1600 in Belgium

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See also:	Other events of 1600 List of years in Belgium

Events in the year 1600 in the Spanish Netherlands and Prince-bishopric of Liège (predecessor states of modern Belgium).

Incumbents

Habsburg Netherlands

Sovereigns – Archdukes Albert and Isabella

Prince-Bishopric of Liège

Prince-Bishop – Ernest of Bavaria

Events

February

• 5 February — Battle of Lekkerbeetje

April

• 28 April — Estates General opens in Brussels (dissolved 9 November)

July

• 2 July — Battle of Nieuwpoort

Publications

• Martin Delrio, Disquisitionum Magicarum, volumes 2 and 3 (Leuven, Gerard Rivius). Volume 3 available on Google Books
• Giulio Fazio, S.J., Van 't versterven der menschelijcker affectien, translated from Italian to Dutch by Thomas Sailly, S.J. (Antwerp, Joachim Trognaesius) – a treatise on mortification. Available on Google Books
• Jean-Baptiste Gramaye, Andromede Belgica dicta Alberto Austriaco, Isabellae Clarae Eugeniae acta a Falconis alumnis, tertio ab inauguratis principibus die (Leuven, Laurence Kellam)
• John Hamilton, A facile traictise, contenand, first ane infallible reul to discerne trew from fals religion: nixt a declaration of the nature, numbre, vertew and effects of the sacraments togider with certaine prayeres of devotion (Leuven, Laurence Kellam)
• Francesco Petrarca, Le Petrarque en rime francoise, translated from Italian to French by Philippe de Maldeghem (Brussels, Rutger Velpius).
• Cornelius Columbanus Vrancx, Den spieghel oft practijcke der charitaten (Ghent, Gauthier Manilius) — a treatise on charity. Available on Google Books.
• Johannes Wamesius, Tractatus de appellationibus (Leuven, Gerard Rivius)

Births

• 23 January — Alexander Keirincx, painter (d. 1652)
• 15 July — Jan Cossiers, painter (d. 1671)
• date uncertain
  • Albert de Ligne, Prince of Barbançon (d. 1674)

Deaths

• 5 February — Gerard Abrahams, cavalry commander
• September
  • Jacques Colaert, privateer
  • Claude Le Jeune, composer
• 17 October — Cornelis de Jode, cartographer, engraver and publisher
• date uncertain
  • Volcxken Diericx, printmaker
  • Simon Pereyns, painter

References