1540
Robert Barnes, English martyr and reformer (born 1495)
Robert Barnes was an English reformer and martyr.
Robert Barnes, English martyr and reformer (born 1495)
The 1540s
Explore 151 historical events from 1540–1549.
1540
Guillaume Budé, French philosopher and scholar (born 1467)
Guillaume Budé was a French scholar and humanist. He was involved in the founding of Collegium Trilingue, which later became the Collège de France.
Guillaume Budé, French philosopher and scholar (born 1467)
1540
Federico II Gonzaga, duke of Mantua (born 1500)
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 (born 1500)
1540
Dawit II of Ethiopia (born 1501)
Dawit II, better known by his birth name of Lebna Dengel, and also known by the macaronic name Wanag Segad, was Emperor of Ethiopia from 1508 to 1540, whose political center and pa…
Dawit II of Ethiopia (born 1501)
1540
Helius Eobanus Hessus, German poet and educator (born 1488)
Helius Eobanus Hessus was a German Latin poet and later a Lutheran humanist. He was born at Halgehausen in Hesse-Kassel.
Helius Eobanus Hessus, German poet and educator (born 1488)
1540
Parmigianino, Italian painter and etcher (born 1503)
Girolamo Francesco Maria Mazzola, also known as Francesco Mazzola or, more commonly, as Parmigianino, was an Italian Mannerist painter and printmaker active in Florence, Rome, Bolo…
Parmigianino, Italian painter and etcher (born 1503)
1540
King Henry VIII of England had his chief minister Thomas Cromwell executed for treason and heresy.
Henry VIII was King of England and Ireland from 22 April 1509 until his death in 1547.
King Henry VIII of England had his chief minister Thomas Cromwell executed for treason and heresy.