1578 - Events

1578 - Events. January 31 - Battle of Gemblours - Spanish forces under Don John of Austria and Alexander Farnese defeat the Dutch. Don John begins to recover control of the French-speaking Southern Netherlands August 4 - Battle of Al Kasr al Kebir - The Moroccans defeat the Portuguese. King Sebastian I of Portugal is defeated and killed in North Africa, leaving his elderly uncle, Cardinal Henry, as his heir. This initiates a succession crisis in Portugal. October 1 - Alexander Farnese, Pri ...

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A shadowy figure named Anna Darvulia, a suspected local witch that dabbled in black magic and satanic ritual, is rumoured to have influenced much of Elizabeth's early sadistic career, but apparently died before the major events of Elizabeth's reign of terror commenced. Elizabeth's main collaborators after Anna's death were her maids Dorottya Szentes, Dorota Sentéšová, or Dorko; Helena Jo Ilona Jó and Katarína Benická or Katalin Benick as well as the dwarf János Ujváry, Ján Ujvári, or Fickó. Except for Katarína, ...

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