Battles between Spanish troops & followers of Sultan Suleiman
Battles between Spanish troops & followers of Sultan Suleiman
Battles between Spanish troops & followers of Sultan Suleiman
Events Before
Duke of Alva leads "tenth penning" in Les Ponts de Cé
Duke of Alva leads "tenth penning" in Les Ponts de Cé
Lithuanian Parliament accepts Union of Lublin, merging the Crown of the Kingdom of Poland and the Grand Duchy of Lithuan
Lithuanian Parliament accepts Union of Lublin, merging the Crown of the Kingdom of Poland and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania into the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, becoming one of Europe's largest countries at the time
Coronation of John III, King of Sweden
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Pope Pius V names Cosimo I de'Medici, Duke of Florence as Grand Duke of Tuscany
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Gilbert Kennedy, Scottish Earl of Cassilis, roasts the administrator of Crossraguel Abbey, Alan Stewart, over an open fi
Gilbert Kennedy, Scottish Earl of Cassilis, roasts the administrator of Crossraguel Abbey, Alan Stewart, over an open fire at Castle Dunure to obtain Abbey lands; it works after two turns of the spit [1]
Events After
Battle of Lepanto: Holy League of Catholic states formed by Pope Pius V destroys an Ottoman fleet in a significant defea
Battle of Lepanto: Holy League of Catholic states formed by Pope Pius V destroys an Ottoman fleet in a significant defeat off Western Greece
Spanish troops occupy Manila
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Catholic Italian businessman Roberto Ridolfi leaves England
Catholic Italian businessman Roberto Ridolfi leaves England
Miguel Lopez de Lagazpi founds Manilla in the Philippines
Miguel Lopez de Lagazpi founds Manilla in the Philippines
Catholic rebellion in Scotland
Catholic rebellion in Scotland
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Tsar Ivan IV the Terrible begins his march to Novgorod
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Henry III of France marries Louise de Lorraine-Vaudémont.
Henry III of France marries Louise de Lorraine-Vaudémont.
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