Explore 35 historical events from 1510–1519.
The Reinheitsgebot is a series of regulations limiting the ingredients in beer in Germany and the states of the former Holy Roman Empire. The best known version of the law was ad…
The Munich Reinheitsgebot (regarding the ingredients of beer) takes effect in all of Bavaria
The Prince of Anhua rebellion, or the Prince of Anhua's uprising, refers to the uprising led by Zhu Zhifan, Prince of Anhua, against the reigning Ming emperor, Zhengde Emperor, and…
The Prince of Anhua rebellion begins when Zhu Zhifan kills all the officials invited to a banquet and declares his inten
The Trần Cao rebellion in 1516 is a rebellion in 16th century Vietnam, led by Trần Cao against the Lê dynasty and is regarded as an important factor leading to the collapse of the …
A group of imperial guards, led by Trịnh Duy Sản, murdered Emperor Lê Tương Dực and fled, leaving the capital Thăng Long
Antoine, sometimes called Antoine of Bourbon, was King of Navarre from 1555 until his death in 1562 as the husband and co-ruler of Queen Jeanne III. He was the first monarch of the…
Antoine of Navarre (died 1562)
Tabin-shwë-hti, also called Black Tongue (လျှာနက်မင်း), was King of Burma from 1530 to 1550, and the founder of the First Toungoo Empire. His military campaigns (1534–1549) created…
Tabinshwehti, Burmese king (died 1550)
Şehzade Ahmed was a Şehzade (prince) of the Ottoman Empire, the eldest surviving son of Sultan Bayezid II. He fought against his younger brother, Selim, in the Ottoman Civil War of…
Şehzade Ahmet, Ottoman prince (born 1465)
Conquistadors or conquistadores were Spanish and Portuguese conquerors who explored, traded with, and colonized many parts of the Americas, Africa, Asia, and Oceania during the Age…
Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés establishes a settlement at Veracruz, Mexico
Georg Fabricius was a Protestant German poet, historian and archaeologist who wrote in Latin during the German Renaissance.
Georg Fabricius, German poet, historian, and archaeologist (died 1571)
John Yonge was an English ecclesiastic and diplomatist, who also served as Master of the Rolls from 1507 until his death.
John Yonge, English diplomat (born 1467)
Edmund de la Pole, 3rd Duke of Suffolk, 6th Earl of Suffolk, KG, Duke of Suffolk, was an English nobleman and soldier. The son of John de la Pole, 2nd Duke of Suffolk and his wife …
Edmund de la Pole, Yorkist pretender to the English throne, is executed on the orders of Henry VIII
Girolamo Mei was an Italian historian and humanist, famous in music history for providing the intellectual impetus to the Florentine Camerata, which attempted to revive ancient Gre…
Girolamo Mei, Italian historian and theorist (died 1594)
Andrea Cesalpino was a Florentine physician, philosopher and botanist.
Andrea Cesalpino, Italian philosopher, physician, and botanist (died 1603)
Cosimo I de' Medici was the second and last duke of Florence from 1537 until 1569, when he became the first grand duke of Tuscany, a title he held until his death. Cosimo I succeed…
Cosimo I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (died 1574)
Conquistadors or conquistadores were Spanish and Portuguese conquerors who explored, traded with, and colonized many parts of the Americas, Africa, Asia, and Oceania during the Age…
Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés establishes a settlement at Veracruz, Mexico
Henry FitzRoy, Duke of Richmond and Somerset was the son of Henry VIII of England and his mistress Elizabeth Blount, and the only child born out of wedlock whom Henry acknowledged.…
Henry FitzRoy, 1st Duke of Richmond and Somerset, English politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (died 1536)
Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci was an Italian polymath of the High Renaissance who was active as a painter, draughtsman, engineer, scientist, theorist, sculptor, and architect. Whi…
Leonardo da Vinci, Italian painter, sculptor, and architect (born 1452)
Lorenzo di Piero de' Medici was the ruler of Florence from 1516 until his death in 1519. He was also Duke of Urbino during the same period. A scion of the Medici, his wealth and po…
Lorenzo de' Medici, duke of Urbino (born 1492)
Bona Sforza was Queen of Poland and Grand Duchess of Lithuania as the second wife of Sigismund the Old, and Duchess of Bari and Rossano by her own right. She was a surviving member…
Bona Sforza is crowned as queen consort of Poland
Antoine, sometimes called Antoine of Bourbon, was King of Navarre from 1555 until his death in 1562 as the husband and co-ruler of Queen Jeanne III. He was the first monarch of the…
Antoine of Navarre (died 1562)
Emperor Ōgimachi was the 106th Emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. He reigned from November 17, 1557, to his abdication on December 17, 1586, corre…
Emperor Ōgimachi of Japan (died 1593)
The Trần Cao rebellion in 1516 is a rebellion in 16th century Vietnam, led by Trần Cao against the Lê dynasty and is regarded as an important factor leading to the collapse of the …
A group of imperial guards, led by Trịnh Duy Sản, murdered Emperor Lê Tương Dực and fled, leaving the capital Thăng Long
Tabin-shwë-hti, also called Black Tongue (လျှာနက်မင်း), was King of Burma from 1530 to 1550, and the founder of the First Toungoo Empire. His military campaigns (1534–1549) created…
Tabinshwehti, Burmese king (died 1550)
The Reinheitsgebot is a series of regulations limiting the ingredients in beer in Germany and the states of the former Holy Roman Empire. The best known version of the law was ad…
The Munich Reinheitsgebot (regarding the ingredients of beer) takes effect in all of Bavaria
Georg Fabricius was a Protestant German poet, historian and archaeologist who wrote in Latin during the German Renaissance.
Georg Fabricius, German poet, historian, and archaeologist (died 1571)
Yang Jisheng was a Chinese court official of the Ming dynasty who held multiple posts during the reign of the Jiajing Emperor. He is remembered as a political opponent of Yan Song,…
Yang Jisheng, Ming dynasty official and Confucian martyr (died 1555)
John Yonge was an English ecclesiastic and diplomatist, who also served as Master of the Rolls from 1507 until his death.
John Yonge, English diplomat (born 1467)
John III was King of Navarre from 1484 until his death in 1516 as the husband and co-ruler of Queen Catherine.
John III of Navarre (born 1469)
Dürer's Rhinoceros is the name commonly given to a woodcut executed by German artist Albrecht Dürer in 1515. Dürer never saw the actual rhinoceros, which was the first living examp…
Ulysses, who would be famously depicted in a posthumous woodcut, landed in Lisbon, becoming the first of his species to
Henry Grace à Dieu, also known as Great Harry, was an English carrack or "great ship" of the King's Fleet in the 16th century, and in her day the largest warship in the world. Cont…
Henry Grace à Dieu, at over 1,000 tons the largest warship in the world at this time, built at the new Woolwich Dockyard
Henry Grace à Dieu, also known as Great Harry, was an English carrack or "great ship" of the King's Fleet in the 16th century, and in her day the largest warship in the world. Cont…
Henry Grace à Dieu, the largest warship ever built at the time, was launched from Woolwich Dockyard, England
Sir John Cheke was an English classical scholar and statesman. One of the foremost teachers of his age, and the first Regius Professor of Greek at the University of Cambridge, he p…
John Cheke, English academic and politician, English Secretary of State (died 1557)
Edmund de la Pole, 3rd Duke of Suffolk, 6th Earl of Suffolk, KG, Duke of Suffolk, was an English nobleman and soldier. The son of John de la Pole, 2nd Duke of Suffolk and his wife …
Edmund de la Pole, Yorkist pretender to the English throne, is executed on the orders of Henry VIII
The War of the League of Cambrai, also known by its second stage as the War of the Holy League, was fought from December 1508 to December 1516, as part of the wider Italian Wars of…
War of the League of Cambrai: In the Battle of Novara, Swiss troops defeat the French under Louis II de la Trémoille, fo
Louis, Duc de Montpensier was the second Duke of Montpensier, a French Prince of the Blood, military commander and governor. He began his military career during the Italian Wars, a…
Louis, Duke of Montpensier (1561–1582) (died 1582)