1580

events

politics and world happening

• under the Spanish king Philipp II. Portugal is conquered and united with Spain

culture

• the first two volumes „of the Essais “from Michel de Montaigne appear

born

• 6. May: Carlo I. Gonzaga, duke of Nevers and Rethel († 1637)
• 9. June: Daniel Heinsius, scholarthe Netherlands Renaissance († 1655)
• 2. November: Marco Aurelio Severino, Italian Anatom and surgeon († 1656)

• prince Gundaker of Liechtenstein († 1658), bestattet in the parish church of Wilfersdorf

died

• 31. January: Heinrich I. (Portugal) („the cardinal king “), king of Portugal, the last king from the house advice. (* 1512)
• 28. June: Heinrich Krechting, leader of the Täuferbewegung (* 1501)
• 22. July: Hieronymus Lotter, German building master of the Renaissance(* around 1497)
• 1. August: Albrecht Giese, Danziger councilman and diplomat from the famous Danziger Patrizier family Giese (* 1524)
• 1. August: Everard Mercurian, Jesuit (* 1514)
• 19. August: Andrea Palladio, was the most important architect of the mannersism in upper Italy (* 1508)
• 28. August: Anton Brus of Müglitz, bishop of Vienna and archbishop of Prague (* 1518)
• Christoph Felgenhauer (* 1519), master father of the family v. Felgenhauer