Deaths on July 24

Carlos, Prince of Asturias

Died on July 24, 1568

Carlos, Prince of Asturias (b. 1545)

Carlos, Prince of Asturias, also known as Don Carlos (8 July 1545 – 24 July 1568), was the eldest son and heir-apparent of King Philip II of Spain. His mother was Maria Manuela of Portugal, daughter of John III of Portugal. Carlos was mentally unstable and was imprisoned by his father in early 1568, dying after half a year of solitary confinement. His fate was a theme in Spain's Black Legend, and inspired a play by Friedrich Schiller and an opera by Giuseppe Verdi.

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Events on 1568

2 May

Loch Leven Castle
Mary, Queen of Scots, escapes from Loch Leven Castle.
19 May

Mary, Queen of Scots
Queen Elizabeth I of England orders the arrest of Mary, Queen of Scots.
23 May

Battle of Heiligerlee (1568)
Dutch rebels led by Louis of Nassau, defeat Jean de Ligne, Duke of Arenberg, and his loyalist troops in the Battle of Heiligerlee, opening the Eighty Years' War.
21 Jul

Battle of Jemmingen
Eighty Years' War: Battle of Jemmingen: Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, Duke of Alva defeats Louis of Nassau.
23 Sep

Battle of San Juan de Ulúa (1568)
Spanish naval forces rout an English fleet, under the command of John Hawkins, at the Battle of San Juan de Ulúa near Veracruz.

Deaths on July 24

Carlos, Prince of Asturias

Died on July 24, 1568

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Loch Leven Castle

Mary, Queen of Scots

Battle of Heiligerlee (1568)

Battle of Jemmingen

Battle of San Juan de Ulúa (1568)