1557

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

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

Years: 1552 1553 1554 1555 1556 - 1557 - 1558 1559 1560 1561 1562

• June - Mary I of England joins her husband Philip II of Spain in his war against France.
• August 10 - Battle of St. Quentin[?] - French forces under Marshal Anne de Montmorency[?] are decisively defeated by the Spanish under Duke Emanuel Philibert of Savoy[?]. Montmorency himself is captured, but Philip II refuses to press his advantage, and withdraws to the Netherlands.
• Emperor Ogimachi ascends to the throne of Japan

Births

• February 11 - John Uijtenbogaert[?] Dutch remonstrant[?] theologian.
• February 24 - Matthias, Holy Roman Emperor
• Abbas I (Shah of Persia) was born

Deaths

• July 16- Anne of Cleves, divorced fourth Queen consort of Henry VIII of England.
• Emperor Go-Nara of Japan