1569 ( MDLXIX ) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar , the 1569th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 569th year of the 2nd?millennium , the 69th year of the 16th?century , and the 10th and last year of the 1560s decade. As of the start of 1569, the Gregorian calendar was 10 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which was the dominant calendar of the time.