1573

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

Decades: 1520s 1530s 1540s 1550s 1560s - 1570s - 1580s 1590s 1600s 1610s 1620s

Years: 1568 1569 1570 1571 1572 - 1573 - 1574 1575 1576 1577 1578

• July - Spanish forces under the Duke of Alva[?] capture Haarlem after a seven month siege.
• August-October[?] - Unsuccessful siege of Alkmaar by Alva
• November - Alva resigns as Spanish Governor-General and Commander-in-Chief in the Netherlands, and is succeeded by Luis de Requesens[?], who attempts to pursue a more conciliatory policy.
• End of the Fourth War of Religion[?] in France.
• Oda Nobunaga drives the 14th Ashikaga shogun Ashikaga Yoshiaki out of Kyoto effectively destroying the Ashikaga shogunate and historically ending the Muromachi period. The Azuchi-Momoyama period of Japan begins.

Births

• July 15 - Inigo Jones, English architect

Deaths