1584 in History

Assassinated at Delft by Balthazar Gerard, a Catholic fanatic

Shoots William the Silent at Delft

Assassinated at the Prinsenhof in Delft by Balthasar Gerard

Receives his Bachelor of Arts degree at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge

Presides over the parliament associated with the Black Acts against Presbyterian independence

Supports the political response to the Throckmorton Plot and foreign threats

Promotes the Bond of Association to protect Elizabeth I against assassination and invasion plots

Supports the Bond of Association after the Throckmorton Plot and the assassination of William the Silent

Uses the Bond of Association to strengthen surveillance of Catholic conspiracies

Secures Bruges for Spanish authority

Farnese restores Bruges to Spanish authority.

Brings Ghent back under Spanish control

The garrison at Ypres surrenders to Parma.

Captures Ypres during the Spanish reconquest of the southern Netherlands

Captures Ypres for Spain during the Dutch Revolt.

Supports Guise family resistance to the Bourbon succession

Becomes the target of Catholic League opposition after becoming heir presumptive

Faces a leadership crisis in the Dutch Revolt after the assassination of his father William the Silent

Executed after the assassination of William the Silent

Executed for treason after renewed plotting following the Raid of Ruthven

Executed for his role in the Throckmorton Plot against Elizabeth I

Flees into England after the fall of the Ruthven faction

Expelled from England after discovery of his involvement in the Throckmorton Plot

Becomes heir presumptive to the French crown after the death of Francois, Duke of Anjou

Campaigns against Tokugawa Ieyasu and Oda Nobukatsu

Opposes Toyotomi Hideyoshi during the Komaki and Nagakute campaign

Allies with Tokugawa Ieyasu against Toyotomi Hideyoshi

Rewards the family of Balthasar Gerard after the assassination of William the Silent

Gains influence after Feodor I succeeds Ivan IV

Reaches the Carolina coast on Raleigh's reconnaissance voyage

Reaches the Carolina coast and later writes the report of the voyage

Receives Elizabeth I's charter for discovery and planting in lands not held by Christian princes

Appointed Secretary of Scotland during James VI's consolidation of authority

Chosen Speaker of the House of Commons in the Parliament of 1584

Succeeds as Stadtholder after the assassination of William

Becomes Prince of Orange after the assassination of his father William the Silent

Succeeds Ivan IV as Tsar of Russia

Faces the political crisis caused by the death of her youngest son Francois

The death of his brother Francois leaves the Protestant Henry of Navarre as heir presumptive

Her correspondence networks remain under suspicion after Throckmorton's trial

Translated from Lincoln to become Bishop of Winchester

Recognized by the Catholic League as a Catholic alternative to Henry of Navarre

Concludes alliance terms with Spain against the Protestant succession of Henry of Navarre

Backs the Catholic League through the Treaty of Joinville

Becomes Tsarina consort when her husband Feodor I succeeds Ivan IV

Becomes widow of William the Silent after his assassination

Birth of Ferdinando Fairfax, later second Lord Fairfax of Cameron

Birth of John Pym, later a leading parliamentary opponent of Charles I

Birth of John Selden

Birth of Margaret of Austria, later queen consort of Spain

Killed in the fighting at Nagakute

Killed fighting Tokugawa forces during the Battle of Nagakute

Receives news of the death of Francois, Duke of Anjou and Alencon, the last serious suitor of her reign

Death of Alencon, the last of her suitors

Dies without issue, transforming the French succession

Death Francois, Duke of Anjou and Alencon, heir to the throne, Henry III has no children, according to the Salic law the succession will pass on to Henry King of Navarre a Protestant

Present at court during the final days and death of Ivan IV

Dies in Moscow on 18 March Old Style, 28 March New Style

Dies in Lublin

Serves as a leading Tokugawa commander during the campaign

Fights for Tokugawa Ieyasu during the Battle of Nagakute

Crowned Tsar and Autocrat of all Russia in the Dormition Cathedral