Timeline June 1557

Events in June 1557 3

• 1502 – 1557 John III of Portugal (1502-1557) Died 11 June 1557, aged 55 John III ruled Portugal for 36 years, overseeing the expansion of Portuguese trade in Asia and the colonization of Brazil. He also introduced the Inquisition to Portugal in 1536. He died at Lisbon's Ribeira Palace and was succeeded by his three-year-old grandson Sebastian.
• 1557 England declares war on France Mary I joins her husband Philip II's war against the French crown Queen Mary I of England declared war on France, honoring her marriage alliance with King Philip II of Spain. The commitment drew English troops into the ongoing Italian War and would lead to the loss of Calais, England's last continental possession, the following year.
• 1557 Sebastian I becomes King of Portugal Three-year-old Sebastian inherits the throne under regency Sebastian succeeded his grandfather John III as King of Portugal at age three, following John III's death. His grandmother, Queen Catherine of Austria, took over as regent during his minority. Sebastian would later rule in his own right and die young at the Battle of Alcacer Quibir in 1578.