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16th Century Timeline

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1. Mary - Queen of Scots - is imprisoned by Elizabeth I.






2. Zhengde Emperor ascended the throne of Ming Dynasty.






3. Foundation of the Sultanate of Sennar by Amara Dunqas - in what is modern Sudan






4. Rhodes falls to the Ottoman Turks of Suleiman the Magnificent.






5. During his reign - Akbar expands the Mughal Empire in a series of conquests.






6. Anne Boleyn becomes Queen of England.






7. Morisco Revolt in Spain.






8. The Long War between the Habsburg monarchy and the Ottoman Turks.






9. Charles I of Spain becomes Emperor of Holy Roman Empire as Charles V - Holy Roman Emperor (ruled until 1556).






10. Due to high debts - Habsburg Spain declares bankruptcy. Philip II of Spain had to declare four state bankruptcies in 1557 - 1560 - 1575 and 1596.






11. The Muscovy Company is the first major English joint stock trading company.






12. An Algerian military campaign by Charles V of Spain (Habsburg) is unsuccessful.






13. Sahib I Giray of Crimea invade Russia.






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15. Spanish navigator Vicente Y






16. Mughal Empire - founded by Babur - rulesIndia until 1857.






17. Pope Pius V completes the Holy League as a united front against the Ottoman Turks.






18. Elizabeth Tudor is born.






19. The Anglo-Spanish War is fought on both sides of theAtlantic.






20. Gazi Giray leads a huge Tatar expedition against Moscow.






21. The Battle of Diu marks the beginning of Portuguese dominance of the Spice trade.






22. Spain repulses the English Armada.






23. Publication in Venice of Delle Navigiationi et Viaggi (terzo volume) by Giovanni Battista Ramusio - secretary of Council of Ten - with plan La Terra de Hochelaga - an illustration ofIndian village Hochelaga. See






24. Oda Nobunaga finally captures Nagashima fortress.






25. The Ottoman Empire wrests Eastern Anatolia from the Safavids after the Battle of Chaldiran.






26. Pedro de Valdivia founds Santiago de Chile.






27. 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.






28. Emperor Charles V decisively dismantles the Schmalkaldic League at the Battle of M






29. The Sweating sickness epidemic hits Tudor England.






30. England repulses the Spanish Armada.






31. Pope Gregory XIII issues the Gregorian calendar.






32. The reign of Suleiman the Magnificent marks the zenith of the Ottoman Empire.






33. Jiajing Emperor ascended the throne of Ming Dynasty.






34. Henry VIII crush the French at the Battle of the Spurs.






35. German Peasants' War in the Holy Roman Empire.






36. The French defeat an Imperial






37. Eighty Years' War between Spain and the Netherlands.






38. Belgrade is captured by the Ottoman Empire.






39. Spanish navigator Vicente Y






40. Spain defeats France at the Battle of Cerignola. Considered to be the first battle in history won by gunpowder small arms.






41. The Church of England breaks away from the Roman Catholic Church and recognizes King Henry VIII as the head of the Church.






42. The Council of Trent meets for the first time in Trent.






43. Afonso de Albuquerque of Portugal conquers Malacca - the capital of the Sultanate of Malacca.






44. In Mali - Moroccan forces of the Sultan Ahmad al-Mansur led by Judar Pasha defeat the Songhai Empire at the Battle of Tondibi.






45. The Ottomans defeat the Kingdom of Hungary at the Battle of Moh






46. The Union of Utrecht unifies the northern Netherlands - a foundation for the later Dutch Republic.






47. King Afonso I of Kongo wins the battle of Mbanza Kongo - resulting in Catholicism becoming Kongo's state religion.






48. The Spanish-led Holy League navy destroys the Ottoman Empire navy at the Battle of Lepanto.






49. The Azuchi-Momoyama period in Japan.






50. The Spanish-led Holy League navy destroys the Ottoman Empire navy at the Battle of Lepanto.