1581 (MDLXXXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) in the Julian calendar, and a common year starting on Thursday...

Ivan the Terrible and His Son Ivan on 16 November 1581 is a painting by Russian realist artist Ilya Repin made between 1883 and 1885. It depicts the grief-stricken...

The Commodore 1581 is a 3½-inch double-sided double-density floppy disk drive that was released by Commodore Business Machines (CBM) in 1987, primarily...

Eleonora d'Este (19 June 1537, – 19 February 1581) was a Ferrarese noblewoman. She was the fourth daughter of Ercole II d'Este, Duke of Ferrara and his...

Archduchess Maria of Austria (15 May 1531 – 11 December 1581) was the daughter of Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor from the House of Habsburg and Anna of...

rebellion against Philip II of Spain declared themselves independent in 1581 with the Act of Abjuration, they initially aspired to appoint another prince...

c. 1 Territorial extent  Kingdom of England Dates Royal assent 18 March 1581 Other legislation Repealed by Roman Catholics Act 1844 Relates to Religion...

Japanese daimyō Oda Nobunaga for a period of approximately 15 months between 1581 and 1582, during the Sengoku period, until Nobunaga's death in the Honnō-ji...

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Christman Genipperteinga (died c. 26 June 1581) was a possibly ficticious German serial killer and bandit of the 16th century. He reportedly murdered 964...

Jan Kostka (ca. 1529–1581) was a Polish noble and a candidate in elections for the new King of Poland in 1572. He was also an advisor to Kings Henry of...

Valois-Burgundy and their Habsburg heirs would rule the Low Countries from 1384 to 1581. The new rulers defended Dutch trading interests. The fleets of the County...

Events from the year 1581 in Sweden Monarch – John III The year 1581 was marked by several important events that shaped the course of Swedish history:...

Łukasz de Bnin Opaliński of Łodzia coat of arms (1581–1654) was a Polish nobleman. He was castellan of Poznań from 1615, Court Marshal of the Crown from...

1581 Abanderada, provisional designation 1950 LA1, is a dark Themistian asteroid from the outer regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 35 kilometers...

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Morton, to be installed as Scotland's regent. Douglas had been executed in 1581 for the 1567 murder of Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley, husband of Mary, Queen...

Habsburgs from 1556, known as the Spanish Netherlands from that time on. In 1581, in the midst of the Dutch Revolt, the Seven United Provinces seceded from...

selig seid ihr doch, ihr Frommen" D min. SATB 39: 258 III/2.2: 129 after Z 1581; text by Dach 00476 407 5. 1750 or earlier chorale setting "O wir armen Sünder"...

from 1581 to 1640. The dynasty began with the acclamation of Philip II of Spain as Philip I of Portugal in 1580, officially recognized in 1581 by the...

(c. 1531–1601) Mary Arden (c. 1537–1608) (unknown) (1) Richard Hathaway (–1581) Joan Hathaway (2) (–1599) Joan (1558–1558) Margaret (1562–1563) Gilbert...

cause of the declaration of independence that created the Dutch Republic in 1581. Philip finished building the royal palace El Escorial in 1584. Deeply devout...

article contains information about the literary events and publications of 1581. January – Francis Bacon takes his seat as an MP in the Parliament of England...

The Swedes besiege Narva in 1581. Illustration by Rudolf von Deventer...

England on 26 September 1580. Elizabeth I awarded Drake a knighthood in 1581 which he received aboard his galleon the Golden Hind. Drake's circumnavigation...

Habsburg Netherlands, which was also called the Seventeen Provinces up to 1581. Even after the political secession of the autonomous Dutch Republic (or...

the history of Southeast Asia unravelled soon after Bayinnaung's death in 1581, completely collapsing by 1599. Ayutthaya seized Tenasserim and Lan Na, and...

suitors to court her in person. He made two visits to England, in 1579 and 1581. He was 24 and Elizabeth was 46. Despite the age gap, the two soon became...

Events from the year 1581 in Ireland. Monarch: Elizabeth I April 19 – general pardon offered to participants in the Second Desmond Rebellion (other than...