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During this interregnum, Philip became involved in events and was even briefly kidnapped in Bruges as part of the Flanders campaign in support of his demands for greater autonomy, which had been wrested from Mary of Burgundy in an arrangement known as Blijde Inkomst. . o Joyous Entry of 1477. Both sides came to terms in the Treaty of Senlis in 1531, which defused the internal power struggle, as both sides agreed to recognize Philip as prince the following year. -
Son of Philip and Maria Manuela -
Henry II of France, seeing himself surrounded by the Habsburg domains, decided to support the Flemish rebels, exploding the Italian wars between France and the Holy Roman German-Hispanic Empire. -
As regent, sends the Edict of Orleans in which the persecution of Huguenots in France is prohibited, which calms down the Protestants a bit. -
In Utrecht a meeting of nobles meets before the persecution of the Protestants by the Spanish, among them Luis de Orange, brother of Guillermo de Nassau. -
A meeting of nobles meets with Margarita de Parma as Governor of the Netherlands who request a withdrawal of the Spanish inquisition and respect for freedom of worship. -
in an effort to break the German-Hispanic hegemony and through Phillip Amadas and Arthur Barlowe sent expeditions to the Outer Banks in northern Virginia (today North Carolina). -
In the Netherlands the Gregorian calendar is adopted. -
Queen of Scots for being involved in a plot against Queen Elizabeth. A week later, Mary Stuart is beheaded at Foteringhay Castle. -
Of the English Channel with the Spanish navy's. -
Catherine de' Medici dies so Henry III is free to make his decisions. -
Takes the city of Breda hiding 68 of his men in a small boat to be able to go unnoticed the city walls -
Anne of Denmark is crowned Queen of Scotland. -
But fails as the Catholic League protects it. Even more so when the Duke of Parma arrives in Paris with a German-Spanish army -
Francis, Duque of Guise, dies while besieging Orleans.