March 11 –
Pope Pius V issues the papal bull Supremi omnipotentis Dei, granting an
indulgence reducing 50 days of punishment in the afterlife for Roman Catholics who recited the
penitential psalms.
June 25 – The
Sea Beggars capture the city of
Gorkum; several Roman Catholic priests are imprisoned.
July–September
July 4 – The city council of
Haarlem, one of the largest cities of the Netherlands, votes to join the Dutch Revolt against King Philip II of Spain. King Philip orders sent an army north under command of
Don Fadrique, son of the Duke of Alva, to lead an army to conquer the rebelling cities.[5]
The Ottoman Empire begins the deportation of 10 percent of families of the provinces of Anatolia, Rum (Sivas), Karaman and Zülkadriye, mostly craftsmen or peasants, to the newly-conquered island of Cyprus. In exchange for relocating, the transferees are made exempt from taxes for two years.[9]
September 25 – The coronation of
Rudolf as King of Hungary takes place at St. Martin's Cathedral in
Pozsony (now Bratislava, Slovakia).
October–December
October 2 –
Spanish Fury at Mechelen: The mostly Catholic population of the Netherlands city of
Mechelen (now in Belgium) surrenders to the Spanish Army and signifies its intention to offer no resistance, singing Catholic psalms of penitence to welcome the Catholic Spaniards. Nevertheless, the Duke of Alba authorizes his troops to conduct three days of slaughter, rape and pillaging.[10]
Siege of Sancerre: Catholic forces of the king lay siege to
Sancerre, a
Huguenot stronghold in central France. The fortified city holds out for nearly eight months, without bombard artillery. This is one of the last times that slings are used in European warfare.
December 10 – For administrative purposes, the Kingdom of Portugal divides its colony in
Brazil into two colonies, with one Governor-General at Rio de Janeiro and another at Bahia. The two colonies will be reunified on April 12, 1578.[13]
December 22 –
Juan López de Agurto de la Mata, Spanish Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Coro (later Bishop of Caracas) (1634–1637) and Bishop of Puerto Rico (1630–1634) (d.
1637)
^Tyerman, Christopher (2000).
A History of Harrow School. Oxford University Press. p. 7.
ISBN0-19-822796-5. ("By his own admission, John Lyon did not found Harrow School. The Charter he received from Elizabeth I dated 19 February 1572 explicitly stated...")
March 11 –
Pope Pius V issues the papal bull Supremi omnipotentis Dei, granting an
indulgence reducing 50 days of punishment in the afterlife for Roman Catholics who recited the
penitential psalms.
June 25 – The
Sea Beggars capture the city of
Gorkum; several Roman Catholic priests are imprisoned.
July–September
July 4 – The city council of
Haarlem, one of the largest cities of the Netherlands, votes to join the Dutch Revolt against King Philip II of Spain. King Philip orders sent an army north under command of
Don Fadrique, son of the Duke of Alva, to lead an army to conquer the rebelling cities.[5]
The Ottoman Empire begins the deportation of 10 percent of families of the provinces of Anatolia, Rum (Sivas), Karaman and Zülkadriye, mostly craftsmen or peasants, to the newly-conquered island of Cyprus. In exchange for relocating, the transferees are made exempt from taxes for two years.[9]
September 25 – The coronation of
Rudolf as King of Hungary takes place at St. Martin's Cathedral in
Pozsony (now Bratislava, Slovakia).
October–December
October 2 –
Spanish Fury at Mechelen: The mostly Catholic population of the Netherlands city of
Mechelen (now in Belgium) surrenders to the Spanish Army and signifies its intention to offer no resistance, singing Catholic psalms of penitence to welcome the Catholic Spaniards. Nevertheless, the Duke of Alba authorizes his troops to conduct three days of slaughter, rape and pillaging.[10]
Siege of Sancerre: Catholic forces of the king lay siege to
Sancerre, a
Huguenot stronghold in central France. The fortified city holds out for nearly eight months, without bombard artillery. This is one of the last times that slings are used in European warfare.
December 10 – For administrative purposes, the Kingdom of Portugal divides its colony in
Brazil into two colonies, with one Governor-General at Rio de Janeiro and another at Bahia. The two colonies will be reunified on April 12, 1578.[13]
December 22 –
Juan López de Agurto de la Mata, Spanish Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Coro (later Bishop of Caracas) (1634–1637) and Bishop of Puerto Rico (1630–1634) (d.
1637)
^Tyerman, Christopher (2000).
A History of Harrow School. Oxford University Press. p. 7.
ISBN0-19-822796-5. ("By his own admission, John Lyon did not found Harrow School. The Charter he received from Elizabeth I dated 19 February 1572 explicitly stated...")