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=== January&ndash;March ===
* [[January 21]] &ndash; [[Robert Nutter]], [[Thomas Worthington (Douai)|Thomas Worthington]], and 18 other Roman Catholic priests are "perpetually banished" from England by order of Queen Elizabeth, placed on the ship ''Mary Martin of Colchester'', and transported to France.<ref>"Vens. Robert Nutter and Edward Thwing", in ''The Catholic Encyclopedia'', ed. by John Wainewright (Robert Appleton Company, 1911)</ref> 
* [[February 16]] &ndash; [[Pachomius II of Constantinople|Pachomius II]] is deposed by fellow bishops from his position as [[Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople]], head of the Eastern Orthodox Church, and replaced by the Metropolitan of Philippoupolis, [[Theoleptus II of Constantinople|Theoleptus II]].<ref>Demetrius Kiminas, ''The Ecumenical Patriarchate''. Wildside Press LLC, 2009) p.38</ref>
* [[February 21]] &ndash; [[John III of Sweden|King Johan III of Sweden]], widowed since 1583, marries [[Gunilla Bielke]] in a ceremony at [[Västerås]], which the King's siblings refuse to attend.<ref>[https://www.skbl.se/en/article/GunillaBielke "Gunilla, drottning (Gunilla Johansdotter Bielke, Gunilla Bielke)"], by Karin Tegenborg Falkdalen, translated by Alexia Grosjean, in Svenskt kvinnobiografiskt lexikon</ref> The coronation of Queen consort Gunilla takes place the next day. Over the next seven years, she works on changing the Catholic government's attitude towards Protestants. 
* [[March 10]] &ndash; The Spanish Army, commanded by [[Alexander Farnese, Duke of Parma]], obtains the surrender of [[Brussels]] after a siege that began the year before.<ref>"Farnese, Alessandro", in ''Historical Dictionary of Brussels'', by Paul F. State (Rowman & Littlefield, 2015 p.163</ref><ref>Demetrius C. Boulger, ''The History of Belgium: Cæsar to Waterloo'' (Princeton University Press, 1902) p.335</ref>