What is 1590s?
The '''1590s''' was a decade that started on 1 January 1590 and ended on 31 December 1599. It is distinct from the decade known as the '''''160th decade''''' which began on January 1, 1591. and ended on December 31, 1600.{{decadebox|159}} == Events == '''1590''' * [[March 14]] – [[Battle of Ivry]] – [[Henry IV of France]] again defeats the forces of the [[Catholic League (French)|Catholic League]] under the [[Charles of Lorraine, Duke of Mayenne|Duc de Mayenne]]. * [[May]]–[[August]] – Unsuccessful siege of Paris by [[Henry IV of France]]. Henry is forced to raise the siege when the [[Alessandro Farnese, Duke of Parma and Piacenza|Duke of Parma]] comes to its relief with a Spanish army. * [[May 17]] – [[Anne of Denmark]] is crowned queen of Scotland. * [[August 18]] – [[John White]], the governor of the [[Colony of Roanoke]], returns from a supply-trip to [[England]] and finds his settlement deserted. * [[September 15]] – [[Pope Urban VII]] succeeds [[Pope Sixtus V|Sixtus V]]. * [[December 5]] – [[Pope Gregory XIV]] succeeds [[Pope Urban VII|Urban VII]]. * Coptic Pope [[Gabriel VIII of Alexandria|Gabriel VIII]] succeeds [[Yoannis XIV of Alexandria|Yoannis XIV]]. * Orthodox Patriarch of Alexandria [[Meletius I of Alexandria|Meletius I]] succeeds [[Silvester of Alexandria|Silvester]]. * [[Japan]] is united by [[Toyotomi Hideyoshi]] * [[Seven-Year War]] – Japan invades Korea in [[1592]] and [[1597]]. * [[Journey to the West]] first appears in [[China]]. [[Category:1590s| ]]