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Italy in 1588

Name: Italy in 1588 historical records
Creator: World History Database

Historical records for Italy in 1588, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

4Records

4Events

3Named people

2Places

2Categories

Historical records

May

28 May 1588Blessing of Armada BannerSixtus V

Warfare / Anglo-Spanish War

Pope Sixtus V allowed Philip II of Spain to collect crusade taxes and granted his men indulgences. The blessing of the Armada's banner takes place on 28th May

28 May 1588Invasion of EnglandSixtus V

Warfare / Anglo-Spanish War

Pope Sixtus V allowed Philip II of Spain to collect crusade taxes and granted his men indulgences. The blessing of the Armada's banner takes place on 28th May

July

July 1588Parma Army Waits for Armada EscortAlexander Farnese Parma

Flanders · Warfare / Anglo-Spanish War

Farnese's invasion troops wait in Flemish ports for naval protection that the Armada cannot provide.

Other Events

1588Capture of SaluzzoCharles Emmanuel I

Saluzzo · Warfare / Italy-Saluzzo War

Captures Saluzzo

Names involved

Alexander Farnese ParmaCharles Emmanuel ISixtus V

Places involved

FlandersSaluzzo

Provenance

This page is generated from stored World History Database records matching the exact country and year shown above. Exact duplicate display records are collapsed. Records without a month are listed after the monthly sections. Source provenance varies by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.