Explore 118 historical events from 1550–1559.
The Battle of Saint-Quentin of 1557 was a decisive engagement of the Italian War of 1551–1559 between the Kingdom of France and the Spanish Empire, at Saint-Quentin in Picardy. A H…
Battle of St. Quentin: Spanish victory over the French in the Italian War of 1551–59.
The Battle of Saint-Quentin of 1557 was a decisive engagement of the Italian War of 1551–1559 between the Kingdom of France and the Spanish Empire, at Saint-Quentin in Picardy. A H…
The Battle of St. Quentin results in Emmanuel Philibert becoming Duke of Savoy.
Leandro Bassano, also called Leandro dal Ponte, was an Italian Renaissance painter from Bassano del Grappa who was awarded a knighthood by the Doge of Venice. He was the younger br…
Leandro Bassano, Italian painter (died 1622)
Philip Howard, 13th Earl of Arundel was an English nobleman. He was canonised by Pope Paul VI in 1970, as one of the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales. Howard lived mainly during …
Philip Howard, 20th Earl of Arundel, English nobleman (died 1595)
Agostino Carracci was an Italian painter, printmaker, tapestry designer, and art teacher. He was, together with his brother, Annibale Carracci, and cousin, Ludovico Carracci, one o…
Agostino Carracci, Italian painter and etcher (died 1602)
John III, nicknamed The Pious, was the King of Portugal and the Algarve from 1521 until he died in 1557. He was the son of King Manuel I and Maria of Aragon, the third daughter of …
John III of Portugal (born 1502)
Anne of Cleves was Queen of England as the fourth wife of Henry VIII from 6 January to 12 July 1540.
Anne of Cleves, Queen consort of England (born 1515)
Olaus Magnus was a Swedish writer, cartographer, and Catholic clergyman.
Olaus Magnus, Swedish archbishop, historian, and cartographer (born 1490)
Petrus Apianus, also known as Peter Apian, Peter Bennewitz, and Peter Bienewitz, was a German humanist, known for his works in mathematics, astronomy and cartography. His work on "…
Petrus Apianus, German mathematician and astronomer (born 1495)
The Stratford Martyrs were eleven men and two women who were burned at the stake together for their Protestant beliefs, either at Stratford-le-Bow, Middlesex or Stratford, Essex, b…
The thirteen Stratford Martyrs are burned at the stake near London for their Protestant beliefs
François Béroalde de Verville was a French Renaissance novelist, poet and intellectual. He was born in Paris, the son of Matthieu Brouard, called "Béroalde", a professor of Agrippa…
François Béroalde de Verville, French writer (died 1626)
Prince Jerzy Radziwiłł was a Polish–Lithuanian magnate and Imperial Reichsfürst from the Radziwiłł family. He was ordained a Catholic priest and later rose through the ranks as Bis…
Jerzy Radziwiłł, Catholic cardinal (died 1600)
George Peele was an English translator, poet, and dramatist, who is most noted for his supposed, but not universally accepted, collaboration with William Shakespeare on the play T…
George Peele, English translator, poet, and dramatist (died 1596)
Alexander Briant, SJ was an English Jesuit and martyr, executed at Tyburn.
Alexander Briant, English martyr and saint (died 1581)
Sophia Thott Lange, known by her maiden name, was a Danish noblewoman and horticulturalist with knowledge of astronomy, chemistry, and medicine. She worked alongside her brother Ty…
Sophia Brahe, Danish horticulturalist and astronomer (died 1643)
Luigi Alamanni was an Italian poet and statesman. He was regarded as a prolific and versatile poet. He was credited with introducing the epigram into Italian poetry.
Luigi Alamanni, Italian poet and politician (born 1495)
Saitō Dōsan , also known as Saitō Toshimasa, was a Japanese samurai lord and daimyo during the Sengoku period. He was also known as the "Viper of Mino" for his ruthless tactics. H…
Saitō Dōsan, Japanese samurai (born 1494)
Martin Agricola was a German composer of Renaissance music and a music theorist.
Martin Agricola, German composer and theorist (born 1486)
Ignatius of Loyola, venerated as Saint Ignatius of Loyola, was a Spanish Basque Catholic priest and theologian, who, with six companions, founded the religious order of the Society…
Ignatius of Loyola, Spanish priest and theologian, founded the Society of Jesus (born 1491)
John Bell was a Bishop of Worcester (1539–1543), who served during the reign of King Henry VIII.
John Bell, English bishop
Ludovico Carracci was an Italian early-Baroque painter, etcher, and printmaker from Bologna. His works are characterized by a strong mood invoked by broad gestures and flickering l…
Ludovico Carracci, Italian painter and etcher (died 1619)
Jerónima de la Asunción, O.S.C. was a Spanish Catholic nun and abbess who founded the Real Monasterio de Santa Clara in Intramuros, Manila, Philippines.
Jerónima de la Asunción, Spanish Catholic nun and founder of the first monastery in Manila (died 1630)
George Carew, 1st Earl of Totnes, known as Sir George Carew between 1586 and 1605 and as The Lord Carew between 1605 and 1626, served under Elizabeth I during the Tudor conquest of…
George Carew, 1st Earl of Totnes, English general and administrator (died 1629)
The Ottoman Empire, historically also known as the Turkish Empire, was a state that spanned much of Southeast Europe, West Asia, and North Africa from the 14th century to the early…
The Ottoman Empire and the Safavid Empire sign a peace treaty to end the Ottoman–Safavid War of 1532–1555