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| Alliance Elizabeth I |  |
| Relinquishes the title Protector but leaves an English brigade under Sir Francis Vere |
| Alliance Vere, Francis | |
| Commands an English brigade in the Netherlands to defend Protestantism |
| Armistice Hideyoshi, Toyotomi |  |
| Japan makes peace & evacuates Korea |
| The Japanese lines of communications are cut & Hideyoshi has died |
| Battle of Chinhae Bay Korea South Sin, Yi Sung |  |
| Chinhae Bay Defeats the Japanese but is killed in battle |
| Battle of Fontaine Henry IV |  |
| 5th June Fontaine Defeats the Spanish & drives them out of Burgundy |
| Battle of Stangebro Sigismund III Vasa |  |
| Stangebro Defeated by his uncle, the future Charles IX of Sweden |
| Battle of Turnhout Vere | |
| Turnhout A Commander in the victory at Turnhout |
| Death Cecil, William | |
| 4th Aug Death of William Cecil |
| Death Theodore I |  |
| Moscow Death of Theodore I, end of the Riurikid line |
| Death Philip II |  |
| 13th Sep Madrid Death of Philip II |
| 13th Sep Madrid Dies at the Escorial Palace leaving Spain in financial straits |
| Edict Nantes Henry IV | |
| Nantes Signs the Edict of Nantes establishing the rights of the Protestants |
| Nantes Issues the Edict of Nantes making limited concessions to the Huguenots |
| Edict Nantes Clement VIII |  |
| Nantes The Edict of Nantes Defines the rights of French Protestants |
| Elector Brandenburg Joachim Frederick |  |
| Brandenburg Appointed Elector of Brandenburg |
| Peerage Cecil, William | |
| Burghley Created Lord Burghley, the 2nd |
| Publication Stow, John | |
| Publication of, "Survey of London", speaks of London's congestion & heavy traffic |
| Rule of Artois Philip II | |
| 2nd May Artois Under the treaty of Vervis Spain keeps Artois |
| Rule of Charololais Philip II | |
| 2nd May Charololais Under the treaty of Vervis Spain keeps Charololais |
| Rule of Flanders Philip II | |
| 2nd May Flanders Under the treaty of Vervis Spain keeps Flanders |
| Rule of Holland Elizabeth I | |
| Relinquishes the title Protector of the Netherlands |
| Rule of Picardy Philip II | |
| 2nd May Picardy Under the treaty of Vervis Spain cedes Picardy to France |
| Succession Boris Godunov | |
| Moscow Succeeds as Tsar |
| Succession Philip III | |
| 13th Sep Madrid Succeeds as King of Spain, leaves direction of his Government to the Duke of Lerma |
| Treaty of Vervins Elizabeth I | |
| Vervins Elizabeth prevents the Dutch from joining the treaty |
| Vervins Henry IV makes peace with Spain |
| Treaty of Vervins Henry IV | |
| 2nd May Vervins Ends war between France & Spain |
| Treaty of Vervins Philip II | |
| 2nd May Vervins Ends 3 years of war with Henry II of France |
| 2nd May Vervins Spain keeps Flanders , Artois & Charololais but must leave Picardy |
| Treaty of Vervins Clement VIII | |
| Vervins Philip withdraws from France & the Catholic League is deprived of Spanish support |
| Vervins Restores peace between Spain & France & Savoy in the treaty of Vervins |
