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16th Century Timeline

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1. The southern part (historical core) of the Kingdom of Navarre is invaded by Castile and Aragon.






2. Mary Tudor becomes the first queen regnant of England.






3. The Mali Empire is defeated at the Battle of Jenn






4. The first European diplomatic mission to Ethiopia - sent by the Portuguese - arrives at Massawa 9 April - and reaches the imperial encampment of Emperor Dawit II in Shewa 9 October.






5. Ottoman navy defeats the Spanish fleet at the Battle of Djerba.






6. The Union of Arras unifies the southern Netherlands - a foundation for the later states of the Spanish Netherlands - the Austrian Netherlands and Belgium






7. Philippines encountered by Ferdinand Magellan. He was later killed in battle in central Philippines in the same year.






8. Edward VI becomes King of England and Ireland on 28 January and is crowned on 20 February at the age of 9.






9. Guido de Bres draws up the Belgic Confession of Protestant faith.






10. Crimean Tatars attack and sack Moscow - burning everything but the Kremlin.






11. Barbary pirates led by Hayreddin Barbarossa raid Provence and Toulon in southern France.






12. Guido de Bres draws up the Belgic Confession of Protestant faith.






13. Oda Nobunaga is assassinated by his general - Akechi Mitsuhide.






14. Abbas I moved Safavids capital from Qazvin to Isfahan in 1598.






15. Protestant Reformation begins in Sweden.






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






17. French Wars of Religion between Catholics and Huguenots.






18. William Shakespeare baptized 26 April






19. Barbary pirates led by Hayreddin Barbarossa raid Provence and Toulon in southern France.






20. TheInca Civil War is fought between the two brothers -Atahualpa and Hu






21. Georgius Agricola - the 'Father of Mineralogy' - publishes his De re metallica.






22. 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






23. Pedro de Valdivia founds Santiago de Chile.






24. Wang Yangming - the Chinese philosopher and governor of Jiangxi province - describes his intent to use the firepower of the fo-lang-ji - a breech-loading Portuguese culverin - in order to suppress the rebellion of Prince Zhu Chen-hao.






25. Livonian War between Poland - Grand Principality of Lithuania - Sweden - Denmark and Russia.






26. Spanish expedition commanded by Magellan and Elcano first to circle Earth






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






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






29. Spanish navigator Andres de Urdaneta discovers the maritime route from Asia to the Americas across the Pacific Ocean - also known as the tornaviaje.






30. Philippines encountered by Ferdinand Magellan. He was later killed in battle in central Philippines in the same year.






31. Hernando de Soto explores inland North America.






32. After the Siege of Antwerp - many of its merchants flee to Amsterdam.According to Luc-Normand Tellier - 'At its peak - between 1510 and 1557 - Antwerp concentrated about 40% of the world trade...It is estimated that the port of Antwerp was earning th






33. Treaty of Zaragoza defined the antimeridian of Tordesillas attributing the Moluccas to Portugal and Philippines to Spain.






34. Guru Nanak The beginning and spreading of the 5th largest Religion in the World Sikhism.






35. 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.






36. Establishment of theInquisition in Portugal






37. Spanish conquistador Miguel L






38. Leonardo da Vinci dies of natural causes at May 2.






39. Sir Francis Bacon is born in London.






40. Mir Chakar Khan Rind died age of 97.






41. Erzsebet Bathory is born in Nyirbator - Hungary.






42. AmericanIndians kill Spanish missionaries in what would later be Jamestown - Virginia.






43. in the Eighty Years' War the capital of Zeeland - Middelburg declares for the Protestants.






44. Portuguese missionaries Jos






45. Portuguese establishes Recife in Pernambuco - north-east of Brazil.






46. England repulses the Spanish Armada.






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






48. Tahmasp I - Safavid king - died.






49. The Portuguese mariner Jorge






50. The Ottoman fleet of Kemal Reis defeats the Venetians at the Second Battle of Lepanto.