Rulers:
• Elizabeth I, Queen of England and Ireland (1558-1603)
• Felipe II, King of Spain (1556-1598)
• Felipe II, King of Portugal (1581-1598)
• Francesco I de’ Medici, Duke of Florence (1574-1587)
• Francesco I de’ Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (1574-1587)
• Henri III, King of Navarre (1572-1610)
• James VI, King of Scotland (1567-1625)
Births:
• Beresteyn, Cornelis van (1586-1638)
Art:
• Carracci, Annibale (1560-1609): L’estasi di Maria Maddalena (1585-1600)
• El Greco (1541-1614): Cristo abrazado a la cruz (1577-87)
• El Greco (1541-1614): San Francisco recibiendo los estigmas (1585-90)
• Tintoretto, Jacopo (1518-1594): Natività (c.1585-94)
• Veronese, Paolo (1528-1588): Il martirio e l’ultima comunione di Santa Lucia (1585-86)
• Veronese, Paolo (1528-1588): Venere e Adone (c.1586)