Wars, battles and sieges26
- Battle of MolodiBattles
- Capture of BrielleBattles
- Siege of Haarlem1572–1573 · Sieges
- Relief of GoesSieges
- Siege of La Rochelle1572–1573 · Sieges
- Siege of Futamata1572–1573 · Sieges
- Siege of Iwamura Castle1572–1575 · Sieges
- Siege of MonsSieges
- Spanish Fury at MechelenSieges
- Battle of KizakiBattles
- Siege of Middelburg1572–1574 · Sieges
- Siege of NavarinoSieges
- Siege of Sancerre1572–1573 · Sieges
- Capture of FlushingBattles
- Battle of HautrageBattles
- Battle of HitokotozakaBattles
- Blockades of Amsterdam1572–1578 · Sieges
- Massacre of ZutphenWars & conflicts
- Mediterranean campaign of 1572Wars & conflicts
- Mughal invasion of BengalWars & conflicts
- Skirmish at Cerigo ChannelBattles
- Annexation of DoetinchemSieges
- Battle of ShiritarezakaBattles
- Capture of ZutphenBattles
- Sanjō nana-ki gomoriBattles
- Siege of StavorenSieges
Treaties, councils and politics3
- 1572 papal conclavePolitics
- Treaty of BloisTreaties
- Treaty of Istanbul (1573)Treaties
Revolts, massacres and attacks2
- St. Bartholomew's Day massacreMassacres
- Massacre of NaardenMassacres
Expeditions1
- Francis Drake's expedition of 1572–15731572–1573 · Expeditions
Already under way in 157276
- Eighty Years' War1568–1648 · Wars & conflicts
- Livonian War1558–1583 · Wars & conflicts
- French Wars of Religion1562–1598 · Wars & conflicts
- Russo-Turkish Wars1568–1918 · Wars & conflicts
- Ottoman Wars in Europe1354–1683 · Wars & conflicts
- Ottoman–Venetian Wars1396–1718 · Wars & conflicts
- Ottoman–Venetian War of 1570–15731570–1573 · Wars & conflicts
- Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire1532–1572 · Wars & conflicts
- Muscovite-Lithuanian Wars1487–1583 · Wars & conflicts
- Ottoman–Habsburg Wars1526–1791 · Wars & conflicts
- Dutch Revolt1568–1648 · Wars & conflicts
- Ottoman–Persian Wars1514–1823 · Wars & conflicts
- European Wars of Religion1524–1697 · Wars & conflicts
- Arauco War1546–1609 · Wars & conflicts
- Crimean-Russian Wars1507–1572 · Wars & conflicts
Came to an end in 15724
- Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire1532–1572 · Wars & conflicts
- Crimean-Russian Wars1507–1572 · Wars & conflicts
- Anti-Ottoman revolts of 1565–15721565–1572 · Revolts & coups
- Eighty Years' War, 1566–15721566–1572 · Wars & conflicts
Founded or built in 15728
- Herzog August LibraryLibraries
- Corfu New FortressCastles & forts
- Statue of John of AustriaMonuments
- Fort of Santiago do OutãoCastles & forts
- Bastione FortezzaCastles & forts
- Gallows in TřebíčArchaeology
- Tomb of Doge Leonardo LoredanCemeteries
- Torre dell'Isola RossaTowers
Stories that pass through 1572
Nearby years
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