Marriage
Philip II visits England to arrange marriage between Elizabeth I & Emmanuel Philibert
Permanent historical records · Updated 2026-11-03
1557 in Spain
Explore 15 historical events and records for Spain in 1557.
Historical records for Spain in 1557
Sorted by month and day. Records with no month are shown last. Showing 15 of 15 unique records.
15Unique records
1 of 1Page
9Named events on this page
2Named people on this page
2Places on this page
March
Marriage
Philip II visits England to arrange marriage between Elizabeth I & Emmanuel Philibert
Visit to England to arrange marriage between Elizabeth I
Philip II visits England to arrange marriage between Elizabeth I & Emmanuel Philibert
June
English Alliance
Philip draws England into war against France
Declaration of War
Philip II persuades his wife Mary I to declare war on France
August
Battle of St Quentin
Defeats the French & leaves northern France defenceless
Battle of St Quentin
Defeats the French & leaves north France defenceless
Battle of St Quentin
Captures St Quentin but is ordered by Philip II to withdraw to The Netherlands
Capture of St Quentin
Captures St Quentin but is ordered by Philip II to withdraw to The Netherlands
Invasion of France
Captures St Quentin but is ordered by Philip II to withdraw to The Netherlands
Siege of St Quentin
Captures St Quentin but is ordered by Philip II to withdraw to The Netherlands
Other events (month unknown)
Battle of St Quentin
Philip II defeats the forces of Henry II of France & drives the French out of Italy
Invasion of France
Senior Commander of the Spanish invasion force of northern France
Invasion of France
Invades northern France with a force of 50,000 including 7,000 English
Invasion of Italy
Philip II defeats the forces of Henry II of France & drives the French out of Italy
How these records were prepared
Generated from the World History Database historical_events table. Identical display records are collapsed; descriptions otherwise retain the stored text. Coverage and source quality vary. Check primary and specialist sources before citing individual historical claims.