Emperor Charles I bans German national synode
Emperor Charles I bans German national synode
Emperor Charles I bans German national synode
Events Before
Gustav Vasa is elected King of Sweden, ending the Kalmar Union
The Kalmar Union was a personal union in Scandinavia, agreed at Kalmar in Sweden as designed by Queen Margaret of Denmark.
Christian II is forced to abdicate as King of Denmark and Norway
Christian II is forced to abdicate as King of Denmark and Norway
Sermon of Constance: Zwingli defends 67 theses
Sermon of Constance: Zwingli defends 67 theses
Danish prince and later King Christian III arrives in Veere, Zeeland
Danish prince and later King Christian III arrives in Veere, Zeeland
Frisian rebel leader Jancko Douwama arrested
Frisian rebel leader Jancko Douwama arrested
Events After
Swiss Anabaptist movement is born when Conrad Grebel, Felix Manz, George Blaurock, and a dozen others baptize one anothe
Swiss Anabaptist movement is born when Conrad Grebel, Felix Manz, George Blaurock, and a dozen others baptize one another in the home of Manz's mother in Zürich, breaking a thousand-year tradition of church-state union
Battle of Pavia: Holy Roman Emperor Charles V's troops defeat the French, killing or wounding 5,000 and capturing French
Battle of Pavia: Holy Roman Emperor Charles V's troops defeat the French, killing or wounding 5,000 and capturing French King Francis I
Theologian and excommunicated priest Martin Luther (41) weds ex-nun Katharina von Bora (26), against the celibacy rule d
Theologian and excommunicated priest Martin Luther (41) weds ex-nun Katharina von Bora (26), against the celibacy rule decreed by the Roman Catholic Church for priests and nuns
Parliament of Paris begins persecuting Protestants
Parliament of Paris begins persecuting Protestants
Church reformer John Pistorius is captured in The Hague
Church reformer John Pistorius is captured in The Hague
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Croatian nobles elect Ferdinand I of Austria as King of Croatia in the Parliament on Cetin
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Martin Luther is excommunicated by Pope Leo X from the Roman Catholic Church for refusing to recant parts of his Ninety-
Martin Luther is excommunicated by Pope Leo X from the Roman Catholic Church for refusing to recant parts of his Ninety-Five Theses, which started the Protestant Reformation
Gustav I of Sweden is crowned King of Sweden, rules for 37 years, and becomes known as the "father of the nation"
Gustav I of Sweden is crowned King of Sweden, rules for 37 years, and becomes known as the "father of the nation"
Charles V and Francis I sign the Treaty of Madrid, forcing Francis to renounce his claims to Burgundy, Italy, and Flande
Charles V and Francis I sign the Treaty of Madrid, forcing Francis to renounce his claims to Burgundy, Italy, and Flanders
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