The 1530s

1536 490 years ago

Jacques Cartier, navigator and explorer, returns home to St. Malo after claiming Stadacona (Quebec), Hochelaga…

Jacques Cartier was a French maritime explorer from Brittany. Jacques Cartier was the first European to describe and map the Gulf of Saint Lawrence and the shores of the Saint Lawr…

Jacques Cartier, navigator and explorer, returns home to St. Malo after claiming Stadacona (Quebec), Hochelaga…

1536 490 years ago

Buddhist monks from Kyoto, Japan's Enryaku-ji temple set fire to 21 Nichiren temples throughout Kyoto in what will be…

Kyoto, officially Kyoto City , is the capital city of Kyoto Prefecture in the Kansai region of Japan's largest and most populous island of Honshu. As of 2020, the city had a popula…

Buddhist monks from Kyoto, Japan's Enryaku-ji temple set fire to 21 Nichiren temples throughout Kyoto in what will be…

1536 490 years ago

Stephan Praetorius, German theologian (died 1603)

Stephan Praetorius was a German Lutheran theologian and pastor.

Stephan Praetorius, German theologian (died 1603)

1536 490 years ago

George Boleyn, 2nd Viscount Rochford, English courtier and diplomat, Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports (born 1504)

George Boleyn, Viscount Rochford was an English courtier and nobleman who played a prominent role in the politics of the early 1530s as the brother of Anne Boleyn, second wife of K…

George Boleyn, 2nd Viscount Rochford, English courtier and diplomat, Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports (born 1504)

1536 490 years ago

William Brereton, English courtier (born 1487)

William Brereton, c. 1487/1490 – 17 May 1536, was a member of a prominent Cheshire family who served as a courtier to Henry VIII. In May 1536, Brereton was accused of committing ad…

William Brereton, English courtier (born 1487)

1536 490 years ago

Henry Norris, English courtier (born 1482)

Henry Norris was an English courtier who was Groom of the Stool in the privy chamber of King Henry VIII. While a close servant of the King, he also supported the faction in court l…

Henry Norris, English courtier (born 1482)

1536 490 years ago

Anne Boleyn, Queen of England (1533–1536); second wife of Henry VIII of England

Anne Boleyn was Queen of England from 1533 to 1536, as the second wife of King Henry VIII. The circumstances of her marriage and execution, by beheading for treason, made her a key…

Anne Boleyn, Queen of England (1533–1536); second wife of Henry VIII of England

1536 490 years ago

Francesco Berni, Italian poet (born 1498)

Francesco Berni was an Italian poet. He is credited for beginning what is now known as "Bernesque poetry", a serio-comedic type of poetry with elements of satire.

Francesco Berni, Italian poet (born 1498)

1536 490 years ago

Desiderius Erasmus, Dutch priest and philosopher (born 1466)

Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus, commonly known in English as Erasmus of Rotterdam or simply Erasmus, was a Dutch humanist, Catholic theologian, and pioneering philologist and educa…

Desiderius Erasmus, Dutch priest and philosopher (born 1466)

1536 490 years ago

Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Richmond and Somerset, English politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (born 1519)

Henry FitzRoy, Duke of Richmond and Somerset was the son of King Henry VIII of England and his mistress Elizabeth Blount, and the only child born out of wedlock whom Henry acknowle…

Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Richmond and Somerset, English politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (born 1519)

1536 490 years ago

Francis III, Duke of Brittany, Dauphin of France, Brother of Henry II (born 1518)

Francis III was Dauphin of France and, after 1524, Duke of Brittany. Francis and his brother, Henry, were exchanged as hostages for their father, Francis I, who had been captured a…

Francis III, Duke of Brittany, Dauphin of France, Brother of Henry II (born 1518)

1536 490 years ago

Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire: Sapa Inca emperor Manco Inca Yupanqui's army began a ten-month siege of Cusco

The Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire, also known as the Conquest of Peru, was one of the most important campaigns in the Spanish colonization of the Americas. After years of pre…

Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire: Sapa Inca emperor Manco Inca Yupanqui's army began a ten-month siege of Cusco

1536 490 years ago

Jane Seymour, a former lady-in-waiting, married King Henry VIII, becoming the queen consort of England

Jane Seymour was Queen of England as the third wife of King Henry VIII from their marriage on 30 May 1536 until her death the next year. She became queen following the execution of…

Jane Seymour, a former lady-in-waiting, married King Henry VIII, becoming the queen consort of England

1535

French explorer Jacques Cartier sets sail on his second voyage to North America with three ships, 110 men, and Chief Don

Jacques Cartier was a French maritime explorer from Brittany. Jacques Cartier was the first European to describe and map the Gulf of Saint Lawrence and the shores of the Saint Lawr…

French explorer Jacques Cartier sets sail on his second voyage to North America with three ships, 110 men, and Chief Don

1535

The Anabaptist state of Münster is conquered and disbanded

Anabaptism is a Christian movement which traces its origins to the Radical Reformation in the 16th century. Anabaptists believe that baptism is valid only when candidates freely co…

The Anabaptist state of Münster is conquered and disbanded

1535

Alessandro Allori, Italian painter (died 1607)

Alessandro di Cristofano di Lorenzo del Bronzino Allori was an Italian painter of the late Mannerist Florentine school.

Alessandro Allori, Italian painter (died 1607)

1535

Pope Leo XI (died 1605)

Pope Leo XI, born Alessandro di Ottaviano de' Medici, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 1 April 1605 to his death, on 27 April 1605. His pontificat…

Pope Leo XI (died 1605)

1535

Leonhard Rauwolf, German physician and botanist (died 1596)

Leonhard Rauwolf was a German physician, botanist, and traveller. His main notability arises from a trip he made through the Levant and Mesopotamia in 1573–75. The motive of the tr…

Leonhard Rauwolf, German physician and botanist (died 1596)

1535

Joanna of Austria, Princess of Portugal (died 1573)

Joanna of Austria was an Infanta of Spain by birth and Princess of Portugal by marriage to João Manuel, Prince of Portugal. She served as regent of Spain for her brother Philip II …

Joanna of Austria, Princess of Portugal (died 1573)

1535

Combined forces loyal to Charles V attack and expel the Ottomans from Tunis during the Conquest of Tunis

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…

Combined forces loyal to Charles V attack and expel the Ottomans from Tunis during the Conquest of Tunis

1535

Diego de Almagro leaves the recently conquered Inca capital of Cuzco to lead an expedition to Chile.

Diego de Almagro, also known as El Adelantado and El Viejo, was a Spanish conquistador known for his exploits and killings in western South America. He participated with Francisco …

Diego de Almagro leaves the recently conquered Inca capital of Cuzco to lead an expedition to Chile.

1535

With the papal bull Eius qui immobilis, Pope Paul III excommunicates King Henry VIII of England from the Catholic…

A papal bull is a type of public decree, letters patent, or charter issued by the pope of the Catholic Church. It is named after the leaden seal (bulla) traditionally appended to a…

With the papal bull Eius qui immobilis, Pope Paul III excommunicates King Henry VIII of England from the Catholic…

1535

García Hurtado de Mendoza, 5th Marquis of Cañete, Royal Governor of Chile (died 1609)

García Hurtado de Mendoza y Manrique, 5th Marquis of Cañete was a Spanish Governor of Chile, and later Viceroy of Peru. He is often known simply as "Marquis of Cañete". Belonging t…

García Hurtado de Mendoza, 5th Marquis of Cañete, Royal Governor of Chile (died 1609)

1535

Katarina Stenbock, queen of Gustav I of Sweden (died 1621)

Catherine Stenbock was Queen of Sweden from 1552 to 1560 as the third and last wife of King Gustav I.

Katarina Stenbock, queen of Gustav I of Sweden (died 1621)