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Oct 29, 1556
Truce of Vaucelles
Henry II of France and Philip II of Spain signed the truce of Vaucelles -
Period: Oct 29, 1556 to
Henry IV and Phillip II
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Oct 29, 1557
Bankrupcy
Philip II first bankrupcy -
Oct 29, 1559
Escritorial Underway
The Escritorial, an enormous palace built on a grid plan for Philip II, was begun in Madrid. -
Oct 29, 1566
Revolt in Netherlands
First stages of revolt in the Spanish Netherlands -
Oct 29, 1568
War of Independence
An eighty year war of independence from Spain was carried on by the Calvinist and predominantly mercantile Dutch provinces. -
Oct 29, 1568
Revolt of Moriscos
start of the Revolt of Moriscos -
Oct 29, 1571
Lepanto
Philip II defeats Turks at Lepanto -
Nov 2, 1572
King of Navarre
Henry is crowned King of Navarre after the death of his mother -
Nov 2, 1572
St. Bartholomews Day Massacre
5 days after Henry and Margarets wedding- which was an attempt to merge catholics and protestants- Catherine de Medici, along with a mass of followers, murdered thousands of protestants. -
Nov 2, 1581
KIng of Portugal
Phillip II becomes King of Portugal -
Spanish Armada
Phillip II decides to invade England and build the Spanish Armada -
Taking of the French throne
After Henry III was killed by a deranged monk, Henry of Navarre takes the French throne by force -
"Paris is worth the mass"
Henry IV converted from protestantism to catholicism for the good of the country, and to gain more support. -
Siege of Paris
Unsuccessful siege of Paris by Henry IV of France. Henry is forced to raise the siege when the Duke of Parma comes to its relief with a Spanish army. -
Farnese invades France
Farnese invades France after being ordered to by Phillip, just as he was about to make progress in the Spanish Netherlands. This enabled rebels to regroup from their losses. -
Revolt of Aragon
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Converting to catholicism
Henry IV returns France to Catholicism -
King of France
Henry IV was crowned King of France -
Edict of Nantes
Stopped the disputes between the catholics and protestants, regarded as the end of the French Wars of Religion -
Battle of Fontaine-Française
Henry IV of France defeats the Spanish, but is nearly killed due to his rashness. In January 1595, the king declared war on Spain to show Catholics that Spain was using religion as a cover for an attack on the French state—and to show Protestants that his conversion had not made him a puppet of Spain. He also hoped to take the war to Spain and make territorial gain. -
Assassination of Henry IV
