Events from 1613

Elector John Sigismund of Brandenburg converts to Calvinism - While subjects remain Lutheran - Sets stage for Pietism to provide unifying ideology

St. Francis de Sales venerates Shroud privately - Writes: 'This sacred shroud wraps not a dead but a living Christ'

Frederick V marries Elizabeth Stuart - Elaborate festivities with hermetic symbolism - James gives daughter away but worried about Frederick's ambitions