| Date | Event |
|---|---|
Jan 7 |
Antonio "Michele" Ghislieri is elected Pope Pius V |
Feb 13 |
St Augustine, Florida founded |
Mar 9 |
David Rizzio, the private secretary to Mary I of Scotland, is murdered in the Palace of Holyroodhouse, Edinburgh, Scotland. |
Apr 5 |
200 Brussel nobles offer Margaretha of Parma a petition |
Aug 10 |
Iconoclasm begins |
Aug 20 |
Iconoclasm reaches Antwerp, Belgium |
Aug 23 |
Beeldenstorm reaches Amsterdam |
Aug 23 |
Land guardian Margaretha van Parma grants Calvinists rights |
Aug 25 |
Iconoclastic fury begins in Dutch province Utrecht |
Dec 1 |
Spanish king Philip II names Fernando Alvarez, duke of Alva |
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