Editing 1574 (section)

=== January&ndash;March ===
* [[January 22]] &ndash; [[Abu Abdallah Mohammed II Saadi|Mohammed II]] becomes the new [[List of rulers of Morocco|Sultan of Morocco]] upon the death of his father, [[Abdallah al-Ghalib]].
* [[January 27]] &ndash; At [[Agra]], [[Bhagwant Das]] becomes the new Maharaja of the [[Kingdom of Amber]] in what is now India's state of [[Uttar Pradesh]], upon the death of his grandfather, the Raja [[Bharmal]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Sarkar |first1=Jadunath |title=A History of Jaipur: C. 1503-1938 |date=1984 |publisher=Orient Blackswan |isbn=978-81-250-0333-5 |page=34 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=O0oPIo9TXKcC&q=1574 |access-date=22 January 2024 |language=en}}</ref>
* [[January 29]] &ndash; Off of the coast of the Netherlands, the [[Battle of the Scheldt (1574)|Battle of the Scheldt]] is fought between the Spanish Fleet and a combined Dutch and English fleet of ships. The Spanish Navy loses 15 ships and 1,200 men are killed, wounded or captured.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Watson|first1=Robert|title=The History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain|date=1839|publisher=Tegg}}</ref>
* [[February]] &ndash; The fifth [[French Wars of Religion|War of Religion]] against the [[Huguenot]]s begins in [[France]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Fifth war of Religion (1574-1576) |url=https://museeprotestant.org/en/notice/cinquieme-guerre-de-religion-1574-1576/ |website=museeprotestant.org |access-date=22 January 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Konnert |first1=Mark W. |title=Local Politics in the French Wars of Religion: The Towns of Champagne, the Duc de Guise, and the Catholic League, 1560–95 |date=15 May 2017 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-1-351-92159-6 |page=125 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ajneDgAAQBAJ&dq=fifth+war+huguenots+%22february+1574%22&pg=PA125 |access-date=22 January 2024 |language=en}}</ref>
* [[March 2]] &ndash; Swedish troops [[Siege of Wesenberg (1574)|attack Wesenberg Castle]] in [[Estonia]] and lose at least 1,000 men in attempting to capture it from the Russian Army.<ref name=Peterson>Gary Dean Peterson, ''Warrior Kings of Sweden: The Rise of an Empire in the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries'' (McFarland, 2007) pp. 91-93</ref>
* [[March 17]] &ndash; Within the Swedish Army, a fight between Scottish and German mercenaries is fought. By the end of the battle, several hundred Scots are dead, compared to 30 Germans.<ref name=Peterson/>