1535
Catherine of Saxe-Lauenburg (born 1513)
Catherine of Saxe-Lauenburg was Queen of Sweden as the first wife of Gustav I from 1531 until her death in 1535.
Catherine of Saxe-Lauenburg (born 1513)
The 1530s
Explore 179 historical events from 1530–1539.
1535
Sun dogs were observed over Stockholm, Sweden, inspiring Vädersolstavlan, the oldest coloured depiction of the city
A sun dog or mock sun, also called a parhelion in atmospheric science, is an atmospheric optical phenomenon that consists of a bright spot to one or both sides of the Sun. Two sun …
Sun dogs were observed over Stockholm, Sweden, inspiring Vädersolstavlan, the oldest coloured depiction of the city
1534
Jacques Cartier visits Newfoundland
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 visits Newfoundland
1534
Jacques Cartier is the first European to describe and map the Saint Lawrence River
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 is the first European to describe and map the Saint Lawrence River
1534
Jacques Cartier is the first European to reach Prince Edward Island
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 is the first European to reach Prince Edward Island
1534
Christian III is elected King of Denmark and Norway in the town of Rye.
The election of Christian III as king of Denmark on 4 July 1534 was a landmark event for all of Denmark, and also had an effect on Norway's future relation with Denmark. It took pl…
Christian III is elected King of Denmark and Norway in the town of Rye.
1534
Jacques Cartier makes his first contact with aboriginal peoples in what is now Canada.
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 makes his first contact with aboriginal peoples in what is now Canada.
1534
French explorer Jacques Cartier plants a cross on the Gaspé Peninsula and takes possession of the territory in the…
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 plants a cross on the Gaspé Peninsula and takes possession of the territory in the…
1534
Ignatius of Loyola and six classmates take initial vows, leading to the creation of the Society of Jesus in September…
Ignatius of Loyola, venerated as Saint Ignatius of Loyola, was a Spanish Basque Catholic priest and theologian, who, with six companions, founded the religious order of the Society…
Ignatius of Loyola and six classmates take initial vows, leading to the creation of the Society of Jesus in September…
1534
William Harrison, English clergyman (died 1593)
William Harrison was an English clergyman, whose Description of England was produced as part of the publishing venture of a group of London stationers who produced Raphael Holinshe…
William Harrison, English clergyman (died 1593)
1534
Oda Nobunaga, Japanese warlord (died 1582)
Oda Nobunaga was a Japanese samurai and daimyō and one of the leading figures of the Sengoku and Azuchi-Momoyama periods. He was the Tenka-bito and regarded as the first "Great U…
Oda Nobunaga, Japanese warlord (died 1582)
1534
Frederick II of Denmark (died 1588)
Frederick II was King of Denmark and Norway and Duke of Schleswig and Holstein from 1559 until his death in 1588.
Frederick II of Denmark (died 1588)
1534
Myeongjong of Joseon, Ruler of Korea (died 1567)
Myeongjong, personal name Yi Hwan, was the 13th monarch of Joseon. His father was King Jungjong and his mother was Queen Munjeong, the elder sister of Yun Won-hyeong. He ascended t…
Myeongjong of Joseon, Ruler of Korea (died 1567)
1534
Anti-Catholic posters appear in Paris and other cities supporting Huldrych Zwingli's position on the Mass.
The Affair of the Placards was an incident in which anti-Catholic posters appeared in public places in Paris and in four major provincial cities, Blois, Rouen, Tours and Orléans, …
Anti-Catholic posters appear in Paris and other cities supporting Huldrych Zwingli's position on the Mass.
1534
Zacharius Ursinus, German theologian (died 1583)
Zacharias Ursinus was a German Reformed theologian and Protestant reformer. He became the leading theologian of the Reformed Protestant movement of the Palatinate, serving both at …
Zacharius Ursinus, German theologian (died 1583)
1534
Nicholas Pieck, Dutch Franciscan friar and martyr (died 1572)
Nicholas Pieck, O.F.M., "Nicolaas" or "Claes Pieck" in Dutch, was a Franciscan friar who was one of a group of Catholic clergy and lay brothers, the Martyrs of Gorkum, who were exe…
Nicholas Pieck, Dutch Franciscan friar and martyr (died 1572)
1534
Guru Ram Das, fourth Sikh Guru (died 1581)
Guru Ram Das, sometimes spelled as Guru Ramdas, was the fourth of the ten Sikh gurus. He was born to a family based in Lahore. His birth name was Jetha, and he was orphaned at age …
Guru Ram Das, fourth Sikh Guru (died 1581)
1534
Elizabeth Barton, English nun and martyr (born 1506)
Elizabeth Barton, known as "The Nun of Kent", "The Holy Maid of London", "The Holy Maid of Kent" and later "The Mad Maid of Kent", was an English Catholic nun. She was executed as …
Elizabeth Barton, English nun and martyr (born 1506)
1534
Juana de la Cruz Vazquez Gutierrez, Spanish Roman Catholic nun and venerable (born 1481)
Juana de la Cruz Vázquez y Gutiérrez, TOR,, was a Spanish abbess of the Franciscan Third Order Regular. Known to be a mystic, she was authorized to preach publicly, an extraordinar…
Juana de la Cruz Vazquez Gutierrez, Spanish Roman Catholic nun and venerable (born 1481)
1534
Thomas Cajetan, Italian cardinal and philosopher (born 1470)
Thomas Cajetan, also known as Gaetanus or Cajetanus, commonly Tommaso de Vio or Thomas de Vio, was an Italian philosopher, theologian, the Master of the Order of Preachers 1508 to …
Thomas Cajetan, Italian cardinal and philosopher (born 1470)
1534
Philippe Villiers de L'Isle-Adam, 44th Grandmaster of the Knights Hospitaller (born 1464)
Fra' Philippe de Villiers de L'Isle-Adam was a prominent member of the Knights Hospitaller at Rhodes and later Malta. Having risen to the position of Prior of the Langue of Auvergn…
Philippe Villiers de L'Isle-Adam, 44th Grandmaster of the Knights Hospitaller (born 1464)
1534
Michael Glinski, Lithuanian prince (born c. 1470)
Michael Lvovich Glinski or Glinsky was a noble from the Grand Duchy of Lithuania of distant Tatar extraction, who was also a tutor of his grand-nephew, Ivan the Terrible.
Michael Glinski, Lithuanian prince (born c. 1470)
1534
Pope Clement VII (born 1478)
Pope Clement VII was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 19 November 1523 to his death on 25 September 1534. Deemed "the most unfortunate of the popes", …
Pope Clement VII (born 1478)
1533
The marriage of King Henry VIII to Catherine of Aragon is declared null and void
Henry VIII was King of England and Lord of Ireland from 22 April 1509, and King of Ireland from 18 June 1542, until his death in 1547.
The marriage of King Henry VIII to Catherine of Aragon is declared null and void