Explore the major historical events, famous births, and notable deaths that occurred in the year 1572. This year saw 23 significant events. 1 notable figure was born.
Henry of Navarre (later Henry IV of France) marries Margaret of Valois in Notre Dame cathedral, Paris, in attempt to make truce between Catholics and Protestants but prompts St. Bartholomew's Day massacre days later
St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre of Protestants by Roman Catholics begins in Paris with the murder by defenestration of Admiral Gaspard de Coligny and later spreads to the French provinces
Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk is tried and convicted of high treason for his part in the Ridolfi plot to restore Catholicism in England
Beggars assault Oisterwijk in the Netherlands, drive nuns out
Os Lusíadas, usually translated as The Lusiads, is a Portuguese epic poem written by Luís Vaz de Camões (1524/5 – 1580) and first published in 1572.
Watergeuzen capture Brielle from the Spaniards, during the Eighty Years' War, gaining the first foothold on land for what would become the Dutch Republic.
Henry IV (French: Henri IV; 13 December 1553 – 14 May 1610), also known by the epithets Good King Henry (le Bon Roi Henri) or Henry the Great (Henri le Grand), was King of Navarre (as Henry III) from...
Dutch towns of Flushing and Veere side with Dutch rebels, the Sea Beggers (Geuzen) during the uprising against the Spanish
The Huguenots are a religious group of French Protestants who held to the Reformed (Calvinist) tradition of Protestantism.
Spanish co-land guardian Duke of Medinaceli arrives in Lock
Garrison under Dutch Resisteance leader Adrian van Swieten occupies Oudewater
Garrison under Adrian of Swieten conquers Gouda
Death of the Gorcum Martyrs: Calvinist militant force the Watergeuzen (the Sea Beggars) capture and hang 19 Catholic priests in Brielle
Battle at Saint Ghislain: Spanish army beats The Genlis' mercenaries
Spanish army occupies, plunders and destroys Mechelen
Spanish army under Alva's son Don Frederick plunders Mechelen
The Spanish Fury (or the Spanish Terror) was a number of violent sackings of cities (lootings) in the Low Countries or Benelux, mostly by Spanish Habsburg armies, that happened in the years 1572–1579...
Cassiopeia () is a constellation and asterism in the northern sky named after the vain queen Cassiopeia, mother of Andromeda, in Greek mythology, who boasted about her unrivaled beauty.
Duke of Alva's son Don Fredrik begins siege of Haarlem
Troops under Spanish General Fadrique Alvarez de Toledo occupy and plunder Zutphen, Netherlands
The siege of Mons of 1572 took place at Mons, capital of the County of Hainaut, Spanish Netherlands (present-day Belgium), between 23 June and 19 September 1572, as part of the Eighty Years' War and...
Spanish army beats Geuzen fleet (confederacy of Calvinist Dutch nobles) under admiral Lumey
Haarlem is a city and municipality in the Netherlands. It is the capital of the province of North Holland.
Ben Jonson playwright, poet, and actor, known for english playwright, poet, and actor, was born on 1572-06-11. Benjamin Jonson (11 June 1572 – 18 August [O.S.
Henry of Navarre (later Henry IV of France) marries Margaret of Valois in Notre Dame cathedral, Paris, in attempt to make truce between Catholics and Protestants but prompts St. Bartholomew's Day massacre days later
St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre of Protestants by Roman Catholics begins in Paris with the murder by defenestration of Admiral Gaspard de Coligny and later spreads to the French provinces
Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk is tried and convicted of high treason for his part in the Ridolfi plot to restore Catholicism in England
Beggars assault Oisterwijk in the Netherlands, drive nuns out
Os Lusíadas, usually translated as The Lusiads, is a Portuguese epic poem written by Luís Vaz de Camões (1524/5 – 1580) and first published in 1572.
Watergeuzen capture Brielle from the Spaniards, during the Eighty Years' War, gaining the first foothold on land for what would become the Dutch Republic.
Henry IV (French: Henri IV; 13 December 1553 – 14 May 1610), also known by the epithets Good King Henry (le Bon Roi Henri) or Henry the Great (Henri le Grand), was King of Navarre (as Henry III) from...
Dutch towns of Flushing and Veere side with Dutch rebels, the Sea Beggers (Geuzen) during the uprising against the Spanish
The Huguenots are a religious group of French Protestants who held to the Reformed (Calvinist) tradition of Protestantism.
Spanish co-land guardian Duke of Medinaceli arrives in Lock
Garrison under Dutch Resisteance leader Adrian van Swieten occupies Oudewater
Garrison under Adrian of Swieten conquers Gouda
Death of the Gorcum Martyrs: Calvinist militant force the Watergeuzen (the Sea Beggars) capture and hang 19 Catholic priests in Brielle
Battle at Saint Ghislain: Spanish army beats The Genlis' mercenaries
Spanish army occupies, plunders and destroys Mechelen
Spanish army under Alva's son Don Frederick plunders Mechelen
The Spanish Fury (or the Spanish Terror) was a number of violent sackings of cities (lootings) in the Low Countries or Benelux, mostly by Spanish Habsburg armies, that happened in the years 1572–1579...
Cassiopeia () is a constellation and asterism in the northern sky named after the vain queen Cassiopeia, mother of Andromeda, in Greek mythology, who boasted about her unrivaled beauty.
Duke of Alva's son Don Fredrik begins siege of Haarlem
Troops under Spanish General Fadrique Alvarez de Toledo occupy and plunder Zutphen, Netherlands
The siege of Mons of 1572 took place at Mons, capital of the County of Hainaut, Spanish Netherlands (present-day Belgium), between 23 June and 19 September 1572, as part of the Eighty Years' War and...
Spanish army beats Geuzen fleet (confederacy of Calvinist Dutch nobles) under admiral Lumey
Haarlem is a city and municipality in the Netherlands. It is the capital of the province of North Holland.