1559

Events in History in 1559

Elizabeth I Crowned

Jan 15 Elizabeth I crowned Queen of England in Westminster Abbey

Elizabeth I — Queen of England and Ireland Elizabeth I

Cum Ex Apostolatus Officio

Feb 16 Pope Paul IV calls for deposition of sovereigns supporting heresy

Paul IV — Pope Paul IV

Mar 14 Storm floods ravage Gorinchem, Dordrecht & Woudrichem, Netherlands
Apr 2 England & France sign 1st Treaty of Le Cateau-Cambrésis
Apr 3 Spain & France sign 2nd Treaty of Le Cateau-Cambrésis
May 10 Scottish Protestants under John Knox uprise against queen mother Mary
May 13 Exhumed corpse of heretic David Jorisz burned in Basel
Jun 22 Jewish quarter of Prague burned and looted

Event of Interest

Jun 30 King Henry II of France is seriously injured in a jousting match against Gabriel de Montgomery

Henry II — King of France Henry II

Aug 9 Willem of Orange becomes viceroy of Holland, Zealand and Utrecht
Aug 14 Spanish explorer de Luna lands in Pensacola Bay, Fla
Aug 22 Spanish archbishop Bartholome de Carranza arrested as heretic
Sep 19 Five Spanish ships sink in storm off Tampa, about 600 die

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