Don John Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Don John, based on 5 World History Database records associated with Spain.

5 records1577–15785 events3 places

Chronological biography

1577

Edict of Eternal EdictFebruary 1577

Warfare / Dutch Independence · Governor of Netherlands, The · Vatican

The Governor of The Netherlands signs the Eternal Edict to evacuate the Spanish Army

EvacuationFebruary 1577

Warfare / Dutch Independence · Governor of Netherlands, The · Vatican

The Governor of The Netherlands signs the Eternal Edict to evacuate the Spanish Army

Capture of Madrid24 July 1577

Warfare / Dutch Independence · Governor of Netherlands, The · Madrid

Captures Namur following disorder in the industrial cities

DismissalDecember 1577

Warfare / Dutch Independence · Governor of Netherlands, The

Dismissed as Governor of The Netherlands by the States General

1578

Battle of Gembloux30 January 1578

Warfare / Military · Gembloux

Defeats The Netherlands Army at Gembloux, Brabant

Titles and roles

Governor of Netherlands, The

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.