subjects and portraits (b. 1621) February 26 – Claude Favre de Vaugelas, Savoyard grammarian and man of letters (b. 1585) March 8 – Antonio Tornielli, Italian Catholic prelate (b. 1579) March 11 – John Henderson, 5th of Fordell, Scottish noble (b. 1605) March 16 – Sophie Elisabeth of Brandenburg, Duchess consort of Saxe-Altenburg (b. 1616) March 25 Elisabeth of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Duchess of Saxe-Altenburg (b. 1593) John Williams, Welsh clergyman and political advisor to King James I (b. 1582) April 3 – Christian Gueintz, German teacher and writer-grammarian (b. 1592) April 18 – Simonds d'Ewes, English antiquarian and politician (b. 1602) April 21 – Yagyū Jūbei Mitsuyoshi, Japanese samurai (b. 1607) April 22 – Stephanius, Danish historian (b. 1599) May 7 – Kanō Naonobu, Japanese painter of the Kanō school of painting (b. 1607) May 21 – James Graham, 1st Marquess of Montrose, Scottish royalist (b. 1612) May 20 – Francesco Sacrati, Italian composer (b. 1605) May 25 – Michel Particelli d'Emery, French politician (b. 1596) May 28 – Agnes of Hesse-Kassel, Princess consort of Anhalt-Dessau (b. 1606) June 8 – Maximilian von und zu Trauttmansdorff, Austrian diplomat (b. 1584) June 18 – Christoph Scheiner, German astronomer (b. 1573 or 1575) June 19 Matthäus Merian, Swiss engraver (b. 1593) Simon Philip, Count of Lippe-Detmold (1636–1650) (b. 1632) June 26 – Hedwig of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Duchess consort of Pomerania (b. 1595) June 28 – Jean Rotrou, French poet and tragedian (b. 1609) June 30 – Niccolò Cabeo, Italian Jesuit writer, theologian (b. 1586) July 2 – Marion Delorme, French courtesan known for her relationships with the important men of her time (b. 1613) July 16 – Margaretha van Valckenburch, Dutch shipowner, only female member of the VOC (b. 1565) July 18 – Robert Levinz, English Royalist, hanged in London by Parliamentary forces as a spy (b. 1615) August – John Parkinson, English herbalist and botanist (b. 1567) August 16 – Cesare Monti, Italian cardinal, Archbishop of Milan (b. 1593) September 7 – Scévole de Sainte-Marthe, French historian (b. 1571) September 8 – Elizabeth Stuart, second daughter of King Charles I of England (b. 1635) September 13 – Ferdinand of Bavaria (b. 1577) September 14 – Josias von Rantzau, Marshal of France (b. 1609) September 24 – Charles de Valois, Duke of Angoulême, son of Charles IX of France (b. 1573) October 25 – Franciscus Quaresmius, Italian writer and orientalist (b. 1583) October 29