Saxony and Hesse form League of Gotha (league of Protestant princes)
Saxony and Hesse form League of Gotha (league of Protestant princes)
Saxony and Hesse form League of Gotha (league of Protestant princes)
Events Before
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
Events After
Croatian nobles elect Ferdinand I of Austria as King of Croatia in the Parliament on Cetin
The Kingdom of Croatia (Croatian: Kraljevina Hrvatska; Latin: Regnum Croatiae; Hungarian: Horvát Királyság, German: Königreich Kroatien) was part of the Lands of the Hungarian Crown, but was subject...
Spanish and German Imperial troops sack Rome, ending the Renaissance. Charles III, Duke of Bourbon is killed in the assa
Spanish and German Imperial troops sack Rome, ending the Renaissance. Charles III, Duke of Bourbon is killed in the assault removing any restraint for the victorious soldiers.
Pánfilo de Narváez departs Spain to explore Florida with five ships and 600 men; by 1536, only four men are still alive
Pánfilo de Narváez departs Spain to explore Florida with five ships and 600 men; by 1536, only four men are still alive
Ferdinand of Austria crowned as king of Bohemia
Ferdinand of Austria crowned as king of Bohemia
Florence becomes a republic
The Republic of Florence (Latin: Res publica Florentina; Old Italian: Republica di Fiorenza), known officially as the Florentine Republic, was a medieval and early modern state that was centered on...
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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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