1575 - Definition and Overview
Years:
1572
1573
1574
-
1575
-
1576
1577
1578
Decades
:
1540s
1550s
1560s
-
1570s
-
1580s
1590s
1600s
Centuries
:
15th century
-
16th century
-
17th century
Events
August 5
-
Henry Sidney
is appointed
Lord Lieutenant of Ireland
.
October 10
- Battle of Dormans:
Catholic
forces under Duke
Henry of Guise
defeat the
Protestants
, capturing
Philippe de Mornay
among others.
The Fifth War of Religion erupts in
France
.
Stephen Báthory
becomes king of
Poland
.
Edmund Grindal
succeeds
Matthew Parker
as
Archbishop of Canterbury
.
Francisco De Obando Y Mexia becomes
Governor of Puerto Rico
.
William I of Orange
marries Charlotte de Bourbon.
Portugal
founds the city of
Luanda
in
Angola
.
William I of Orange
founds the
University of Leiden
.
Queen
Elizabeth I of England
grants a monopoly on producing printed
sheet music
to
Thomas Tallis
and
William Byrd
.
Abraham Ortelius
becomes geographer to
Philip II of Spain
.
Births
May 30
-
Diego Salcedo
, Spanish bishop (d.
1644
)
Edmund Bolton
, English historian, poet
James Hamilton, 1st Earl of Abercorn
(approximate) (d.
1618
)
Thomas Heywood
, English dramatist, author (approximate)
Guido Reni
, painter
Arbella Stuart
, Duchess of Somerset (d.
1615
)
Robert de Vere, 19th Earl of Oxford (d.
1632
)
Deaths
February 21
- Claude, son of
Henry II of France
March 11
-
Matthias Flacius
, Lutheran reformer
March 24
-
Yosef Karo
, Jewish jurist
May 17
-
Matthew Parker
, Archbishop of Canterbury
September 17
-
Heinrich Bullinger
, Swiss religious reformer
Constantio Varoli
, Italian anatomist
James Hamilton, 2nd Earl of Arran
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