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Geneva Bible, English translation of the Bible published in Geneva (New Testament, 1557; Old Testament, 1560) by a colony of Protestant scholars in exile from England who worked under the general direction of Miles Coverdale and John Knox and under the influence of John Calvin.
Historical events from year 1560. Learn about 9 famous, scandalous and important events that happened in 1560 or search by date or keyword.
What happened and who was famous in 1560? Browse important and historic events, world leaders, famous birthdays and notable deaths from the year 1560.
The Treaty of Edinburgh (also known as the Treaty of Leith) was a treaty drawn up on 5 July 1560 between the Commissioners of Queen Elizabeth I of England with the assent of the Scottish Lords of the Congregation, and the French representatives of King Francis II of France (husband of Mary Queen of Scots) to formally conclude the siege of Leith ...
Charles IX (born June 27, 1550, Saint-Germain-en-Laye, near Paris—died May 30, 1574, Vincennes, France) was the king of France from 1560, remembered for authorizing the massacre of Protestants on St. Bartholomew’s Day, August 23–24, 1572, on the advice of his mother, Catherine de Médicis.
Jan 26, 2022 · The Augsburg Confession is the affirmation of faith of the Lutheran Church written by Philip Melanchthon (l. 1497-1560) and presented at the Diet of Augsburg in June 1530. The document attempted to reconcile differences between the Lutherans and the Catholic Church in 28 articles: 21 stating tenets of Lutheran belief and 7 rejecting Catholic ...
Events. July 6 – Treaty of Edinburgh; Births. Anton Praetorius, fighter against torture and chase of witches (d. 1613); August 7– Elizabeth Báthory, Hungarian murderer; November 28– Baltasar of Marradas, Spanish noblemanbleman, knight of the Knights of Malta, imperial field marshal, governor in Bohemia (d. 1638); Deaths. April 19– Philipp Melanchthon, German humanist and reformer
