Births on June 25

Gunilla Bielke

Born on June 25, 1568

Gunilla Bielke, Queen of Sweden (d. 1597)

Gunilla Bielke; Swedish: Gunilla Johansdotter Bielke af Åkerö (25 June 1568 – 19 July 1597) was Queen of Sweden as the second wife of King John III. Queen Gunilla is acknowledged to have acted as the political adviser to John III and to have influenced his religious policies in favor of Protestantism.

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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.

Births on June 25

Gunilla Bielke

Born on June 25, 1568

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Events on 1568

Loch Leven Castle

Mary, Queen of Scots

Battle of Heiligerlee (1568)

Battle of Jemmingen

Battle of San Juan de Ulúa (1568)