January 7 Boris Godunov seizes Russian throne on death of Feodore I January 8 Genoa Italy expels Jews January 8 Jews are expelled from Genoa Italy January 12 Pope Clement VIII seizes duchy of Ferrara on death of Alfonso February 17 Boris Godunov chosen tsar of Russia February 21 Boris Godunov crowned tsar March 11 Countess Charlotte of Nassau marries duke Claude de la Tremoille March 20 French king Henri IV and duke van Mercour sign treaty March 25 Cornelis de Houtman's fleet departs for East-Indies April 13 Edict of Nantes grants political rights to French Huguenots April 30 1st theater performance in America (Spanish comedy-Rio Grande) May 1 Jacob van Necks merchant fleet departs for Java May 2 France and Spain signs Peace of Vervins May 6 Arch duke Albrecht and Isabella become monarch of Southern Netherlands June 30 King Philip II moves to Escorial palace July 10 Spanish theater plays "Moros y Los Cristianos" in Rio Grande August 4 London's head office of Hanze closed August 21 Deed of Transfers proclaims Netherlands independence September 1 Spanish king Philip II receives sacraments September 17 Netherland sailors discover Mauritius October 15 Spanish general strategist Bernardino de Mendoza occupies fort Rhine November 8 Spanish troops under of Bernardino de Mendoza conquer Doetinchem November 26 Jacob of Necks merchant fleet reaches Bantam West-Java
