Timeline November 1614

Events in November 1614 3

• 1563 – 1614 Pedro Fernandes de Queirós (1563-1614) Died 14 November 1614, aged 51 Queirós was a Portuguese navigator who, sailing for the Spanish crown, led the 1605-1606 expedition that sighted the islands he named Austrialia del Espíritu Santo, in present-day Vanuatu, while searching for the great southern continent. He died in Panama while traveling to Spain to seek support for a further voyage.
• 1614 Winter Siege of Osaka begins Tokugawa Ieyasu besieges Toyotomi Hideyori at Osaka Castle In November 1614 Tokugawa Ieyasu led a large army against Toyotomi Hideyori, who held Osaka Castle, opening what became known as the Winter Campaign of the Siege of Osaka. Heavy bombardment failed to breach the castle, and the campaign ended in a negotiated truce in December 1614 that saw its outer defenses dismantled.
• 1614 Treaty of Xanten Peace agreement ends the Jülich succession war Brandenburg and Palatinate-Neuburg signed the Treaty of Xanten on 12 November 1614, partitioning the United Duchies of Jülich-Cleves-Berg between them. The settlement ended years of armed rivalry over the succession, though Dutch and Spanish garrisons remained in several fortified towns for decades afterward.