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Netherlands in 1561

Historical records for Netherlands in 1561, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

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5Events
4Named people
4Places
3Categories

Historical records

August

24 August 1561Marriage to Anna of SaxonyWilliam I the Silent

Leipzig · House / House of Orange

Marries Anna of Saxony after the death of his first wife Anna of Egmont

24 August 1561Second MarriageWilliam I the Silent

Leipzig · House / House of Orange

William marries Anna of Saxony strengthening German Protestant connections

Other Events

1561Belgic ConfessionGuido de Bres

Tournai · Religion / Calvinism

Guido de Bres prepares the Belgic Confession for Reformed believers

1561Netherlands PolicyPhilip II

Madrid · Government / Spanish Netherlands

Philip governs the Netherlands from Spain through Margaret of Parma

1561Regency ContinuesMargaret of Parma

Brussels · Government / Spanish Netherlands

Margaret governs the Netherlands for Philip II

Names involved

Guido de BresMargaret of ParmaPhilip IIWilliam I the Silent

Places involved

BrusselsLeipzigMadridTournai

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varies by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.