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| Battle of Gembloux William I the Silent |  |
| 30th Jan Gembloux Don John defeats the Northern Netherlands Army at Gembloux, Brabant |
| 30th Jan Gembloux The Spanish harry and defeat Dutch causing 10,000 casualties while losing only 100 of their own |
| Battle of Gembloux John, Don |  |
| 30th Jan Gembloux Defeats The Netherlands Army at Gembloux, Brabant |
| Birth Ferdinand II |  |
| Birth of Ferdinand II, son of Archduke Charles of Inner Austria |
| Birth Philip III | |
| Birth of Philip III, son of Philip II |
| Calvinism Knox, John |  |
| Outlines education of the scriptures & a fully democratic Church |
| Chief Baron of the Court of Exchequer Marwood, Roger |  |
| Appointed Chief Baron of the Court of Exchequer |
| Circumnavigation Drake, Francis | |
| All the ships in the fleet separate but all return to England |
| The Pelican is renamed the Golden Hind |
| Magellanrts The fleet passes through the straits of Magellan & is wn south to Cape Horn |
| Death John of Austria | |
| 7th Sep Don John of Austria dies of fever, hi was succeeded as Governor of the Netherlands by Alessandro Farnese, Duke of Parma |
| Death Douglas, Margaret | |
| 7th Mar Death of Margaret Douglas , Countess of Lennox, although she died in debt, she was given a grand funeral in Westminster Abbey, at the expense of Queen Elizabeth I |
| Exile of Allen Allen, William | |
| Trans fers his seminary from the Netherlands to France after falling out with Spain |
| Exile of Douglas Douglas, Archibald | |
| Takes refuge in England where he is supported by Queen Elizabeth |
| Governor Farnese, Alessandro |  |
| Appointed Governor General of the Spanish Netherlands |
| Guardian Erskine | |
| Appointed Guardian of James VI |
| Invasion of Scotland Douglas, Archibald | |
| Joins the failed rebellion of Mar against James V |
| Lieutenant General Douglas, Archibald | |
| Appointed Lieutenant General of the realm |
| Lieutenant Governor William I the Silent | |
| Appointed Lieutenant-Governor |
| Marriage Dudley, Robert | |
| Dudley marries Lettice Knollys , widow of Walter Devereux, 1st Earl of Essex |
| Marriage Knollys, Lettice | |
| Dudley marries Lettice Knollys , widow of Walter Devereux, 1st Earl of Essex |
| Marriage Francis of Alencon |  |
| Negotiations begin for a 2nd time for Alencon's marriage to Elizabeth I |
| Protector Francis of Alencon | |
| Appointed Protector of the Netherlands |
| Publication Knox, John | |
| Publication of, "Book of Discipline", 2nd part |
| Reform Melville, Andrew | |
| Issues a new Book of discipline which acknowledges the General Assembly |
| Siege of Stirling Castle Erskine | |
| Stirling Castle Siezes Stirling Castle from his uncle |
| Stirling Siezes Stirling Castle from his uncle |
| Succession Henry the Cardinal |  |
| Succeeds as King of Portugal |
