March 9 Emperor Karel appoints son Philip as heir to the throne April 11 English premier John Dudley appointed duke of Northumberland April 20 John Dudley becomes English Earl Marshal May 1 Council of Trente resumes May 12 San Marcos University in Lima Peru, opens June 8 Pope Julius III excommunicates Duke Ottario Farnese of Parma July 8 Willem of Orange weds countess Anna van Egmond and Buren July 19 Treaty of Karlsburg: arch duke Ferdinand of Austria recognized as king of Hungary/Transsylvania August 14 Turkish fleet under Dragut occupies Tripoli October 16 English Edward Seymour duke of Somerset re-arrested December 19 Dutch west coast hit by hurricane
