* 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 – 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.

The St. Bartholomew's Day massacre ( Massacre de la Saint-Barthélemy in French ) in 1572 was a targeted group of assassinations, followed by a wave of Roman Catholic mob violence, both directed against the Huguenots ( French Calvinist Protestants ), during the French Wars of Religion.

Though not exempt from considerable danger, he survived the St. Bartholomew's Day massacre ( a wave of mob violence against the Huguenots starting on 24 August 1572 ).

He was included in the Act of Indemnity of 26 January 1572, and subscribed the Articles of Pacification at Perth on 23 February 1573, by one of which he was appointed one of the judges of the trial of claims for restitution of goods arising out of acts of violence committed during the Civil War ; Provost of Glasgow 1574 to 1577, and an Extraordinary Lord of Session 24 October 1573.

Recalled in 1572, he was for a short time secretary of state in the Dutch Republic ; his aversion to military violence led him to return to Cleves, where William continued to employ his services and his pen.

In 1572, de Vere's first cousin and closest relative, the Duke of Norfolk, was found guilty of a Catholic conspiracy against Elizabeth and was executed for treason.

In the list of more important bulls issued by him the famous bull " In Coena Domini " ( 1568 ) takes a leading place ; but amongst others throwing light on Pope Pius V's character and policy there may be mentioned his prohibition of quaestuary ( February 1567 and January 1570 ); the condemnation of Michael Baius, the heretical Professor of Leuven ( 1567 ); the reform of the breviary ( July 1568 ); the denunciation of the " dirum nefas " ( August 1568 ); the banishment of the Jews from the ecclesiastical dominions except Rome and Ancona ( 1569 ); the injunction of the use of the reformed missal ( July 1570 ); the confirmation of the privileges of the Society of Crusaders for the protection of the Inquisition ( October 1570 ); the dogmatic certainty of the Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary ( November 1570 ); the suppression of the Fratres Humiliati for profligacy ( February 1571 ); the approbation of the new office of the Blessed Virgin ( March 1571 ); the enforcement of the daily recitation of the Canonical Hours ( September 1571 ); and the purchase of assistance against the Turks by offers of plenary pardon ( March 1572 ).

Pope Pius V ( 1566 – 1572 ) sent him as papal nuncio to Venice in 1566 to further the papal alliance with Spain and Venice against the Turks, which ultimately resulted in the victory of Lepanto in 1571.

However, at this time in Spain, translation of biblical texts into Spanish was not viewed favorably, and the translation of the Song of Songs was one of the main charges of supposed heresy brought against him when in 1572 he was imprisoned in Valladolid-though released after four years with an admonition.

Their construction was prompted when the Mayor and Corporation of London first banned plays in 1572 as a measure against the plague, and then formally expelled all players from the city in 1575.

In 1572, the city sided with the Dutch revolt against Spanish rule and played an important role in the Eighty Years ' War.

This is allegedly how the Haarlem war cry " Sint Bavo voor Haarlem " originated, which was used during the siege against the Spaniards in 1572 that eventually resulted in an underground cathedra called the Sint Josephstatie, on the Goudsmitsplein.

In 1572, the city was occupied by Les Gueux ( Dutch rebels against the Spanish King ) who also committed arson and destruction.

During the Eighty Years ' War between the Netherlands and Spain, the Capture of Brielle on April 1, 1572, by Protestant rebels, the Watergeuzen, marked a turning point in the conflict, as many towns in Holland then began to support William of Orange against the Spanish Duke Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, 3rd Duke of Alba who was sent to pacify The Netherlands.

On 9 July 1572, the Watergeuzen ( Dutch rebels against Spanish rule ) conquered the city and captured 19 Catholic priests and monks because they refused to renounce their faith.

In 1572, a conspiracy between Lord Phya Nakhon and the former abbot of Wat Maximavat, who held personal grudges against Setthathirath, led to the king's murder in the southern frontier of the country.

Some historical events were also distorted: most notably Yi's campaign against the Jurchens, which did not happen in 1572 but a few years later, after his 1576 military examination.

In 1572 he helped to prepare evidence against Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk, who, nevertheless, after his condemnation gave him some rich jewels.

It argued against the certainty of the astronomical theory of stellar parallax, and the terrestrial origin of the " comet of 1573 " ( i. e. the supernova SN 1572 ).

At this stage no action was taken against Mary, but the Duke of Norfolk was beheaded in 1572.

The States of Holland, assembling at Dordrecht in 1572, openly declared against Alba's government, and marshaled under the banners of the prince of Orange.

In 1572, the Takeda organized another campaign against Mikawa province which would culminate in the Battle of Mikatagahara in January 1573.

In October 1572, after having concluded alliances with his rivals to the east ( the Late Hōjō clan of Odawara and the Satomi clan of Awa ), and after waiting for the snow to close off the northern mountain passes against his northern rival, Uesugi Kenshin, Takeda Shingen led an army of 20, 000 men south from his capital of Kofu into Tōtōmi Province, while one of his generals led a second force of 5, 000 men into eastern Mikawa Province.

The Mayor and Corporation of London banned plays in 1572 as a measure against the plague, and in 1575 they formally expelled all players from the city.

* Treaty of Blois ( 1572 ), an agreement to have free trade and a military alliance between England and France against Spain in the Spanish Netherlands.

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.

Tadakatsu also served at Tokugawa's greatest defeat, the Battle of Mikatagahara ( 1572 ), where he commanded the left wing of his master's army, facing off against troops under one of the Takeda clan's more notable generals, Naito Masatoyo.