Explore 40 historical events from 1570–1579.
Renée of France, was Duchess of Ferrara from 31 October 1534 until 3 October 1559 by marriage to Ercole II d'Este, a grandson of Pope Alexander VI. She was the younger daughter of …
Renée of France, Duchess of Ferrara (born 1510)
The Battle of Haarlemmermeer was a naval engagement fought on 26 May 1573, during the early stages of the Dutch War of Independence. It was fought on the waters of the Haarlemmerme…
The Battle of Haarlemmermeer, a naval engagement in the Eighty Years' War
Maximilian I, occasionally called the Great, a member of the House of Wittelsbach, ruled as Duke of Bavaria from 1597. His reign was marked by the Thirty Years' War during which he…
Maximilian I, Elector of Bavaria (died 1651)
Charles de Valois was an illegitimate son of Charles IX of France and Marie Touchet. He was count of Auvergne, duke of Angoulême, and a memoirist.
Charles de Valois, Duke of Angoulême, son of Charles IX (died 1650)
Robert Radclyffe, 5th Earl of Sussex, was an English peer, ambassador and military officer.
Robert Radclyffe, 5th Earl of Sussex, soldier (died 1629)
Takeda Shingen was a Japanese samurai and daimyō of the Sengoku period. Known as the "Tiger of Kai", he was one of the most powerful daimyō of the late Sengoku period and was cred…
Takeda Shingen, Japanese daimyō (born 1521)
The Kingdom of England was a sovereign state on the island of Great Britain from 927, when all of the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms were united under the rule of Æthelstan, until 1 May 1707…
England and France sign an alliance against Spain in the treaty of Blois
Ben Jonson was an English actor, poet and playwright. Jonson's artistry exerted a lasting influence on English poetry and stage comedy. He popularised the comedy of humours; he is …
Ben Jonson, English poet, playwright, and critic (died 1637)
Pope Pius V, OP, born Antonio Ghislieri, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 7 January 1566 to his death, in May 1572.
Pope Pius V (born 1504)
Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk,, was an English Roman Catholic nobleman and politician. He was a second cousin of Queen Elizabeth I and held many high offices during the earlie…
Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk (born 1536)
Jeanne d'Albret, also known as Jeanne III, was Queen of Navarre from 1555 to 1572.
Jeanne d'Albret, Navarrese queen and Huguenot leader (born 1528)
Niwa Nagashige was a Japanese daimyō who served the Oda clan. Nagashige was the eldest son of Niwa Nagahide and married the 5th daughter of Oda Nobunaga. He took part in his first…
Niwa Nagashige, Japanese daimyō (died 1637)
Sir Thomas Mun was an English writer on economics and is often referred to as the last of the early mercantilists. Most notably, he is known for serving as the director of the East…
Thomas Mun, English writer on economics (died 1641)
Pierre Viret was a Swiss Reformed theologian, evangelist and Protestant reformer.
Pierre Viret, Swiss theologian and reformer (born 1511)
John Story was an English Roman Catholic martyr and Member of Parliament. Story escaped to Flanders in 1563, but seven years later he was lured aboard a boat in Antwerp and abducte…
John Story, English martyr (born 1504)
Cartography is the study and practice of making and using maps. Combining science, aesthetics and technique, cartography builds on the premise that reality can be modeled in ways t…
Cartographer Abraham Ortelius issues Theatrum Orbis Terrarum, the first modern atlas