Deaths on September 30

Francis Borgia, 4th Duke of Gandía

Died on September 30, 1572

Francis Borgia, 4th Duke of Gandía, Spanish priest and saint, 3rd Superior General of the Society of Jesus (b. 1510)

Francis Borgia, 4th Duke of Gandía (Valencian: Francesc de Borja, Spanish: Francisco de Borja) (1510–1572), venerated as Saint Francis Borgia, was a great-grandson of Pope Alexander VI, a Grandee of Spain, a Spanish Jesuit, and third Superior General of the Society of Jesus. He was canonized on 20 June 1670 by Pope Clement X.

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Events on 1572

16 Jan

Ridolfi plot
Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk is tried for treason for his part in the Ridolfi plot to restore Catholicism in England.
1 Apr

Capture of Brielle
In the Eighty Years' War, the Watergeuzen capture Brielle from the Seventeen Provinces, gaining the first foothold on land for what would become the Dutch Republic.
18 Aug

Henry IV of France
Marriage in Paris, France, of the Huguenot King Henry III of Navarre to Margaret of Valois, in a supposed attempt to reconcile Protestants and Catholics.
23 Aug

St. Bartholomew's Day massacre
French Wars of Religion: Mob violence against thousands of Huguenots in Paris results in the St. Bartholomew's Day massacre.

Deaths on September 30

Francis Borgia, 4th Duke of Gandía

Died on September 30, 1572

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Events on 1572

Ridolfi plot

Capture of Brielle

Henry IV of France

St. Bartholomew's Day massacre