Explore 54 historical events from 1510–1519.
The Reinheitsgebot is a series of regulations limiting the ingredients in beer in Germany and the states of the former Holy Roman Empire. The best known version of the law was ad…
The Munich Reinheitsgebot (regarding the ingredients of beer) takes effect in all of Bavaria
Antoine, sometimes called Antoine of Bourbon, was King of Navarre from 1555 until his death in 1562 as the husband and co-ruler of Queen Jeanne III. He was the first monarch of the…
Antoine of Navarre (died 1562)
The Prince of Anhua rebellion, or the Prince of Anhua's uprising, refers to the uprising led by Zhu Zhifan, Prince of Anhua, against the reigning Ming emperor, Zhengde Emperor, and…
The Prince of Anhua rebellion begins when Zhu Zhifan kills all the officials invited to a banquet and declares his inten
Georg Fabricius was a Protestant German poet, historian and archaeologist who wrote in Latin during the German Renaissance.
Georg Fabricius, German poet, historian, and archaeologist (died 1571)
The Trần Cao rebellion in 1516 is a rebellion in 16th century Vietnam, led by Trần Cao against the Lê dynasty and is regarded as an important factor leading to the collapse of the …
A group of imperial guards, led by Trịnh Duy Sản, murdered Emperor Lê Tương Dực and fled, leaving the capital Thăng Long
Tabin-shwë-hti, also called Black Tongue (လျှာနက်မင်း), was King of Burma from 1530 to 1550, and the founder of the First Toungoo Empire. His military campaigns (1534–1549) created…
Tabinshwehti, Burmese king (died 1550)
Conquistadors or conquistadores were Spanish and Portuguese conquerors who explored, traded with, and colonized many parts of the Americas, Africa, Asia, and Oceania during the Age…
Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés establishes a settlement at Veracruz, Mexico
Şehzade Ahmed was a Şehzade (prince) of the Ottoman Empire, the eldest surviving son of Sultan Bayezid II. He fought against his younger brother, Selim, in the Ottoman Civil War of…
Şehzade Ahmet, Ottoman prince (born 1465)
Edmund de la Pole, 3rd Duke of Suffolk, 6th Earl of Suffolk, KG, Duke of Suffolk, was an English nobleman and soldier. The son of John de la Pole, 2nd Duke of Suffolk and his wife …
Edmund de la Pole, Yorkist pretender to the English throne, is executed on the orders of Henry VIII
Bona Sforza was Queen of Poland and Grand Duchess of Lithuania as the second wife of Sigismund the Old, and Duchess of Bari and Rossano by her own right. She was a surviving member…
Bona Sforza is crowned as queen consort of Poland
Girolamo Mei was an Italian historian and humanist, famous in music history for providing the intellectual impetus to the Florentine Camerata, which attempted to revive ancient Gre…
Girolamo Mei, Italian historian and theorist (died 1594)
Andrea Cesalpino was a Florentine physician, philosopher and botanist.
Andrea Cesalpino, Italian philosopher, physician, and botanist (died 1603)
Cosimo I de' Medici was the second and last duke of Florence from 1537 until 1569, when he became the first grand duke of Tuscany, a title he held until his death. Cosimo I succeed…
Cosimo I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (died 1574)
Henry FitzRoy, Duke of Richmond and Somerset was the son of Henry VIII of England and his mistress Elizabeth Blount, and the only child born out of wedlock whom Henry acknowledged.…
Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Richmond and Somerset, English politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (died 1536)
Conquistadors or conquistadores were Spanish and Portuguese conquerors who explored, traded with, and colonized many parts of the Americas, Africa, Asia, and Oceania during the Age…
Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés establishes a settlement at Veracruz, Mexico
Charles V was Holy Roman Emperor and Archduke of Austria from 1519 to 1556, King of Spain from 1516 to 1556, King of Sicily and Naples from 1516 to 1554, and also Lord of the Nethe…
Charles V is elected Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire
Zhu Chenhao was a prince of the Ming dynasty, being a fifth-generation descendant of Zhu Quan, the seventeenth son of the founder and first emperor of the dynasty, the Hongwu Emper…
Zhu Chenhao declares the Ming dynasty's Zhengde Emperor a usurper, beginning the Prince of Ning rebellion, and leads…
Theodore Beza was a French Calvinist Protestant theologian, reformer and scholar who played an important role in the Protestant Reformation. He was a disciple of John Calvin and li…
Theodore Beza, French theologian and scholar (died 1605)
Pope Innocent IX, born Giovanni Antonio Facchinetti, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 29 October to 30 December 1591.
Pope Innocent IX (died 1591)
Lorenzo di Piero de' Medici was the ruler of Florence from 1516 until his death in 1519. He was also Duke of Urbino during the same period. A scion of the Medici, his wealth and po…
Lorenzo de' Medici, duke of Urbino (born 1492)
Lucrezia Borgia was an Italian noblewoman of the House of Borgia who was the illegitimate daughter of Pope Alexander VI and Vannozza dei Cattanei. She was a former governor of Spol…
Lucrezia Borgia, Italian wife of Alfonso I d'Este, Duke of Ferrara (born 1480)
Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci was an Italian polymath of the High Renaissance who was active as a painter, draughtsman, engineer, scientist, theorist, sculptor, and architect. Whi…
Leonardo da Vinci, Italian painter, sculptor, and architect (born 1452)
Zhu Chenhao was a prince of the Ming dynasty, being a fifth-generation descendant of Zhu Quan, the seventeenth son of the founder and first emperor of the dynasty, the Hongwu Emper…
Zhu Chenhao declared Ming emperor Zhengde to be a usurper, beginning the Prince of Ning rebellion.
Bona Sforza was Queen of Poland and Grand Duchess of Lithuania as the second wife of Sigismund the Old, and Duchess of Bari and Rossano by her own right. She was a surviving member…
Bona Sforza is crowned as queen consort of Poland
Li Shizhen, courtesy name Dongbi, was a Chinese acupuncturist, herbalist, naturalist, pharmacologist, physician, and writer of the Ming dynasty. He is the author of a 27-year work,…
Li Shizhen, Chinese physician and mineralogist (died 1593)
Antoine, sometimes called Antoine of Bourbon, was King of Navarre from 1555 until his death in 1562 as the husband and co-ruler of Queen Jeanne III. He was the first monarch of the…
Antoine of Navarre (died 1562)
Emperor Ōgimachi was the 106th Emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. He reigned from November 17, 1557, to his abdication on December 17, 1586, corre…
Emperor Ōgimachi of Japan (died 1593)
Rembert Dodoens was a Flemish physician and botanist, also known under his Latinized name Rembertus Dodonaeus. He has been called the father of botany. The standard author abbrevia…
Rembert Dodoens, Flemish physician and botanist (died 1585)
Odet de Coligny was a French aristocrat, cardinal, Bishop-elect of Beauvais, Peer of France, and member of the French Royal Council. From 1534 he was usually referred to as the Car…
Odet de Coligny, French cardinal (died 1571)
Frances Grey, Duchess of Suffolk, was an English noblewoman. She was the second child and eldest daughter of King Henry VIII's younger sister, Princess Mary, and Charles Brandon, 1…
Frances Grey, Duchess of Suffolk, English duchess (died 1559)
The Trần Cao rebellion in 1516 is a rebellion in 16th century Vietnam, led by Trần Cao against the Lê dynasty and is regarded as an important factor leading to the collapse of the …
A group of imperial guards, led by Trịnh Duy Sản, murdered Emperor Lê Tương Dực and fled, leaving the capital Thăng Long
Tabin-shwë-hti, also called Black Tongue (လျှာနက်မင်း), was King of Burma from 1530 to 1550, and the founder of the First Toungoo Empire. His military campaigns (1534–1549) created…
Tabinshwehti, Burmese king (died 1550)
Georg Fabricius was a Protestant German poet, historian and archaeologist who wrote in Latin during the German Renaissance.
Georg Fabricius, German poet, historian, and archaeologist (died 1571)
Yang Jisheng was a Chinese court official of the Ming dynasty who held multiple posts during the reign of the Jiajing Emperor. He is remembered as a political opponent of Yan Song,…
Yang Jisheng, Ming dynasty official and Confucian martyr (died 1555)