Editing 1611 (section)

=== July&ndash;September ===
* [[July 12]] &ndash; The [[Perpetual Edict (1611)|Perpetual Edict]] is proclaimed for the government of the [[Southern Netherlands]] (modern-day Belgium) by [[Albert VII, Archduke of Austria|Archduke Albert VII]] and his wife [[Isabella Clara Eugenia|Isabella]], the joint rulers of the Austrian-controlled nation.
* [[July 17]] &ndash; The army of the Swedish Empire commanded by [[Jacob De la Gardie]] [[Capture of Novgorod (1611)|captures the Russian city of Novgorod]] after a nine-day battle. Novgorod will remain Swedish territory for the next eight years.  
* [[August 2]] &ndash; [[Jamestown, Virginia|Jamestown]]'s Deputy Governor Sir [[Thomas Gates (governor)|Thomas Gates]] returns to [[Virginia]] with 280 people, provisions and cattle on six ships and assumes control, ruling that the fort must be strengthened. 
* [[August 5]] &ndash; [[Nasuh Pasha]] becomes the new [[List of Ottoman grand viziers|grand vizier]] of the [[Ottoman Empire]] after the death of [[Kuyucu Murad Pasha]].
* [[September 11]] &ndash; Greek Orthodox bishop [[Dionysios Skylosophos]] leads an army of 700 men in a surprise attack on the city of [[Ioannina|Yanya]] (formerly the ancient Greek city of Ioannina) in an attempt to liberate the inhabitants from Ottoman Imperial rule. The Ottoman provincial governor, Osman Pasha, is forced to flee and his home is burned down, but Ottoman troops commanded by Aslan Pasha rout the rebels. Skylosophos is captured on September 14, then tortured to death in public.