1626

Events in 1626 3

• 1506 – 1626 St. Peter's Basilica The Center of Catholicism The largest church in the world, a masterpiece of Renaissance architecture by Bramante, Michelangelo, and Bernini.
• 1563 – 1626 John Dowland English lutenist and composer John Dowland was the greatest lutenist-composer of the Renaissance whose melancholic ayres and lute pieces were famous throughout Europe. His Flow my Tears became an international sensation.
• 1626 – 1689 Queen Christina The Minerva of the North She shocked Europe by abdicating the throne, converting to Catholicism, and moving to Rome.