Explore the major historical events, famous births, and notable deaths that occurred in the year 1567. This year saw 14 significant events. 1 notable figure was born.
Mary, Queen of Scots (8 December 1542 – 8 February 1587), also known as Mary Stuart or Mary I of Scotland, was Queen of Scotland from 14 December 1542 until her forced abdication on 24 July 1567. The…
James VI and I (James Charles Stuart; 19 June 1566 – 27 March 1625) was King of Scotland as James VI from 24 July 1567 and King of England and Ireland as James I from the union of the Scottish and...
War of Religion breaks out in France as Huguenots try to kidnap King Charles IX
Geuzen army leaves Walcheren to return to Oosterweel
Battle of Oosterweel: Spanish mercenary troops destroy a band of Dutch rebels near Antwerp, start of the Eighty Years' War
Battle at Carberry, Scotland: Protestant troops beat Earl Bothwell's army
Jews are expelled from Brazil by order of regent Don Henrique
Don Diego de Losada founds the city of Santiago de Leon de Caracas, modern-day Caracas, the capital city of Venezuela
Duke of Alva's army enters Brussels, Habsburg Netherlands (now Belgium)
Dutch leaders Lamoraal, Count of Egmont, and Philip van Hoorne are arrested by the Spanish Duke of Alba; their execution in 1568 leads to the Eighty Years' War
At a dinner, the Duke of Alba arrests the Count of Egmont and the Count of Hoorn for treason
Anne de Montmorency, duc de Montmorency (1493 – 12 November 1567) was a French noble, governor, royal favourite and Constable of France during the mid to late Italian Wars and early French Wars of...
Battle at St-Denis: French government army vs Huguenots
Spanish Mendaña Expedition departs Callao, Peru, led by Alvaro de Mendaña de Neira and his uncle Pedro Sarmiento de Gamboa to explore the Pacific (1st Europeans to discover Solomon Islands) [1]
Samuel de Champlain is born
Mary, Queen of Scots (8 December 1542 – 8 February 1587), also known as Mary Stuart or Mary I of Scotland, was Queen of Scotland from 14 December 1542 until her forced abdication on 24 July 1567. The…
James VI and I (James Charles Stuart; 19 June 1566 – 27 March 1625) was King of Scotland as James VI from 24 July 1567 and King of England and Ireland as James I from the union of the Scottish and...
War of Religion breaks out in France as Huguenots try to kidnap King Charles IX
Geuzen army leaves Walcheren to return to Oosterweel
Battle of Oosterweel: Spanish mercenary troops destroy a band of Dutch rebels near Antwerp, start of the Eighty Years' War
Battle at Carberry, Scotland: Protestant troops beat Earl Bothwell's army
Jews are expelled from Brazil by order of regent Don Henrique
Don Diego de Losada founds the city of Santiago de Leon de Caracas, modern-day Caracas, the capital city of Venezuela
Duke of Alva's army enters Brussels, Habsburg Netherlands (now Belgium)
Dutch leaders Lamoraal, Count of Egmont, and Philip van Hoorne are arrested by the Spanish Duke of Alba; their execution in 1568 leads to the Eighty Years' War
At a dinner, the Duke of Alba arrests the Count of Egmont and the Count of Hoorn for treason
Anne de Montmorency, duc de Montmorency (1493 – 12 November 1567) was a French noble, governor, royal favourite and Constable of France during the mid to late Italian Wars and early French Wars of...
Battle at St-Denis: French government army vs Huguenots
Spanish Mendaña Expedition departs Callao, Peru, led by Alvaro de Mendaña de Neira and his uncle Pedro Sarmiento de Gamboa to explore the Pacific (1st Europeans to discover Solomon Islands) [1]