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This is a chronological list of the battles involving the Kingdom of Scotland, as well as battles involving Scotland in support of France as part of the "Auld Alliance" .
9 March – David Rizzio is murdered in front of Mary, Queen of Scots at Holyrood Palace in Edinburgh by a group of nobles led by Patrick Ruthven, 3rd Lord Ruthven with the support of Mary's husband Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley.
1566: Baptism of James VI at Stirling 1568: Mary, Queen of Scots flees to England following the defeat of her army at the Battle of Langside. 1579: James VI takes over government from his regent, James Douglas. 1582: Establishment of the University of Edinburgh by royal charter. 1587: Mary is beheaded by the order of Queen Elizabeth I of ...
Siege of Valenciennes (1566–1567) W. Battle of Wattrelos This page was last edited on 17 December 2023, at 01:48 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative ...
1566 13 July – Sir Thomas Hoby, diplomat and translator (born 1530) 31 October – Richard Edwardes, poet (born 1523) 1567 26 January – Nicholas Wotton, diplomat (born c. 1497) 12 June – Richard Rich, 1st Baron Rich, Lord Chancellor (born 1490) 16 September (buried) – Lawrence Sheriff, gentleman and grocer to Elizabeth I (born 1510)
[43] [d] Zrinski had sent a letter to the widow of Tamás Nádasdy on 19 April 1566, four months before the siege began, where he said he was going to defend the fort. [46] Zrinski had also written to Maximilian that he would hold Szigetvár long enough that the defenses of Vienna could be strengthened. [47]
Year 1566 was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar. Events. Selim II becomes Sultan of the Ottoman Empire. January–March. January 7 ...
Eedverbond der Edelen, from Hendrik Conscience Geschiedenis van België, 1859. The Compromise [1] of Nobles (Dutch: Eedverbond der Edelen; French: Compromis des Nobles) was a covenant of members of the nobility in the Habsburg Netherlands who came together to submit a petition to the Regent Margaret of Parma on 5 April 1566, with the objective of obtaining a moderation of the placards against ...