Famous People Who Died In 1641

Anthony van Dyck was a Flemish Baroque artist who started painting at an early age before going on to become the leading court painter in England. Although he is best remembered for painting the aristocracy, van Dyck also painted biblical and mythological subjects. In 1632, Anthony van Dyck received a knighthood from Charles I.

Francesca Caccini was an Italian composer, poet, lutenist, singer, and music teacher. She is best remembered for La liberazione di Ruggiero, her only surviving stage work, which is regarded as the oldest opera composed by a woman. Although little of her music has survived the test of time, Francesca Caccini was known to be a prolific composer.

Seventeenth-century merchant Thomas Mun had been the director of the East India Company. He was the first to explain the economic theory of the balance of trade. A pioneer of mercantilism, he believed a nation’s wealth lay in its stock of gold, though such thoughts were proved flawed by later economists.

Cardinal-Infante Ferdinand of Austria was the Cardinal of the Holy Catholic Church. He also played an important role during the Thirty Years' War, where he served as a military commander. Cardinal-Infante Ferdinand is also remembered for his service as the governor of the Spanish Netherlands.

Anglican bishop Richard Montagu is remembered for his attempt to reach a middle ground between Calvinist and Catholic beliefs, which almost got him removed from power. He had been the chaplain to King James I and had also engaged in critical repartee through pamphlets, with Matthew Kellison.

Noted Elizabethan and Jacobean dramatist Thomas Heywood is best remembered for his iconic tragedy A Woman Killed with Kindness and his prose work An Apology for Actors. Though it is generally believed he was a University of Cambridge alumnus, there are no records of the fact.

Johan Banér was a Swedish army man best remembered for his participation in the Thirty Years' War where he served as the Field Marshal. He also played important roles in the Ingrian War, Polish–Swedish War of 1621 to 1625, and Polish–Swedish War of 1626 to 1629.

Egyptian jurist Al-Bahūtī was one of the most significant figures of the Hanbali school of Islamic law. His legal written works are apparently still followed. not just in Egypt but also in countries such as Saudi Arabia and Syria. His best-known work on jurisprudence remains al-Rawd Al Murbi’ Sharh Zād Al Mustaqni.

Franciscus Gomarus was a Dutch theologian and Calvinist who served as a professor at the University of Leiden. He is best remembered for his disputes with his colleague Jacobus Arminius; Franciscus Gomarus led a group of people opposing Arminius' views and this group came to be known as the Gomarists.