* 1572 – In the Eighty Years ' War, the Watergeuzen capture Brielle from the Spaniards, gaining the first foothold on land for what would become the Dutch Republic.

* 1572 – Marriage in Paris, France of the Huguenot King Henry IV of Navarre to Margaret of Valois, in a supposed attempt to reconcile Protestants and Catholics.

* 1572 – Mob violence against Huguenots in Paris – St. Bartholomew's Day massacre.

* 1572 – Adam Tanner, Austrian mathematician ( d. 1632 )

* 1655 – Alfonso de la Cueva, 1st Marquis of Bedmar, Spanish cardinal and diplomat ( b. 1572 )

* the bronze statue Goddess Opi ( 1572 – 75 ), Palazzo Vecchio, Florence

Pius V ( pope 1566 – 1572 ), however, while sanctioning those which could show at least 200 years of existence, made the Roman obligatory in all other places.

* 12 Kings and Queens of Navarre ( 1305 – 1441, 1572 – 1792 )

** Henry III ( 1572 – 1610 )

* 1572 – Jan Campanus, Czech humanist, composer, pedagogue, poet, and dramatist ( d. 1622 )

* 1572 – Galeazzo Alessi, Italian architect ( b. 1512 )

** MacCaffrey Wallace T. The Shaping of the Elizabethan Regime: Elizabethan Politics, 1558 – 1572 ( 1969 )

** MacCaffrey Wallace T. Queen Elizabeth and the Making of Policy, 1572 – 1588 ( 1988 )

* Francis II, Duke of Lorraine ( 1572 – 1632 )

* 1505 – Aegidius Tschudi, Swiss historian ( d. 1572 )

* 1572 – Elizabeth I of England issues a proclamation which revokes all commissions on account of the frauds which they had fostered.

* 1519 – Gaspard de Coligny, French Huguenot leader ( d. 1572 )

As state flag it first appeared around 1572 as the Prince's Flag in orange – white – blue.

* Pedro de Gante, Franciscan missionary in Mexico ( c. 1480 – 1572 )

Galeazzo Alessi ( 1512 – December 30, 1572 ) was an Italian architect from Perugia, known throughout Europe for his distinctive style based on his enthusiasm for ancient architecture.

* Andrzej Frycz Modrzewski ( 1503 – 1572 )

The most influential figure was theologian John Knox ( 1510 – 1572 ), who had lived in Switzerland and was a disciple of both Calvin and Wishart.

* Girolamo Rusticucci ( 1566 – 1572 )

Among magicians, the mentalism performance generally cited as one of the earliest on record was by diplomat and pioneering sleight-of-hand magician Girolamo Scotto in 1572.

The earliest books of canzonettas were published by Giovanni Ferretti in 1567 and Girolamo Conversi in 1572.

Letter of Girolamo Mei to Vincenzo Galilei ( May 8, 1572 )

* 1503 – Agnolo di Cosimo, Italian painter ( d. 1572 )

* November 17 – Agnolo di Cosimo, Italian artist and poet ( d. 1572 )

Ganassa had performed in Paris in 1571 and 1572, and further transformations of the character occurred in France, where Arlecchino was performed at the Comédie-Italienne in Italian by Tristano Martinelli, Giovan Battista Andreini, and Angelo Costantini ( c. 1654 – 1729 ).

* December 12 – Giovanni Bernardino Azzolini or Mazzolini or Asoleni, Italian painter ( b. c. 1572 )

The author of the Lettre de Pierre Charpentier ( 1572 ) was not only " a Protestant of sorts, and thus, apparently, writing with inside knowledge ", but also " an extreme apologist for the massacre ... in his view ... a well-merited punishment for years of civil disobedience secret sedition ..." A strand of Catholic writing, especially by Italian authors, broke from the official French line to applaud the massacre as precisely a brilliant stratagem, deliberately planned from various points beforehand.

* Angelo Bronzino ( Italian, 1503 – 1572 )

* Giovanni Dall ’ Agocchie ( 1572 ) ( Italian )

Agnolo di Cosimo ( November 17, 1503 – November 23, 1572 ), usually known as Il Bronzino, or Agnolo Bronzino ( mistaken attempts also have been made in the past to assert his name was Agnolo Tori and even Angelo ( Agnolo ) Allori ), was an Italian Mannerist painter from Florence.

In 1572, Pope Gregory XIII merged the Italian foundation of the Order of Saint Lazarus with the Order of Saint Maurice ( founded in 1434 ) as the Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus.

* Cosimo Bartoli ( 1503 – 1572 ), Italian diplomat and humanist

Giovanni Picchi ( 1571 or 1572 – 17 May 1643 ) was an Italian composer, organist, lutenist, and harpsichordist of the early Baroque era.

Giulio Campi ( 1500 – 5 March 1572 ) was an Italian painter and architect.

* Giulio Campi, Italian painter and architect ( died 1572 )

* Mirabello Cavalori, Italian painter mainly active in Florence ( died 1572 )

# The Renaissance " French " story ( 1572 ) tells of the religious intolerance that led to the St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre of Huguenots by Roman Catholic royals.

September 20, 1503 – autumn, 1572 ) was a Polish Renaissance scholar, humanist and theologian, called " the father of Polish democracy.

This connection with the Burbages makes the Chamberlain's Men the central link in a chain that extends from the beginning of professional theatre ( in 1574, James Burbage led the first group of actors to be protected under the 1572 statute against rogues and vagabonds ) in Renaissance London to its end.

Claude Goudimel ( c. 1514 to 1520 – between 28 August and 31 August 1572 ) was a French composer, music editor and publisher, and music theorist of the Renaissance.

1510-1520 – February 23, 1572 ) was a French composer of the Renaissance.

François Clouet ( c. 1510 – 22 December 1572 ), son of Jean Clouet, was a French Renaissance miniaturist and painter, particularly known for his detailed portraits of the French ruling family.

In 1572, Bogislaw XIII rebuild the ducal court in Renaissance style, and married Clare of Brunswick-Lüneburg who was later buried in Barth.

Jean Goujon ( c. 1510 – after 1572 ) was a French Renaissance sculptor and architect.