Explore 97 historical events from 1520–1529.
Charles III de Bourbon, comte de Montpensier, then duc de Bourbon was a French military commander, governor, prince of the royal blood and rebel during the early Italian Wars. The …
Charles III, Duke of Bourbon, Count of Montpensier and Dauphin of Auvergne (born 1490)
Niccolò di Bernardo dei Machiavelli was a Florentine diplomat, author, philosopher, and historian who lived during the Italian Renaissance. He is best known for his political treat…
Niccolò Machiavelli, Italian historian and author (born 1469)
Rodrigo de Bastidas was a Spanish conquistador and explorer who mapped the northern coast of South America, discovered Panama, and founded the city of Santa Marta.
Rodrigo de Bastidas, Spanish explorer, founded the city of Santa Marta (born 1460)
The Lodi dynasty was an Afghan royal family that ruled the Sultanate of Delhi from 1451 to 1526. It was the fifth and final dynasty of the Delhi Sultanate, and was founded by Bahlu…
The last ruler of the Lodi dynasty, Ibrahim Lodi, is defeated and killed by Babur in the First Battle of Panipat
Elisabeth Brooke was an English courtier and noblewoman. She was the eldest daughter of George Brooke, 9th Baron Cobham of Kent and Anne Braye. Her relationship with William Parr, …
Elisabeth Parr, Marchioness of Northampton (died 1565)
Elizabeth of Austria was Queen of Poland and Grand Duchess of Lithuania by marriage. She was the eldest of fifteen children of Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor, and his wife Anne of…
Elizabeth of Austria, Polish noble (died 1545)
Emperor Go-Kashiwabara was the 104th emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. He reigned from November 16, 1500, to May 19, 1526. His personal name was …
Emperor Go-Kashiwabara of Japan (born 1464)
John de Vere, 14th Earl of Oxford was an English peer and landowner.
John de Vere, 14th Earl of Oxford, English peer, landowner, and Lord Great Chamberlain of England (born 1499)
The Loaísa expedition was an early 16th-century Spanish voyage of discovery to the Pacific Ocean, commanded by García Jofre de Loaísa and ordered by King Charles I of Spain to colo…
García Jofre de Loaísa, Spanish explorer (born 1490)
Ibrahim Khan Lodi was the last Sultan of the Delhi Sultanate, who became Sultan in 1517 after the death of his father Sikandar Khan. He was the last ruler of the Lodi dynasty, reig…
Ibrahim Khan Lodi, the last ruler of the Lodi dynasty, was defeated and killed by Babur at the First Battle of Panipat,
An insurgency is a violent, armed rebellion by small, lightly armed bands who practice guerrilla warfare against a larger authority. The key descriptive feature of insurgency is it…
Insurgent peasants led by Anabaptist pastor Thomas Müntzer were defeated at the Battle of Frankenhausen, ending the Germ
The 1525 Bayham Abbey riot was a civil disturbance on 4 June 1525 in Kent, England. It was instigated by local residents near Bayham Abbey in protest against the closure of the Abb…
1525 Bayham Abbey riot; Villagers from Kent and Sussex, England riot and occupy Bayham Old Abbey for a week in protest a
Martin Luther was a German priest, theologian, author, hymnwriter, professor, and former Augustinian friar. Luther was the seminal figure of the Protestant Reformation, and his the…
Martin Luther marries Katharina von Bora, against the celibacy rule decreed by the Roman Catholic Church for priests and
Peter Agricola was a German Renaissance humanist, educator, classical scholar and theologian, diplomat and statesman, disciple of Martin Luther, friend and collaborator of Philipp …
Peter Agricola, German humanist, theologian, diplomat and statesman (died 1585)
Frederick III, also known as Frederick the Wise, was Prince-elector of Saxony from 1486 to 1525, who is mostly remembered for the protection given to his subject Martin Luther, the…
Frederick III, Elector of Saxony (born 1463)
Thomas Müntzer was a German preacher and theologian of the early Reformation whose opposition to both Martin Luther and the Catholic Church led to his open defiance of late-feudal …
Thomas Müntzer, German mystic and theologian (born 1488)
Sir Richard Wingfield KG of Kimbolton Castle was an influential courtier and diplomat in the early years of the Tudor dynasty of England which included being England's Ambassador t…
Richard Wingfield, English courtier and diplomat, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (born 1426)
Martin Luther was a German priest, theologian, author, hymnwriter, professor, and former Augustinian friar. Luther was the seminal figure of the Protestant Reformation, and his the…
Martin Luther married Katharina von Bora, beginning the practice of clerical marriage in Protestantism
Giovanni da Verrazzano was an Italian explorer from the Republic of Florence, best known for his expedition to North America. He led most of his later missions, including the one t…
Giovanni da Verrazzano reaches New York harbor
Pierre Terrail, seigneur de Bayard was a French knight and military leader at the transition between the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, generally known as the Chevalier de Bayard…
Pierre Terrail, seigneur de Bayard, French soldier (born 1473)
Richard Grey, 3rd Earl of Kent KG was an English peer.
Richard Grey, 3rd Earl of Kent, English peer (born 1481)
Ismail I was the founder and first shah of Safavid Iran, ruling from 1501 until his death in 1524. His reign is one of the most vital in the history of Iran, and the Safavid era is…
Ismail I, First Emperor of Safavid Empire (born 1487)
Thomas Howard, 2nd Duke of Norfolk, styled Earl of Surrey from 1483 to 1485 and again from 1489 to 1514, was an English nobleman, soldier and statesman who served four monarchs. He…
Thomas Howard, 2nd Duke of Norfolk, English soldier and politician, Lord High Treasurer (born 1443)
Diego Velázquez de Cuéllar was a Spanish conquistador and adelantado who was first governor of Cuba. In 1511 he led the successful conquest and colonization of Cuba. As the first g…
Diego Velázquez de Cuéllar, Spanish conquistador (born 1465)