Events in year of 1572
- 02-05Beggars assault Oisterwijk Neth, drive nuns out
- 04-01Bloys van Treslong conquers Brielle
- 04-21France and England sign anti-Spanish military covenant
- 05-04Veere sides with Geuzen
- 05-15Louis van Nassau and huguenots occupy Valenciennes
- 06-09Willem van Oranges army occupies Gelderland
- 06-11Spanish co-land guardian Duke of Medinaceli arrives in Lock
- 06-19Garrison under Adrian van Swieten occupy Oudewater
- 06-21Garrison under Adrian of Swieten conquers Gouda
- 06-245 clergymen of Enkhuizen, hanged
- 07-0919 Catholic priests hanged in Gorcum
- 07-18Willem van Orange recognized as Viceroy of Holland / Friesland / Utrecht
- 07-23Willem van Oranges troops occupy Roermond on the Spanjaarden
- 08-18King Navarra Henri de Bourbon marries Margaretha van Valois
- 08-22Failed assassination on Admiral De Coligny
- 08-24King Charles IX orders massacre of thousands of French Protestants
- 10-02Spanish army occupies / plunders / destroys Mechelen
- 10-18Spanish troops attack Maastricht
- 11-06Supernova is observed in constellation known as Cassiopeia
- 11-16Don Frederiks troops occupy / plunder Zutphen
- 12-11Spanish troops begin siege of Haarlem
- 12-13Spanish army beats Geuzen fleet under Admiral Lumey
- 12-17Spanish army begins fires in Haarlem Netherlands
People born in year of 1572
- 02-14Hans Christoph Haiden: Composer
- 06-11Ben Jonson: England, United Kingdom -- Playwright / poet (Volpone, Alchemist)
- 06-24Jan Campanus: Composer
- 09-15Erasmus Widmann: Composer
- 11-08Johan Sigismund: Elector of Brandenburg / Duke of Prussia
People died in year of 1572
- 05-01Pius V [Antonio Ghislieri]: Great-inquisiteur / Pope (1566-72)
- 06-02Thomas Howard 4th Duke of Norfolk: English Earl, executed at 36
- 06-07August I [Sigismund II August]: King of Poland (1548-72), dies at 42
- 06-24Adrianus van Gouda: Lay brother, hanged
- 06-24Cornelis van Diest: Lay brother, hanged
- 06-24Joannes van Naarden: Priest, hanged
- 06-24Ludovicus Voets: Priest, hanged
- 07-07Sigismund II August: Last Jagellonen King of Poland, dies at 51
- 09-05Pieter Tichelmann: Flemish Franciscan, dies at about 71
- 09-30Francisco Borgia: Theologist / saint, dies at 61
- 11-24John Knox: Scottish preacher, dies at about 67
- 12-10Cornelis Musius: Dutch humanist / poet, murdered at 72
- 12-30Galeazzo Alessi: Italian Architect (Palazza Marino, Milan), dies at 60
Events in year of 1573
- 01-01Geuzen sets fire to Woudrichem
- 02-111st European, Francis Drake sees the Pacific (from Panama)
- 03-07Turkey and Venice signs peace treaty
- 05-09Polish Parliament selects Duke of Anjou as King
- 07-06Pacificatie of Boulogne: new peace treaty with huguenots
- 07-13Haarlem surrenders after 7 months to Spanish army
- 07-16Alva demands submission of Zealand / Holland
- 08-07Francis Drakes fleet returns to Plymouth
- 09-18Spanish attack Alkmaar
- 10-09Don Frederik disbands siege of Alkmaar
- 10-11Battle of South Seas - Dutch rebels beat Spanish navy
People born in year of 1573
- 01-31Ambrosius Metzger: Composer
- 01-31Giulio Cesare Monteverdi: Composer
- 02-22Gemignano Capilupi: Composer
- 02-28Elias Hill: German architect / city builder (Augsburg)
- 04-17Maximilian I: Duke / ruler of Bayern (Catholic League)
- 06-09Henricus Hondius: Dutch etcher / publisher
- 09-28Caravaggio: Italy -- Painter
- 09-28Michelangelo Buanarroti: Caprese, Italy -- Painter / sculpter
- 10-03Entonius Walaeus: Dutch calvinist theologist
- 10-07William Laud: English Archbishop of Canterbury (1633-45)
- 10-11Jacob Boonen: South Netherlands clergyman / lawyer
- 12-01Philippus Rovenius [Rouveen]: Apostile vicar
- 12-22Ernst Casimir: Count of Nassau-Dietz / Mayor of Frisia / Groningen
People died in year of 1573
- 02-28Jan "Hans" Liefrinck: Flemish engraver / publisher, dies at about 54
- 03-14Claude II: Of Lotharingen, Duke of Aumale / murdered Admiral Coligny
- 06-21Antonie van Burgundy: Mayor of Sealand, dies in battle
- 07-10Willem van Bronkhorst: Brattenburg / Stein / army leader
- 07-20Lancelot of Brederode: Water beggar, beheaded
- 07-29Spanish Prince of Eboli
- 11-07Solomon Luria (Maharshal): Talmudic Author (Yam Shel Shelomo)
- 12-11Alardus / Eilard de Waterlant: Duke of Alva, hanged
Events in year of 1574
- 01-29Sea battle of Reimerswaal - Admiral Boisot beats Spanish fleet
- 02-09Louis of Nassau ends siege of Maastricht
- 02-18Zeeland falls to Dutch rebels
- 02-19Spanish troops plunder Krommenie, Wormerveer and Jisp Neth
- 02-21Spanish garrison of Middelburg Neth surrenders
- 02-23France begins 5th holy war against Huguenots
- 05-30Henry III follows brother Charles IX as King of France
- 05-30Sea battle at Lillo Belgium (Adolf Van Haemstede vs. Louis de Boisot)
- 06-18Polish King Hendrik of Anjou secretly leaves Poland
- 09-13Turkish fleet recaptures Tunis
- 10-03Fleet under Admiral Boisot seize Spanish
- 10-28Prince Willem van Orange installs university
People born in year of 1574
- 01-09Christoph Buel: Composer
- 01-17Robert Fludd: Composer
- 01-23Lucas I Franchoys: Belgian painter
- 03-05William Oughtred: England, United Kingdom -- Mathematician / inventor (slide rule)
- 03-07John Wilbye: Composer
- 05-07Innocent X [Giambattista Pamfili]: 236th Pope (1644-55)
- 07-08Giovanni Battista Stefanini: Composer
- 09-16Samuel Coster: Dutch Physician / playwright (Polyxena)
- 09-18Claudio Achillini: Italian lawyer / poet
- 10-21Nicolo Rubini: Composer
- 12-12Anne van Denemarken: Daughter of Danish King Frederik II
- 12-15Samuel Besler: Composer
People died in year of 1574
- 03-05Philip of Saint-Aldegonde: Flem Viceroy Holland / Zealand / Utrecht
- 04-14Christoffel Palts: German General strategist, dies in battle
- 04-14Hendrik: Count of Nassau-Dillenburg, dies in battle
- 04-14Louis: Earl of Nassau-Dillenburg, dies in battle at 35
- 05-30Charles IX: King of France (1560-74)
- 09-17Pedro Menendez de Aviles: Soldier / navigator
- 10-01Maarten van Heemskerck: Painter (Christ)
- 12-26Charles Guise: Archbishop / Cardinal of Reims, dies at 50