Explore 138 historical events from 1500–1509.
Alexander Ales or Alexander Alesius was a Scottish theologian who emigrated to Germany and became a Lutheran supporter of the Augsburg Confession.
Alexander Ales, Scottish theologian and academic (died 1565)
Johann Stumpf was an early writer on the history and topography of Switzerland as well as a theologian and cartographer.
Johann Stumpf, Swiss writer (died 1576)
Federico II of Gonzaga was the ruler of the Italian city of Mantua from 1519 until his death. He was also Marquis of Montferrat from 1536.
Federico II Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua (died 1540)
Duke Ernest of Bavaria was the Administrator of the dioceses of Passau and Salzburg and pledge lord of Glatz.
Ernest of Bavaria, pledge lord of the County of Glatz (died 1560)
Federico Cesi was an Italian Roman Catholic bishop and cardinal.
Federico Cesi (cardinal), Italian cardinal (died 1565)
Maria of Jever, known in Jeverland as Fräulein Maria, was the last ruler of the Lordship of Jever from the Wiemken family. She ruled from 1517 to her death.
Maria of Jever, ruler of the Lordship of Jever (died 1575)
Sebastian Newdigate, O.Cart was the seventh child of John Newdigate, Sergeant-at-law. He spent his early life at court, and later became a Carthusian monk. He was executed for trea…
Sebastian Newdigate, Carthusian monk and martyr (died 1535)
Alonso de Orozco Mena was a Spanish Roman Catholic priest from the Augustinian order. He was well known across Spain for his preaching abilities and for an austere and humble life.
Alonso de Orozco Mena, Spanish Roman Catholic priest (died 1591)
Bartolomeu Dias was a Portuguese mariner and explorer. In February 1488, he became the first European navigator to round the southern tip of Africa and to demonstrate that the most…
Bartolomeu Dias, Portuguese explorer and navigator (born 1451)
Thomas Rotherham, also known as Thomas (Scot) de Rotherham, was an English cleric and statesman. He served as bishop of several dioceses, most notably as Archbishop of York and, on…
Thomas Rotherham, English cleric and minister (born 1423)
Alfonso of Aragon, Duke of Bisceglie and Prince of Salerno of the House of Trastámara, was the illegitimate son of Alfonso II King of Naples and his mistress Trogia Gazzella. His f…
Alfonso of Aragon, Spanish prince (born 1481)
Count Philipp I of Hanau-Münzenberg, nicknamed Philipp the Younger, was a son of Count Reinhard III of Hanau and Countess Palatine Margaret of Mosbach. He was the Count of Hanau fr…
Philipp I, Count of Hanau-Münzenberg (born 1449)
Victor, Duke of Münsterberg also: Victor, Duke of Münsterberg and Opava; Czech: Viktorin z Minsterberka; was an Imperial Count from 1459 and Count of Kladsko. From 1462 until his d…
Victor, Duke of Münsterberg and Opava, Count of Glatz (born 1443)
Albert III was Duke of Saxony from 1464 to 1500. Known as Albert the Bold or Albert the Courageous, he founded the Albertine line of the House of Wettin. Initially, he ruled jointl…
Albert III, Duke of Saxony (born 1443)
John Morton was an English cleric, civil lawyer and administrator during the period of the Wars of the Roses. He entered royal service under Henry VI and was a trusted councillor u…
John Morton, English cardinal and academic (born 1420)
John Alcock was an English churchman, bishop and Lord Chancellor.
John Alcock, English bishop and politician (born 1430)
Emperor Go-Tsuchimikado was the 103rd emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. His reign spanned the years from 1464 through 1500.
Emperor Go-Tsuchimikado of Japan (born 1442)
Pedro Álvares Cabral was a Portuguese nobleman, military commander, navigator and explorer regarded as the European discoverer of Brazil. He was the first human in history to ever …
A fleet commanded by Pedro Álvares Cabral (pictured) anchored off present-day Brazil; he later claimed the land for the