1573
EventsJanuary - articles of Warsaw Confederation signed, sanctioning religious freedom in Poland.July 12 - Spanish forces under the Duke of Alva capture Haarlem after a seven month siege.August-October - Unsuccessful siege of Alkmaar by AlvaNovember - Alva resigns as Spanish Governor-General and Commander-in-Chief in the Netherlands, and is succeeded by Luis de Requesens, who attempts to pursue a more conciliatory policy.End of the Fourth War of Religion in France. Oda Nobunaga drives the 14th Ashikaga shogun Ashikaga Yoshiaki out of Kyoto, effectively destroying the Ashikaga shogunate and historically ending the Muromachi period. The Azuchi-Momoyama period of Japan begins. Sarsa Dengel, emperor of Ethiopia, defeats the Oromo.
BirthsApril 17 - Maximilian I, Elector of Bavaria (d. 1651)July 15 - Inigo Jones, English architect (d. 1652)October 7 - William Laud, Archbishop of Canterbury (d. 1645)Ambrosius Bosschaert, Dutch painter (d. 1621)Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio, Italian painter (d. 1610)Juan Pujol, Catalan composer (probable date)
Deaths September 23 - Azai Hisamasa, Japanese warlord
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