1557
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Years:
1554
1555
1556
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1557
-
1558
1559
1560
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Decades
:
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1530s
1540s
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1550s
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1560s
1570s
1580s
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Centuries
:
15th century
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16th century
-
17th century
Events
Spain is effectively
bankrupt
.
June
-
Mary I of England
joins her husband
Philip II of Spain
in his war against France.
August 10
-
Battle of St. Quentin
- French forces under Marshal
Anne de Montmorency
are decisively defeated by the Spanish under Duke
Emanuel Philibert
of
Savoy
. Montmorency himself is captured, but Philip II refuses to press his advantage, and withdraws to the Netherlands.
Emperor Ogimachi
ascends to the throne of
Japan
Births
February 11
-
John Uijtenbogaert
Dutch
remonstrant
theologian.
February 24
-
Matthias, Holy Roman Emperor
May 31
- tsar
Feodor I of Russia
Abbas I (Shah of Persia)
Giovanni Croce
, Italian composer of the
Venetian school
(approximate date)
Giovanni Gabrieli
, Italian composer of the Venetian school (approximate date)
Jacques Maudit
, French composer
Thomas Morley
, most famous English composer of
madrigals
Deaths
June 11
- King
John III of Portugal
July 16
-
Anne of Cleves
, divorced fourth Queen consort of
Henry VIII of England
.
November 19
-
Bona Sforza
, queen of Poland and a second wife of
Sigismund I of Poland
Emperor Go-Nara of Japan
Mikael Agricola
- Finnish scholar
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