The world in

1596

14 figures alive across 8 dynasties.

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1398 BC2891975

Austrian Habsburgs
3 figures
- Rudolf IIReigning
  Age 44 · 1552 – 1612
- Matthias
  Age 39 · 1557 – 1619
- Ferdinand II
  Age 18 · 1578 – 1637
Bagrationi
3 figures
- Simon I of Kartli
  Age 59 · 1537 – 1611
- Rostom of Kartli
  Age 31 · 1565 – 1658
- Luarsab II of Kartli
  Age 4 · 1592 – 1622
Mughal Empire
2 figures
- Akbar the Great
  Age 54 · 1542 – 1605
- Shah Jahan
  Age 4 · 1592 – 1666
Spanish Habsburgs
2 figures
- Philip II of Spain
  Age 69 · 1527 – 1598
- Philip III of Spain
  Age 18 · 1578 – 1621
House of Romanov
1 figure
- Michael I
  Age 0 · 1596 – 1645
Stuart
1 figure
- James VI and I
  Age 30 · 1566 – 1625
Tokugawa Shogunate
1 figure
- Tokugawa Ieyasu
  Age 53 · 1543 – 1616
Tudor
1 figure
- Elizabeth IReigning
  Age 63 · 1533 – 1603

Events near 1596

Union of the Crownsb. 1603
Defeat of the Spanish Armadab. 1588
Execution of Mary, Queen of Scotsb. 1587
Defenestration of Pragueb. 1618