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Events in 1550 2
1550 – 1596Alfonso Ferrabosco the ElderItalian Renaissance composerAlfonso Ferrabosco the Elder was an Italian composer active in England whose madrigals had great influence on native English composers including William Byrd.
1550 – 1611Charles IXThe Iron KingA ruthless pragmatist who deposed his nephew Sigismund to secure the Protestant throne.