1575.
Queen Elizabeth of England is offered the sovereignty of the Netherlands.
Foundation of the University of Leyden, in commemoration of the siege and relief of that city.
Stephen Bathori, Prince of Transylvania, elected king of Portugal.
1576.
Devastation of Italy by the plague; Titian, the painter, is one of the victims.
First voyage of Frobisher in search of a northwest passage. See "Search for the Northwest Passage by Frobisher," x, 156.
Organization by Henry, Duke of Guise, of the Catholic League against the Huguenots.
Appointment of Don John of Austria as governor of the Netherlands, by his half-brother, Philip II of Spain.
"Building of the First Theatre in England." See x, 163.