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French forces are driven out of northern Italy by Spain at the Battle of Landriano during the War of the League of Cogna
Spanish and German troops sack Rome; many scholars consider this the end of the Renaissance
The Florentines drive out the Medici for a second time and Florence re-establishes itself as a republic
The last ruler of the Lodi dynasty, Ibrahim Lodi, is defeated and killed by Babur in the First Battle of Panipat
Insurgent peasants led by Anabaptist pastor Thomas Müntzer were defeated at the Battle of Frankenhausen, ending the Germ
Copenhagen is surrounded by the army of Frederick I of Denmark, as the city will not recognise him as the successor of C
A Spanish-Imperial army defeats French-Venetian army in the battle of Bicocca
Battle of Villalar: King Charles I of Spain defeats the Comuneros
Battle of Mactan: Explorer Ferdinand Magellan is killed by natives in the Philippines led by chief Lapulapu
Swedish War of Liberation: Swedish troops defeat a Danish force in the Battle of Västerås
Edward Stafford, 3rd Duke of Buckingham, is executed for treason
Ignatius of Loyola is seriously wounded in the Battle of Pampeluna
The Diet of Worms ends when Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, issues the Edict of Worms, declaring Martin Luther an outlaw
Spanish forces defeat a combined French and Navarrese army at the Battle of Noáin during the Spanish conquest of Iberian
After an extended siege, forces led by Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés capture Tlatoani Cuauhtémoc and conquer the…
Ottoman wars in Europe: The Ottoman Turks occupy Belgrade.
Spanish conquistadores defeat a larger Aztec army at the Battle of Otumba.
Zhu Chenhao declares the Ming dynasty's Zhengde Emperor a usurper, beginning the Prince of Ning rebellion, and leads…
On the third day of battle, philosopher and general Wang Yangming defeats Zhu Chenhao, ending the Prince of Ning…