mathematician (b. 1522) February 23 Andrea Cesalpino, Italian philosopher, physician, and botanist (b. 1519) Franciscus Vieta, French mathematician (b. 1540) February 26 – Maria of Austria, Holy Roman Empress, spouse of Maximilian II (b. 1528) March 14 – Ulrich, Duke of Mecklenburg-Güstrow (1555–1603) (b. 1527) March 22 – Robert Seton, 1st Earl of Winton, Scottish peer who supported Mary, Queen of Scots (b. 1553) March 24 – Queen Elizabeth I of England (b. 1533) March 25 – Ikoma Chikamasa, Japanese warlord (b. 1526) April–June April 4 – Aegidius Hunnius, German theologian (b. 1550) April 25 – George Frederick, Margrave of Brandenburg-Ansbach (b. 1539) May 4 Juraj IV Zrinski, Count of Croatia (b. 1549) Stephan Praetorius, German theologian (b. 1536) May 14 – Magnus II, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg, German duke (b. 1543) June – Baldassare Donato, Italian composer and singer (b. 1525) June 2 Tanneke Sconyncx, Alleged Flemish witch (b. 1560) Bernard of Wąbrzeźno, Roman Catholic priest and a Benedictine monk from the Benedictine Abbey in Lubiń (b. 1575) June 27 – Jan Dymitr Solikowski, Polish archbishop, writer, and diplomat (b. 1539) July–September July 4 – Philippe de Monte, Flemish composer (b. 1521) July 10 – Joan Terès i Borrull, viceroy of Catalonia (b. 1538) July 11 – Richard Drake, English courtier (b. 1535) July 17 János Jacobinus, Hungarian politician (b. 1574) Mózes Székely, Hungarian noble (b. 1553) July 23 – Santi di Tito, Italian painter (b. 1536) August 1 – Matthew Browne, English politician (b. 1563) August 2 – John Townshend, English politician (b. 1568) August 16 – Silvio Antoniano, Italian Catholic cardinal (b. 1540) August 25 Ahmad al-Mansur, Sultan of the Saadi Dynasty (b. 1549) Jan Zborowski, Polish noble (b. 1538) August 26 – Thomas Drury, English government informer and swindler (b. 1551) September 1 – Barnim X, Duke of Pomerania-Stettin (1569–1603) (b. 1549) September 9 – George Carey, 2nd Baron Hunsdon, English politician (b. 1547) September 19 – Matsudaira Iemoto, Japanese samurai (b. 1548) October–December October – Ralph Lane, English explorer (b. 1530) October 6 – Jakob Monau, Polish writer and linguist (b. 1546) October 18 – Edward Stafford, 3rd Baron Stafford, English baron (b. 1535) October 23 – Johann Wanning, Dutch composer, kapellmeister, and singer (b. 1537) October 26 – Otto II, Duke of Brunswick-Harburg (1549–1603) (b. 1528) October 27 – Irina Godunova, Russian tsarina (b. 1557) November 12 – John VII, Count of Oldenburg (1573–1603) and