Luís de Zúñiga y Requesens (? - March 5, 1576), Spanish governor of the Netherlands, had the misfortune to succeed the duke of Alva and to govern amid hopeless difficulties under the direction of Philip II. March 5 is the 64th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (65th in leap years). ... Events May 5 - Peace of Beaulieu or Peace of Monsieur (after Monsieur, the Duc dAnjou, brother of the King, who negotiated it). ... Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, the third Duke of Alva (or Alba) ( 1508- January 12, 1583) was a Spanish general and governor of the Spanish Netherlands ( 1567 - 1573), nicknamed the Iron Duke by Protestants of the Low Countries because of his harshness. ... Philip II of Spain (1527 – September 13, 1598), King of Spain (r. ...

During his rule, the Spanish troops mutinied and Spain went bankrupt. He was rather moderate in comparison to Alva, requesting Philip to grant a general amnesty to all safe persistent heretics, and to permit the emigration of those who would not comply. Grand things, but such naïveté did not achieve much with Philip. Heretic, meaning literally a person guilty or accused of heresy, is also often used as a title. ...

His early career was that of a government official and diplomatist. In 1563 he gained the king's confidence as his representative at Rome. In 1568 he was appointed lieutenant-general to Don John of Austria during the suppression of the Morisco revolt in Granada, and he also accompanied Don John during the Lepanto campaign, his function being to watch and control his nominal commander-in-chief, whose excitable temperament was distrusted by the king. This page is about negotiations; for the board game, see Diplomacy (game). ... Events March 23 - Peace of Longjumeau ends the Second War of Religion in France. ... Don John of Austria (February 24, 1547 - October 1, 1578), also known as Juan De Austria and Don Juan de Austria, was the illegitimate son of Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor and a military leader whose most famous victory was at the naval Battle of Lepanto in 1571. ... The City of Granada Alhambra, Courtyard of the Lions Granada is a city and the capital of the province of Granada, in Andalusia, Spain (Andalucía, España). ... Battle of Lepanto Conflict Ottoman invasion of Europe Date 7 October 1571 Place Gulf of Corinth Result Holy League victory The Battle of Lepanto was a major battle fought off the west coast of what is now Greece on 7 October 1571. ...

Philip must have been satisfied with Requesens, for he named him viceroy in Milan, a post usually given to a great noble. Requesens was only a gentleman of cloak and sword (caballero de capa y espada), though by the kings favour he was grand commander of the military order of Santiago in Castile. He was credited with having shown moderation at Milan, but it is certain that he came into sharp collision with the archbishop, Saint Charles Borromeo, who took up the cause of his flock. Location within Italy Piazza della Scala Milan (Italian: Milano; Milanese dialect: Milán) is the main city in northern Italy, and is located in the plains of Lombardy, the most populated and developed of Italian regions. ... A former kingdom of Spain, Castile comprises the two regions of Old Castile in north-western Spain, and New Castile in the centre of the country. ... Carlo Borromeo (October 2, 1538 - November 4, 1584), saint and cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church, son of Ghiberto Borromeo, count of Arona, and Margarita de Medici, was born at the castle of Arona on Lago Maggiore. ...

His docility rather than his capacity marked him out to succeed Alva. The king wished to pursue a more conciliatory policy, without, however, yielding any one of the points in dispute between himself and the revolted Netherlanders. Requesens came to Brussels on November 17, 1573, and till his death on the 5th of March 1576 was plunged into insuperable difficulties. With an empty treasury and unpaid mutinous troops, no faculty could have helped Requesens to succeed; and he was only an honest official who was worn out in trying to do the impossible. November 17 is also the name of a Marxist group in Greece. ... Events January - articles of Warsaw Confederation signed, sanctioning religious freedom in Poland. ...

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Documentos Inéditos para la historia de España (Madrid, 1892); and Nueva Colección de documentos, vols. iv. and v. (Madrid).

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