1559
| 1559 • The 15-year-old King Francis II of France is crowned at Reims. The crown is too heavy for him and has to be held in place by his nobles.Guy, John, My Heart is my Own, London, Fourth Estate, 2004, ISBN 0-00-71930-8:47 |
1583
Jan 1
Age: 24y
marriageBartholomew Taliaferro London, England ⇓ Married at St. Michaels, Cornhill, London, England. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1583 • Ernest of Bavaria is elected as Roman Catholic Archbishop of Cologne in opposition to Gebhard Truchsess von Waldburg. The opposition rapidly turns into armed struggle, the Cologne War within the Electorate of Cologne, beginning with the Destruction of the Oberstift. |
1589
Aug 19
Age: 30y
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birth of childFrancis Collesera Taliaferro St Olaves, London, England ⇓ 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1589 • King James VI of Scotland, the future James I of England, contracts a proxy marriage with the 14-year-old Anne of Denmark at Kronborg. The formal ceremony takes place on November 23 at the Old Bishop's Palace in Oslo. |