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1557 Historical Event(s)
April 12, 1557
– Cuenca is founded in Ecuador.
July 6, 1557
– King Philip II of Spain, consort of Queen Mary I of England, sets out from Dover to war with France, which eventually results in the loss of the City of Calais, the last English possession on the continent, and Mary I never seeing her husband again.
August 10, 1557
– Battle of St. Quentin: Spanish victory over the French in the Habsburg-Valois Wars.
Who Were Born On 1557?
January 1, 1557
– Prince István Bocskay of Transylvania (d. 1606)
February 24, 1557
– Matthias, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1619)
May 31, 1557
– Feodor I of Russia (d. 1598)
August 16, 1557
– Agostino Carracci, Italian artist (d. 1602)
August 19, 1557
– Frederick I, Duke of Württemberg (d. 1608)
September 4, 1557
– Sofie of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, queen of Denmark and Norway (d. 1631)
September 16, 1557
– Jacques Mauduit, French composer (d. 1627)