Major Events
- Jan 24 Abdij Church in Middelburg destroyed by fire
- Jan 24 In Netherlands, Duke of Alva declares William I of Orange an outlaw
- Feb 17 Treaty of Adrianople of 1568: Representatives of Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian II and Ottoman Sultan Selim II agree to a peace plan ending the war between the Habsburg monarchy and the Ottoman Empire; Maximilian agrees to provide a cash "present" and ruling authority is granted to the Ottomans in Transylvania, Moldavia, and Wallachia
- Feb 21 Treaty of Adrianople of 1568: Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian II and Ottoman Sultan Selim II sign peace agreement between the Habsburg monarchy and the Ottoman Empire; the Ottomans receive cash and territories of Transylvania, Moldavia, and Wallachia
- Mar 23 Treaty of Longjumeau: French huguenots go on strike
- May 13 Mary Queen of Scots is defeated at Battle of Langside
- May 16 Defeated at the Battle of Langside, Mary Queen of Scots flees to England in the hope Elizabeth I will help her regain her throne who instead detains her at Carlisle Castle
- May 19 English Queen Elizabeth I arrests Mary, Queen of Scots
- May 23 Battle of Heiligerlee, Groningen: Dutch rebels beat Spanish, thousands killed
- May 23 The Netherlands declares independence from Spain
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Born in 1568
- Feb 11 Honoré d'Urfé, French writer (L'Astrée), born in Marseille, France (d. 1625)
- Mar 9 Aloysius Gonzaga, Italian aristocrat and saint, born in Duchy of Mantua, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1591)
- Apr 17 Christophe Thomas Walliser, French composer, born in Strasbourg, France (d. 1648)
- May 11 Christian I, German Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg who led an army of 21,000 Bohemians at the Battle of White Mountain, born in Bernburg (d. 1630)
- Sep 3 Adriano Banchieri, Italian organist, composer, poet, and monk, born in Bologna, Papal States (now Italy) (d. 1634)
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Fun Fact About 1568
Dean of St. Paul's London, Alexander Nowell perfects a way to bottle beer
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