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1607| 1606–1657 | Ottoman Empire, Habsburg Monarchy, Hungary, Transylvania [treaties] | The 1606 peace treaties between the Habsburg and Ottoman empires lead to half a century of peace and stability in Hungary; no major campaigns are fought between the two, though frontier skirmishes and raids are endemic, and Transylvania develops into a rich regional power. | | 1607–1700 | North America, UK [food and drink] | Fruits introduced to the North American colonies from England include apples, which adapt well in New England, and peaches, which grow easily in Virginia and other warmer regions. Native vegetables like pumpkins, squash, and beans are favoured over European vegetables. | | 1607 | Italy [historical study] | The Italian churchman and historian Cesare Baronius publishes the last volume of his Annales ecclesiastici a Christo nato ad annum 1198/The History of the Church from the Birth of Christ to 1198. The first critical church history, it has been written to refute the 1559 Magdeburg Centuries of the Protestants. The first volume appeared in 1588. | | 1607 | Italy [opera] | The opera La favola d'Orfeo/The Legend of Orpheus by the Italian composer Claudio Monteverdi is first performed, in Mantua, Italy. | | 6 July 1607 | Poland [wars] | King Sigismund III Vasa of Poland's royal forces destroy the rebel army under Mikolaj Zebrzydowski, governor of Kraków, at Guzów, though resistance continues into the following year. |
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