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

• 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)