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1564

Historical Events in 1564

Jan 26 The Council of Trent issued its conclusions in the Tridentinum, establishing a distinction between Roman Catholicism and Protestantism

Dutch History

Feb 21 King Philip II advises Cardinal Antoine Perrenot de Granvelle to retire from the Netherlands to Franche-Comté in France

King of Spain Philip II of Spain

Mar 13 Cardinal Granvelle flees Brussels
Apr 11 England & France sign Peace of Troyes
Apr 11 Liege prince-bishop Robert van Bergen resigns

Shakespeare Baptized

Apr 26 William Shakespeare is baptized in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England

Playwright William Shakespeare

May 30 (-31st) The first battle of Öland (between the islands of Gotland and Öland): Lübeck & Denmark beat Sweden

Emperor Maximilian II

Jul 25 Maximilian II succeeds his father Ferdinand I as Holy Roman Emperor

Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian II

Aug 18 Spanish King Philip II joins Council of Trent
Sep 29 Robert Dudley becomes Earl of Leicester
Oct 18 John Hawkins begins 2nd trip to America

Freedom of Religious Conscience

Dec 31 William I of Orange demands freedom of religious conscience for his subjects in dramatic speech to the Council of State

Leader of the Dutch Revolt William I of Orange

Medieval Popes