Explore 99 historical events from 1590–1599.
Roderigo Lopes was a Portuguese physician who served as a physician-in-chief to Queen Elizabeth I of England from 1581 until his death by execution, having been found guilty of plo…
Rodrigo Lopez, physician of Queen Elizabeth I (born 1525)
Jacob Kroger, was a German goldsmith who worked for Anne of Denmark in Scotland and stole her jewels.
Jacob Kroger, German goldsmith, hanged in Edinburgh for stealing the jewels of Anne of Denmark
Orlando di Lasso was a composer of the late Renaissance. The chief representative of the mature polyphonic style in the Franco-Flemish school, Lasso stands with William Byrd, Giova…
Orlande de Lassus, Flemish composer and educator (born 1532)
Niels Kaas was a Danish politician who served as Chancellor of Denmark from 1573 until his death. He was influential in the negotiation of the Peace of Stettin and in the upbringin…
Niels Kaas, Danish politician, Chancellor of Denmark (born 1535)
Paolo Bellasio was an Italian composer and organist of the late Renaissance. He is generally considered to be a member of the Roman School, though unusually for the group he seems …
Paolo Bellasio, Italian organist and composer (born 1554)
John Boste is a saint in the Catholic Church, and one of the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales.
John Boste, English martyr and saint (born 1544)
Philip II, sometimes known in Spain as Philip the Prudent, was King of Spain from 1556, King of Portugal from 1580, and King of Naples and Sicily from 1554 until his death in 1598.…
Philip II of Spain recognized the sovereign rights of the principalía, local Philippine nobles and chieftains who had co
The Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604) was an intermittent conflict between Habsburg Spain and the Kingdom of England that was never formally declared. It began with England's military …
Anglo-Spanish War: During the Action of Faial, an English attempt to capture a Portuguese carrack, reputedly one of the
Thomas Kyd was an English playwright, the author of The Spanish Tragedy, and one of the most important figures in the development of Elizabethan drama.
London playwright Thomas Kyd is arrested and tortured by the Privy Council for libel
Thomas Kyd was an English playwright, the author of The Spanish Tragedy, and one of the most important figures in the development of Elizabethan drama.
Playwright Thomas Kyd's accusations of heresy lead to an arrest warrant for Christopher Marlowe
The Battle of Sisak was fought on 22 June 1593 between Ottoman Bosnian forces and a combined Christian army from the Habsburg lands, mainly the Kingdom of Croatia and Inner Austria…
Battle of Sisak: Allied Christian troops defeat the Ottomans
Geertruidenberg is a city and municipality in the province North Brabant in the south of the Netherlands. The city, named after Saint Gertrude of Nivelles, received city rights in …
The Dutch city of Geertruidenberg held by the Spanish, capitulates to a besieging Dutch and English army led by Maurice
Henry IV, also known by the epithets Good King Henry or Henry the Great, was King of Navarre from 1572 and King of France from 1589 to 1610. He was the first monarch of France from…
Henry IV of France publicly converts from Protestantism to Roman Catholicism.
Sir John Hobart, 2nd Baronet was an English politician and baronet.
Sir John Hobart, 2nd Baronet, English politician (died 1647)
Mumtaz Mahal was the empress consort of Mughal Empire from 1628 to 1631 as the chief consort of the fifth Mughal emperor, Shah Jahan. The Taj Mahal in Agra, often cited as one of t…
Mumtaz Mahal, Mughal empress buried at the Taj Mahal (died 1631)
Claude Vignon was a French painter, printmaker and illustrator who worked in a wide range of genres. During a period of study in Italy, he became exposed to many new artistic curre…
Claude Vignon, French painter (died 1670)
George I Rákóczi was Prince of Transylvania from 1630 until his death in 1648. Prior to that, he was a leader of the Protestant faction in Hungary and a faithful supporter of Gabri…
George I Rákóczi, prince of Transylvania (died 1648)
Sir John Gell was an English military officer who acted as local Parliamentarian commander for most of the First English Civil War from 1643 to his resignation in 1646. He was noto…
Sir John Gell, 1st Baronet, English landowner and Parliamentarian commander (died 1671)
Achille d'Étampes de Valençay was a French military leader, a Knight of Malta and later a Catholic cardinal.
Achille d'Étampes de Valençay, French military leader (died 1646)
John Penry was executed for high treason during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I. He is Wales' most famous Protestant Separatist martyr.
John Penry, Welsh martyr (born 1559)
Michele Mercati was a physician who was superintendent of the Vatican Botanical Garden under Popes Pius V, Gregory XIII, Sixtus V, and Clement VIII. He was one of the first scholar…
Michele Mercati, Italian physician and archaeologist (born 1541)
Artemisia Lomi Gentileschi was an Italian Baroque painter. Gentileschi is considered among the most accomplished 17th-century artists, initially working in the style of Caravaggio.…
Artemisia Gentileschi, Italian painter (died 1653)
Christopher Marlowe, also known as Kit Marlowe, was an English playwright, poet, and translator of the Elizabethan era. Marlowe is among the most famous of the Elizabethan playwrig…
Christopher Marlowe, English poet and playwright (born 1564)
Mohammed Bagayogo Es Sudane Al Wangari Al Timbukti (1523-1593) was a scholar from Timbuktu, Songhai Empire. Baghayogho originated from among the Juula people, who are a Mande ethni…
Mohammed Bagayogo, Malian scholar and academic (born 1523)