Ireland 1660 Restoration of monarchy, Britain 1665 Great plague of London

1582 New Gregorian calendar introduced 1588 English defeat the Spanish Armada 1611 Authorized English Bible published 1613 Romanov dynasty begins in Russia 1618 Beginning of 30 Years War

1534 Henry VIII controls English church 1538 Cortes conquers Mexico 1547 Ivan the Terrible rules Russia 1558 Elizabeth I is England's queen 1580 Drake completes voyage around world

			Joost Willems van Oversteghe  b.           d.
							Dirk Hillebrants de Gier  b.1520  d.1585 Zaltbommel, Netherlands
				Hubert Dirks de Gier  b.1546  d.1622 Zaltbommel, Netherlands			Bertha Man  b.1520  d.1551
			Heyltje Huberts de Gier  b.           d.				Gijsbert Jans van Wijflith  b.           d.
				Maria van Wijflith  b.1550  d.

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