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16th Century Timeline
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1. Leonardo da Vinci dies of natural causes at May 2.
1536
1507
1519
1536
2. German Peasants' War in the Holy Roman Empire.
1557
1524
1525
1519
3. Charles I of Spain becomes Emperor of Holy Roman Empire as Charles V - Holy Roman Emperor (ruled until 1556).
1566
1519
1576
1513
4. Russia conquers the Khanate of Kazan.
1598
1552
1558
1506
5. War resumes between Francis I of France and Emperor Charles V. This time Henry VIII is allied to the Emperor - while James V of Scotland and Sultan Suleiman I are allied to the French.
1531
1503
1529
1542
6. King Afonso I of Kongo wins the battle of Mbanza Kongo - resulting in Catholicism becoming Kongo's state religion.
1506
1562
1537
1556
7. Philippines encountered by Ferdinand Magellan. He was later killed in battle in central Philippines in the same year.
1521
1580
1503
1592
8. Oda Nobunaga finally captures Nagashima fortress.
1554
1551
1575
1564
9. Giordano Bruno is burned at the stake for heresy in Rome.
1560
1519
1545
1600
10. Jiajing Emperor ascended the throne of Ming Dynasty.
1521
1512
1500
1504
11. Michelangelo returns to his native Florence to begin work on the statue David.
1591
1501
1513
1572
12. The Hospitallers defeat the Ottoman Empire at the Siege of Malta (1565).
1517
1500
1564
1565
13. Portuguese navigator Pedro
1500
1572
1587
1572
14. Charles I of Spain becomes Emperor of Holy Roman Empire as Charles V - Holy Roman Emperor (ruled until 1556).
1519
1541
1569
1561
15. King Afonso I of Kongo wins the battle of Mbanza Kongo - resulting in Catholicism becoming Kongo's state religion.
1598
1512
1506
1565
16. The reign of Abbas I marks the zenith of the Safavid dynasty.
1545
1587
1544
1557
17. War resumes between Francis I of France and Emperor Charles V. This time Henry VIII is allied to the Emperor - while James V of Scotland and Sultan Suleiman I are allied to the French.
1501
1598
1542
1560
18. Giovanni da Verrazzano is the first European to explore the Atlantic coast of North America between South Carolina and Newfoundland - Ismail I - the founder of Safavid dynasty - dead and Tahmasp I became king.
1593
1579
1524
1589
19. Ottoman navy defeats the Spanish fleet at the Battle of Djerba.
1537
1560
1561
1574
20. William Tyndale's partial translation of the Bible into English is published - which would eventually be incorporated into the King James Bible.
1521
1537
1591
1526
21. First edition of the epic The Lusiads of Lu
1569
1587
1572
1556
22. Spanish
1517
1513
1513
1538
23. Leonardo da Vinci begins painting the Mona Lisa and completes it three or four years later.
1538
1582
1503
1500
24. Emperor Charles V decisively dismantles the Schmalkaldic League at the Battle of M
1591
1503
1591
1547
25. Crimean Tatars attack and sack Moscow - burning everything but the Kremlin.
1571
1575
1591
1531
26. The Battle of Orsha halts Muscovy's expansion into Eastern Europe.
1569
1569
1525
1514
27. Poland is invaded by Tatars from the Crimean Khanate.
1506
1556
1529
1541
28. Est
1556
1598
1565
1550
29. Russia conquers the Astrakhan Khanate.
1568
1513
1556
1500
30. Elizabeth Tudor becomes Queen Elizabeth I at age 25.
1558
1574
1598
1547
31. The Portuguese settle in Macau.
1557
1582
1599
1545
32. Francis Drake circles the world.
1577
1539
1513
1558
33. Erzsebet Bathory is born in Nyirbator - Hungary.
1598
1529
1544
1560
34. Hernando de Soto explores inland North America.
1539
1574
1500
1513
35. Pedro de Valdivia founds Santiago de Chile.
1572
1541
1566
1534
36. Catherine de' Medici instigates the St. Bartholomew's Day massacre which takes the lives of Protestant leader Gaspard de Coligny and thousands of Huguenots. The violence spreads from Paris to other cities and the countryside.
1501
1534
1535
1572
37. TheInca Civil War is fought between the two brothers -Atahualpa and Hu
1556
1501
1531
1558
38. Spanish conquistadores apprehend the lastInca leader Tupak Amaru at Vilcabamba - Peru - and execute him in Cuzco.
1545
1519
1572
1567
39. Protestant Reformation begins in Sweden.
1513
1503
1592
1527
40. William Shakespeare baptized 26 April
1561
1564
1541
1521
41. Birth of Ren
1596
1506
1534
1574
42. Guido de Bres draws up the Belgic Confession of Protestant faith.
1519
1513
1520
1561
43. Songhai forces sack the Malian capital of Niani
1562
1507
1513
1545
44. The Elizabethan era is considered the height of the English Renaissance.
1503
1517
1547
1558
45. Pope Pius V completes the Holy League as a united front against the Ottoman Turks.
1513
1598
1533
1571
46. The Union of Utrecht unifies the northern Netherlands - a foundation for the later Dutch Republic.
1579
1502
1571
1556
47. The Battle of Flodden Field in which invading Scots are defeated by Henry VIII's forces.
1538
1572
1582
1513
48. Mary - Queen of Scots - is imprisoned by Elizabeth I.
1556
1567
1522
1547
49. Songhai forces sack the Malian capital of Niani
1575
1513
1503
1545
50. The Hospitallers defeat the Ottoman Empire at the Siege of Malta (1565).
1538
1545
1533
1565