Editing 1574 (section)

=== October&ndash;December ===
* [[October 3]] &ndash; The city of [[Leiden]], [[Siege of Leiden|besieged]] by the [[Spain|Spanish]], is relieved by a [[Sea Beggars]] fleet under Louis Boisot.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Oostrom |first1=F. P. van |title=Historisch tableau: geschiedenis opnieuw verbeeld in schoolplaten en essays |date=1998 |publisher=Amsterdam University Press |isbn=978-90-5356-316-8 |page=56 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tHzjAAAAMAAJ&q=leiden+Louis+Boisot+Geuzen+%223+oktober+1574%22 |access-date=22 January 2024 |language=nl}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Siege and Relief of Leiden |url=https://www.lakenhal.nl/en/story/siege-and-relief-of-leiden-oud |website=Museum De Lakenhal |access-date=22 January 2024}}</ref>
* [[November 22]] &ndash; The [[Juan Fernández Islands]] in the South [[Pacific Ocean]] are discovered by [[Spanish people|Spanish]] sailor [[Juan Fernández (explorer)|Juan Fernández]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Lambert |first1=Andrew |title=Crusoe's island : a rich and curious history of pirates, castaways and madness |date=2017 |publisher=Faber & Faber |location=London |isbn=978-0-571-33024-9 |page=17 |url=https://archive.org/details/crusoesislandric0000lamb/page/16/mode/2up?q=1574 |access-date=22 January 2024}}</ref>
* [[November 29]] &ndash; [[Limahong]] and [[Juan de Salcedo]] quarrel during the [[Battle of Manila (1574)|Battle of Manila]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=hispano-americanas |title=Actas y memorias |date=1921 |publisher=Congreso de historia y geografía Hispano-Americanas |pages=386–387 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BadnAAAAMAAJ&dq=Limahong+Juan+de+Salcedo+%2229+de+noviembre+de+1574%22&pg=PA386 |access-date=22 January 2024 |language=es}}</ref>
* [[December 15]] &ndash; [[Selim II]], the 50-year-old Sultan of the Ottoman Empire, is killed after becoming drunk, falling, and fracturing his skull on the floor of the Topkapi Palace.<ref name=Darke>Diana Darke, ''The Ottomans: A Cultural Legacy'' (Thames & Hudson, 2022) p.145</ref>   
* [[December 22]] &ndash; Prince Murad bin-Selim of the Ottoman Empire completes the murders, by [[strangulation]], of his four younger brothers, Süleyman, Abdüllah, Osman, and Cihangir.<ref name=Darke/>
* [[December 27]] &ndash; [[Murad III]], eldest son of [[Selim II]], is formally enthroned as the Ottoman Sultan after eliminating his other brothers as rival claimants to the throne.<ref name=Darke/>