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1530
| 1530 • Battle of Gavinana: Florence is captured by Spanish troops under Prince Philibert. The Piagnon (followers of the memory of Girolamo Savonarola) are overthrown, ending the Siege of Florence, and the Medici are restored, in the person of the Pope's nephew Alessandro de' Medici. |
1551
Sep 15
Age: 21y
marriageMary Wodehouse Shelton Manor, England ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
1560
Jan 11
Age: 30y
birth of childRalph Shelton II Canterbury, Kent, England ⇓ 3 Sources ⇓ |
| 1560 • Solihull School is founded in the West Midlands of England. |
1578
Aug 22
Age: 48y
knightedNorwich, England ⇓ He was knighted at Norwich by Queen Elizabeth 22 Aug 1578 along with Thomas Knevett, Edward Clere, Roger Wodehouse, Henry Wodehouse. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1578 • Battle of Gembloux: Spanish forces under Don John of Austria and Alexander Farnese defeat the Dutch. Alexander Farnese begins to recover control of the French-speaking Southern Netherlands. |
1580
Age: 50y
| 1580 • Iberian Union: King Philip II of Spain becomes King of Portugal under the name Philip I, following the death without heirs of King Henry of Portugal, in a personal union of the crowns, thus maintaining Portuguese independence (in Europe and throughout the Portuguese Empire). The Philippine Dynasty rule lasts until 1640. |