1562 in History

Bharmal accepts an alliance with Akbar and arranges the marriage of his daughter to the Mughal emperor.

Captured in battle at the western edge of the Ile de France

Montmorency is captured by Huguenot forces during the battle

Conde makes Orleans the main Huguenot stronghold

Rouen is retaken from the Protestants by Guise after a months siege

Antoine of Navarre sides with the Catholic royal army

Guise helps organize Catholic forces against the Huguenots

Montmorency joins Guise in command of Catholic forces

Saint Andre serves as a senior Catholic commander

Pius IV oversees the final period of the Council of Trent

Coligny supports the Huguenot defence of Orleans

Edward de Vere succeeds his father as Earl of Oxford

The royal government grants limited toleration to Huguenots

Catherine issues limited toleration for Protestant worship outside towns

The Edict of Saint-Germain provides limited tolerance of Protestantism in her Roman Catholic realms, especially in relation to the French Huguenots. The Edict of Saint-Germain is an edict of toleration promulgated by the Regent, Catherine de Medici

Within a matter of weeks ofter the edict of Saint-Germain, the Vassy massacre opens the first religious war, which in fact was a victory for the more intolerant Guise policy and a defeat for the conciliations of Catherine

Guise family retainers attack a Calvinist service in Wassy-sur-Blaise in Champagne and massacre worshippers, as hostilities break out, the Edict is revoked, under pressure from the Guise faction

Guise family retainers attack a Calvinist service in Wassy-sur-Blaise in Champagne and massacre worshippers

The Edict of Saint-Germain is revoked by the Guise familly

Ambrose Dudley commands English forces holding Le Havre

John Gordon is executed after the Huntly rebellion

Ribault lands on the Atlantic coast during the French Florida expedition

Ribault sails with French Huguenot colonists toward Florida

Coligny joins the Huguenot military leadership during the first war

Coligny maneuvers Huguenot cavalry before the Battle of Dreux

Beza supports Protestant efforts to secure legal toleration

Elizabeth negotiates with French Huguenots during the first war of religion

Conde takes leadership of the Huguenot military cause

Signs a Treaty allowing English occupation of le Havre for supporting the Huguenots

The Edict of Saint-Germain provides limited tolerance of Protestantism in her Roman Catholic realms, especially in relation to the French Huguenots. The Edict of Saint-Germain is an edict of toleration promulgated by the Regent, Catherine de Medici

Signs a Treaty with the Huguenot Louis de Bourbon. A Treaty allows English occupation in return for support of the Huguenots

Huntly resists Mary's authority in northern Scotland

Mary moves against Huntly's northern power base

Maximilian is recognized as King of Bohemia before becoming emperor

Poynings serves in the English force sent to support the Huguenots

Conde threatens Paris with Huguenot forces before Dreux

Lady Janet Hepburn, Bothwells sister, marries Queen Marys half-brother Lord John

Lady Janet Hepburn, Bothwells sister, marries Queen Marys half-brother Lord John

Akbar marries Harka Bai of Amber as part of a Rajput alliance

Within a matter of weeks ofter the edict of Saint-Germain, the Vassy massacre opens the first religious war, which in fact was a victory for the more intolerant Guise policy and a defeat for the conciliations of Catherine

As Guise passes through Wassy-sur-Blaise on his way to Paris a massacre of Protestants takes place kindling open military conflict in the French Wars of Religion

Guise's followers attack a Protestant congregation and ignite the first war of religion

Guise's retainers attack a Huguenot congregation and trigger open war

The massacre undermines Catherine's policy of religious compromise

Moray strengthens royal authority in the north after Corrichie

Mary travels north to confront the power of the Earl of Huntly

Guise and Catholic allies secure Paris against Protestant forces

Suleyman I the Magnificent & Ferdinand make peace

Suleyman I the Magnificent & Ferdinand make peace

Ferdinand agrees peace terms with Suleyman's empire

Ribault explores the harbour later used for Charlesfort

Akbar forms an alliance with Raja Bharmal of Amber

Elizabeth survives smallpox but the crisis exposes the unsettled succession

Coligny withdraws with surviving Huguenot forces after Dreux

Royal forces recover Rouen during the first war of religion

Moray leads forces loyal to Mary against Huntly

Signs a Treaty allowing English occupation of le Havre for supporting the Huguenots

Guise helps bring Bourges back under Catholic royal control

The siege of Bourges is the opening episode, the French Wars of Religion

Marches on Paris

Antoine is mortally wounded during operations at Rouen

Rouen is retaken from the Protestants by Guise after a months siege

Guise helps retake Rouen from Protestant control

Guise helps recover Rouen from Protestant control

Elizabeth falls dangerously ill with smallpox and the succession becomes urgent

Katherine Grey is discussed by some councillors during Elizabeth's illness

Dudley is considered for emergency authority during Elizabeth's illness

Elizabeth agrees to occupy Le Havre in return for supporting the Huguenots

Conde accepts English support and offers Le Havre as security

Signs a Treaty with the Huguenot Louis de Bourbon. A Treaty allows English occupation in return for support of the Huguenots

Birth of Charles Emmanuel son of Emmanuel Philibert and Margaret of France

Charles Emmanuel future Duke of Savoy is born

Saint Andre is killed after the Battle of Dreux

Antoine dies from wounds received during the siege of Rouen

Huntly dies after defeat and capture at Corrichie

John de Vere dies and the Oxford earldom passes to Edward de Vere

Huntly is defeated by forces loyal to Mary

Defeats George Gordon Earl of Huntly at Corrichie near Aberdeen

Moray commands Mary's forces at Corrichie

Guise emerges as the leading Catholic commander after Dreux

Guise plays a leading Catholic role at the Battle of Dreux

Conde is captured during the first major battle of the war