Rulers:
• Cosimo I de’ Medici, Duke of Florence (1537-1569)
• Cosimo I de’ Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (1569-1574)
• Elizabeth I, Queen of England and Ireland (1558-1603)
• Felipe II, King of Spain (1556-1598)
Deaths:
• Bruegel, Pieter the Elder (c.1525-1569)
Art:
• Tiziano (c.1488-1576) & Workshop: Venere e il suonatore di liuto (1565-70)