Explore the major historical events, famous births, and notable deaths that occurred in the year 1527. This year saw 11 significant events. 2 notable figures were born.
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 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
Ferdinand of Austria crowned as king of Bohemia
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...
Marburg University (German: Philipps-Universität Marburg) is a public research university located in Marburg, Germany.
Gustaaf I begins Reformation in Sweden, taking Catholic possessions
John Rut (fl. 1512 – 1528) was an English mariner, born in Essex, who was chosen by Henry VIII to command an expedition to North America in search of the Northwest Passage.
Ferdinand of Austria and Bohemia chosen as king of Hungary
Treaty of Schoonhoven: Henry of the Palatinate, Bishop of Utrecht, cedes lands to the Habsburgs in return for security help against resistant citizens
Flemish composer Adrian Willaert moves from Milan to Venice to begin is engagement as maestro di cappella of St. Mark's Basilica
Philip II of Spain is born
Maximilian II is born
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 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
Ferdinand of Austria crowned as king of Bohemia
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...
Marburg University (German: Philipps-Universität Marburg) is a public research university located in Marburg, Germany.
Gustaaf I begins Reformation in Sweden, taking Catholic possessions
John Rut (fl. 1512 – 1528) was an English mariner, born in Essex, who was chosen by Henry VIII to command an expedition to North America in search of the Northwest Passage.
Ferdinand of Austria and Bohemia chosen as king of Hungary
Treaty of Schoonhoven: Henry of the Palatinate, Bishop of Utrecht, cedes lands to the Habsburgs in return for security help against resistant citizens
Flemish composer Adrian Willaert moves from Milan to Venice to begin is engagement as maestro di cappella of St. Mark's Basilica