Explore 57 historical events from 1560–1569.
Count John VII the Middle of Nassau-Siegen, German: Johann VII. der Mittlere Graf von Nassau-Siegen, official titles: Graf zu Nassau, Katzenelnbogen, Vianden und Diez, Herr zu Beil…
John VII, Count of Nassau-Siegen, German count and military theorist (died 1623)
Anna of Württemberg was a German princess, member of the House of Württemberg, and by her two marriages duchess of Oława-Wołów and Legnica.
Anna of Württemberg, German princess (died 1616)
Jan Amor Tarnowski was a Polish nobleman, knight, military commander, military theoretician, and statesman of the Crown of the Kingdom of Poland. He was Grand Crown Hetman from 152…
Jan Tarnowski, Polish noble and statesman (born 1488)
Old St Paul's Cathedral was the cathedral of the City of London that, until the Great Fire of 1666, stood on the site of the present St Paul's Cathedral. Built in 1087 and from 125…
The spire of Old St Paul's Cathedral in London was destroyed by fire
The Ottoman Navy or the Imperial Navy, also known as the Ottoman Fleet, was the naval warfare arm of the Ottoman Empire. It was established after the Ottomans first reached the sea…
The Ottoman naval forces inflict a defeat on a Spanish fleet in the battle of Djerba
Philip Melanchthon was a German Lutheran reformer, collaborator with Martin Luther, the first systematic theologian of the Protestant Reformation, an intellectual leader of the Lut…
Philip Melanchthon, German theologian and reformer (born 1497)
Mary of Guise, also called Mary of Lorraine, was Queen of Scotland from 1538 until 1542, as the second wife of King James V. She was a French noblewoman of the House of Guise, a ca…
Mary of Guise, queen of James V of Scotland (born 1515)
Ii Naomori was a retainer of the Japanese Imagawa clan during the Sengoku period of the 16th century. His childhood name was Toramatsu (虎松). Naomori's daughter was Ii Naotora who …
Ii Naomori, Japanese warrior (born 1506)
Imagawa Yoshimoto was a Japanese samurai and daimyō of the Sengoku period. Based in Suruga Province, he was known as The number one archer in the Tōkaidō ; he was one of the three…
Imagawa Yoshimoto, Japanese daimyō (born 1519)