Explore 47 historical events from 1520–1529.
Ashikaga Yoshitane , also known as Ashikaga Yoshiki , was the 10th shōgun of the Ashikaga shogunate who headed the shogunate first from 1490 to 1493 and then again from 1508 to 152…
Ashikaga Yoshitane, Japanese shōgun (born 1466)
John Jewel of Devon, England was Bishop of Salisbury from 1559 to 1571.
John Jewel, English bishop (died 1571)
Dirck Volckertszoon Coornhert, also known as Theodore Cornhert, was a Dutch writer, philosopher, translator, politician, theologian, and artist. Coornhert is often considered the F…
Dirck Coornhert, Dutch writer and scholar (died 1590)
The Spanish Empire, sometimes referred to as the Hispanic Monarchy or the Catholic Monarchy, was a colonial empire that existed between 1492 and 1976. In conjunction with the Portu…
A Spanish-Imperial army defeats French-Venetian army in the battle of Bicocca
The Italian War of 1521–1526, sometimes known as the Four Years' War, was a part of the Italian Wars. The war pitted Francis I of France and the Republic of Venice against the Holy…
Four Years' War: The combined forces of Spain and the Papal States defeated a French and Venetian army at the Battle of
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…
Trial of Martin Luther over his teachings begins during the assembly of the Diet of Worms
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…
Trial of Martin Luther begins its second day during the assembly of the Diet of Worms
The Battle of Villalar was a battle in the Revolt of the Comuneros fought on 23 April 1521 near the town of Villalar in Valladolid province, Spain. The royalist supporters of King …
Battle of Villalar: King Charles I of Spain defeats the Comuneros
Ignatius of Loyola, venerated as Saint Ignatius of Loyola, was a Spanish Catholic priest and theologian, who, with six companions, founded the religious order of the Society of Jes…
Ignatius of Loyola is seriously wounded in the Battle of Pampeluna
Peter Canisius was a Dutch Jesuit priest known for his strong support for the Catholic faith during the Protestant Reformation in Germany, Austria, Bohemia, Moravia, Switzerland an…
Peter Canisius, Dutch-Swiss priest and saint (died 1597)
The Zhengde Emperor, personal name Zhu Houzhao, was the 11th emperor of the Ming dynasty, reigning from 1505 to 1521. He succeeded his father, the Hongzhi Emperor.
Zhengde, Chinese emperor (born 1491)
Sebastian Brant was a German humanist and satirist. He is best known for his satire Das Narrenschiff.
Sebastian Brant, German author (born 1457)
The Battle of Mactan was fought on a beach in Mactan Island between Spanish forces led by the Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan along with local allies, and Lapulapu, the chie…
Battle of Mactan: Explorer Ferdinand Magellan is killed by natives in the Philippines led by chief Lapulapu
The Swedish War of Liberation, also known as Gustav Vasa's Rebellion and the Swedish War of Secession, was a significant historical event in Sweden. Gustav Vasa, a nobleman, led a …
Swedish War of Liberation: Swedish troops defeat a Danish force in the Battle of Västerås
Edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham was an English nobleman. He was the son of Henry Stafford, 2nd Duke of Buckingham and Katherine Woodville and nephew of Elizabeth Woodville …
Edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham, is executed for treason
The Diet of Worms of 1521 was an imperial diet of the Holy Roman Empire called by Emperor Charles V and conducted in the Imperial Free City of Worms. Martin Luther was summoned to …
The Diet of Worms ends when Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, issues the Edict of Worms, declaring Martin Luther an outlaw
Ferdinand Magellan was a Portuguese explorer best known for planning and leading the 1519–1522 Spanish expedition to the East Indies. During this expedition, he discovered the Stra…
Ferdinand Magellan, Portuguese sailor and explorer (born 1480)
Edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham was an English nobleman. He was the son of Henry Stafford, 2nd Duke of Buckingham and Katherine Woodville and nephew of Elizabeth Woodville …
Edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham, Welsh politician, Lord High Constable of England (born 1478)
Edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham was an English nobleman. He was the son of Henry Stafford, 2nd Duke of Buckingham and Katherine Woodville and nephew of Elizabeth Woodville …
Edward Stafford (pictured), whose father had been beheaded for rebelling against King Richard III of England, was himsel
The Revolt of the Comuneros was an uprising by citizens of Castile against the rule of Charles I and his administration between 1520 and 1521. At its height, the rebels controlled …
The Revolt of the Comuneros begins in Spain against the rule of Charles V
Hernán Cortés, 1st Marquis of the Valley of Oaxaca was a Spanish conquistador, military commander, explorer, captain general, and writer who led an expedition that caused the fall …
Hernan Cortés defeats Pánfilo de Narváez, sent by Spain to punish him for insubordination
The Massacre in the Great Temple, also called the Toxcatl Massacre, or the Alvarado Massacre, was an event on 22 May 1520, in the Mexica, also known as the Aztec, capital of Tenoch…
The massacre at the festival of Tóxcatl takes place during the Fall of Tenochtitlan, resulting in turning the Aztecs aga
The Revolt of the Comuneros was an uprising by citizens of Castile against the rule of Charles I and his administration between 1520 and 1521. At its height, the rebels controlled …
A revolt of citizens in Toledo, Castile, opposed to the rule of the foreign-born Charles I began when the royal governme