1563

Events

• February 18 - The Duke of Guise is assassinated while besieging Orléans
• March - Peace of Amboise . Negotiated between the Prince of Condé and Anne de Montmorency, it accords some toleration to the Huguenots, especially to aristocrats. The combined Huguenot and royal armies then march north to besiege the English in Le Havre
• July 28 - The English surrender Le Havre to the French after a siege.
• December 4 - Official closing of the Council of Trent (opened December 13, 1545)

Births

• John Dowland, English composer

Deaths

• February 1 - Menas , Emperor of Ethiopia (died of fever)
• February 18 - Francis, Duke of Guise, French military and political leader, head of the ultra-Catholic faction.