The Estates General of 1560–1561 was a national meeting of the three estates of France, the clergy, nobility and commoners convoked by François II, though...

primarily by presenting petitions from the various estates and consulting on fiscal policy. The Estates General first met in 1302 and 1303 in relation to King...

the queen of England. Calvin for his part wrote his first letter to the queen in January 1561. By the time of the Estates General of 1560, which was...

the imprisonment of Condé, at Charles's behest. However, the king died on 5 December 1560—making Mary, Queen of Scots a widow, and of little political...

The 1560 Assembly of Notables (French: Assemblée des notables de 1560) was a gathering of the political elite of the kingdom of France from 21 to 26 August...

Year 1561 (MDLXI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. January 4 – Paolo Battista Giudice...

legalisation. In September 1561, a council, along the lines of the one L'Hôpital had envisioned at the Estates General, convened at Colloquy of Poissy, with leading...

(1535/39 – 1561) was an Inca ruler in Peru. He was a son of siblings Manco Inca Yupanqui and Cura Ocllo.: 10  After the death of his mother in 1539 and of his...

1532 – 1 March 1599) was Count of East Frisia from 1561 to 1599. He was the son of Enno II of East Frisia and Anna of Oldenburg. During his reign, Edzard...

decision on the plan was delayed because of the impending return of Mary, Queen of Scots. On 19 August 1561, cannons were fired in Leith to announce Queen...