1573

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Events

January - articles of Warsaw Confederation signed, sanctioning religious freedom in Poland.
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.

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