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| Arrest Elizabeth I |  |
| Sep The Duke of Alencon is arrested in France for plotting against his brother Charles IX |
| Battle of Mookerheyde Louis of Nassau-Dietz |  |
| 14th April Mookerheyde Louis of Nassau's Army is routed by a Spanish Army of 6,000 under Sancho de Avila |
| 14th April Mookerheyde The Spanish destroy Louis ' army & both Louis & his brother Henry are killed in battle |
| Battle of Walcheren Requesens y Zuniga, Luis de |  |
| Jan Walcheren The Sea Beggars smash another Spanish fleet |
| Birth Anne of Denmark | |
| Birth of Anne of Denmark, daughter of Frederick II of Denmark & Norway |
| Birth Dudley | |
| Birth of Robert Dudley, son of Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester |
| Cadet Tilly Tserclaes, Johann | |
| 0 Appointed Cadet, in the service of the Duke of Parma |
| Capture of Middleburgh William I the Silent | |
| 18th Feb Middleburgh The Dutch capture Middleburgh |
| Chief Justice Wray, Christopher | |
| Appointed Chief Justice of the Kings Bench |
| Conversion Allen, William | |
| Sends Catholic missionary priests to England from the Spanish Netherlands |
| The 1st Douai Priests land in England |
| Death Louis of Nassau-Dietz | |
| 14th April Mookerheyde Killed during the battle of Mookerheyde |
| Death Selim II |  |
| 12th Dec Death of Selim II, succeeded by Murad III |
| Diplomacy Elizabeth I | |
| Sep The death of Charles IX throws Anglo-French relations into confusion |
| Earl Marshal Devereux, Walter | |
| London Appointed Earl Marshal of Ireland by Elizabeth I |
| League Catholic Henry III |  |
| Paris Fights both the Huguenots & the Catholic League |
| Lieutenant General Douglas, Archibald |  |
| Appointed Lieutenant General of southern Scotland |
| Lord Chamberlain Howard, Charles | |
| Appointed Lord Chamberlain |
| Marriage Elizabeth I | |
| Courted by the Duke of Alencon after his brother Anjou succeeds in France as Henry III |
| Sep The Duke of Alencon is arrested in France for plotting against his brother Charles IX |
| Marriage Douglas, Margaret | |
| The Countess of Lennox Arouses Elizabeth's anger by the marriage of her son, Charles Stuart, 1st Earl of Lennox, with Elizabeth Cavendish, stepdaughter of the Earl of Shrewsbury |
| Marriage Stuart, Charles | |
| The Countess of Lennox Arouses Elizabeth's anger by the marriage of her son, Charles Stuart, 1st Earl of Lennox, with Elizabeth Cavendish, stepdaughter of the Earl of Shrewsbury |
| Order Henry III | |
| Paris Henry III founds the Order of the Holy Spirit |
| Peerage Francis of Alencon | |
| Created Duke of Anjou |
| Siege of Leyden Requesens y Zuniga, Luis de | |
| Jan Leyden Attempts to relieve Leyden by William of Orange & Louis of Nassau fail |
| Stadholder William I the Silent | |
| Appointed Commander-in-Chief |
| Succession Henry III | |
| Paris Succeeds as King of France |
