Explore the major historical events, famous births, and notable deaths that occurred in the year 1576. This year saw 13 significant events. 1 notable figure passed away.
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...
Stefan Batory, the reigning Prince of Transylvania, marries Anna Jagiellon and they become the co-rulers of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.
The period between the Capture of Brielle (1 April 1572) and the Pacification of Ghent (8 November 1576) was an early stage of the Eighty Years' War (1568–1648) between the Spanish Empire and groups...
The Mexican city of León is founded by order of viceroy Don Martín Enríquez de Almansa
Peace of Beaulieu and Paix de Monsieur
The Council of Troubles (usual English translation of Dutch: Raad van Beroerten, or Spanish: Tribunal de los Tumultos, or French: Conseil des Troubles) was the special tribunal instituted on 9...
Spanish army under Cristóbal de Mondragón conquers Zierik sea
Muitende Spanish soldiers conquer Zierik Sea
Sir Martin Frobisher (1535/1539 – 22 November 1594) was an English sea captain and privateer who made three voyages to the New World looking for the North-west Passage.
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...
Dutch provinces begin consultations about Spanish presence
Spanish troops occupy and plunder Maastricht
Eighty Years' War: Pacification of Ghent - 17 Dutch provinces sign anti-Spanish covenant
Girolamo Cardano, French renaissance polymath, known for italian renaissance polymath, died on 1576-09-21.
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...
Stefan Batory, the reigning Prince of Transylvania, marries Anna Jagiellon and they become the co-rulers of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.
The period between the Capture of Brielle (1 April 1572) and the Pacification of Ghent (8 November 1576) was an early stage of the Eighty Years' War (1568–1648) between the Spanish Empire and groups...
The Mexican city of León is founded by order of viceroy Don Martín Enríquez de Almansa
Peace of Beaulieu and Paix de Monsieur
The Council of Troubles (usual English translation of Dutch: Raad van Beroerten, or Spanish: Tribunal de los Tumultos, or French: Conseil des Troubles) was the special tribunal instituted on 9...
Spanish army under Cristóbal de Mondragón conquers Zierik sea
Muitende Spanish soldiers conquer Zierik Sea
Sir Martin Frobisher (1535/1539 – 22 November 1594) was an English sea captain and privateer who made three voyages to the New World looking for the North-west Passage.
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...
Dutch provinces begin consultations about Spanish presence
Spanish troops occupy and plunder Maastricht
Eighty Years' War: Pacification of Ghent - 17 Dutch provinces sign anti-Spanish covenant