Ruler of the Netherlands, Philip the Fair, dies

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  • The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 1.5.1: Dutch and Flemish Writing and Culture, 800-present.

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Philip the Fair dies at Burgos. Because of the insanity of his widow, Joanna (who is confined until her death in 1555), the grandees of Castille nominate a council of regency under Cardinal Ximenez de Cisneros.

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