1559

Centuries: 15th century - 16th century - 17th century

Decades: 1500s 1510s 1520s 1530s 1540s - 1550s - 1560s 1570s 1580s 1590s 1600s

Years: 1554 1555 1556 1557 1558 - 1559 - 1560 1561 1562 1563 1564

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Events

• January 15 - Elizabeth I of England is crowned in Westminster Abbey.
• April 3 - Peace of Cateau Cambrésis - France makes peace with England and Spain. France gives up most of its gains in Italy (including Savoy), keeping only Saluzzo, but keeps the three Lorraine bishoprics of Metz, Toul, and Verdun, and the formerly English town of Calais.
• July 10 - Francis II becomes King of France following the death of his father, Henry II in a jousting accident.
• End of the Italian Wars.

Births

Deaths

• January 1 - King Christian III of Denmark and Norway (1503-1559)
• July 10 - King Henry II of France (1519-1559)\n