Historical Events In 1515
Tuesday, 27 January 2026
Jan 01 Francois, Duke of Angouleme succeeds Louis XII as Francois I of France. 


Jan 01 Jews are expelled from Laibach Austria. 


Jan 01 Louis XII, "the Justified" king of France (1498-1515), dies at 52. 


Feb 06 Aldus Manutius, Italian printer 


Feb 14 Frederick III, the Pious, elect of the Palts 


Mar 12 Caspar Othmayr, composer 


Mar 28 Theresa of Avila/Teresa de Jesus, Spanish mystic writer/saint 


May 03 Persian Gulf Portugese fleet occupies Ormuz 


May 03 Persian Gulf: Portugese fleet occupies Ormuz. 


May 19 George van Saksen-Meissen sells Friesland for 100000 gold guilders to arch duke Charles 


Jul 21 St Philippus Nerius, [Philippo Neri], Italian merchant/priest 


Jul 22 Anna of Bohemia (12) marries Karel van Ferdinand of Austria. 


Sep 13 -14] Battle at Marignano: France beats Habsburgers and Pope Leo X. 


Sep 14 Battle at Marignano ends in French/Venetian victory. 


Sep 22 Ann of Cleves, 4th wife of Henry VIII is born. 


Sep 22 Anna van Kleef, queen of England/4th wife of Henry VIII 


Oct 04 Lucas Cranach, the Younger, German painter. 


Nov 05 Mariotto di Bigio di Bindo Albertinelli, Italian painter, dies at 41 


Nov 15 Thomas Cardinal Wolsey is invested as a Cardinal. 


Nov 22 Marie Guise, French wife of king James V of Scotland. 


Dec 02 Gonzalo de Cordoba, Spanish general/strategist/viceroy of Naples, dies 


Dec 15 Alfonso de Albuquerque, viceroy of Portuguese Indies, dies. 


Dec 22 Mary of Lorraine, France, pro-French Regent of Scotland 


Dec 24 Thomas Wolsey appointed English Lord Chancellor. 


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