Historical Events In 1547

Jan 13   Earl Henry Howard of Surrey sentenced to death   

Jan 16   Ivan IV the Terrible (17) crowns himself 1st tsar of Moscow   

Jan 16   Ivan IV the Terrible (17) crowns himself inaugural tsar of Russia   

Jan 16   Ivan the Terrible crowns himselfst tsar of Russia.   

Jan 16   Ivan the Terrible is crowned Czar of Russia.   

Jan 19   Henry Howard, earl of Surrey, army commander/poet, beheaded at 29   

Jan 24   Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey, executed for treason   

Jan 25   Lieven Algoet, Flemish humanist, dies   

Jan 28   9-year-old Edward VI succeeds Henry VIII as king of England.   

Jan 28   Henry VIII, King of England (1509-47), dies at 55   

Jan 28   King Henry the Eighth of England dies and is succeeded by his nine-year-old son, Edward the Sixth.   

Feb 03   Russian czar Ivan IV (17) marries Anastasia Romanova.   

Feb 20   King Edward VI of England was enthroned following death of Henry VIII   

Feb 24   Jan of Austria, Spanish military man/land guardian of the Netherland   

Mar 30   Francois I of Valois-Angouleme, King of France (1515-47), dies at 52   

Mar 31   Henry II succeeds Francois I as king of France.   

Apr 24   Battle of Muhlberg: Emperor Karel V vs ruler Johan F the Brave   

May 16   Protestant German monarch surrenders to Karel in Wittenberg.   

May 19   Monarch Johan Frederik surrenders to Karel   

May 20   Melchior Bischoff, composer.   

Jun 13   King Ferdinand of Austria subjects himself on Turkish sultan Suleiman   

Jun 20   Count Philip van Hessen captured   

Jun 21   Great fire in Moscow   

Jun 28   Cristofano Malvezzi, composer   

Jul 25   Henry II of France is crowned   

Aug 07   Cajetanus van Thiene, Italian saint, dies   

Sep 01   In this year, Charles formally claims creation of Imperial League (German state).   

Sep 02   Hernan Cortes, Spanish general defeated Aztec Indians   

Sep 10   Battle at Pinkie, Midlothian: English beat the Scots.   

Sep 10   Pierlugi Faraese, Italian son of Pope Paul III, murdered   

Sep 14   Johan van Oldenbarnevelt, Dutch Grand Pensionary.   

Sep 16   Abu al-Faiz ibn Mubarak Faizi, Persian-Dutch East Indies poet   

Sep 29   Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, Spanish author and novelist (Don Quixote)   

Sep 29   Miguel de Cervantes, Spanish novelist is born   

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Feb 24   Jan of austria: Spanish military man/land guardian of the netherland   

Mar 01   Rudolph goclenius: German philosopher   

Apr 13   Elisabeth of valois: Third wife of philip ii of spain   

May 20   Melchior bischoff: Composer   

Jun 28   Cristofano malvezzi: Composer   

Sep 14   Johan van oldenbarnevelt: Dutch grand pensionary   

Sep 16   Abu al-faiz ibn mubarak faizi: Persian-dutch east indies poet   

Sep 22   Philipp nikodemus frischlin: German philologist and poet   

Jan 11   Pietro bembo: Italian author, literary theorist, and catholic cardinal (b. 1470)   

Jan 16   Johannes schöner: German astronomer and cartographer (b. 1477)   

Jan 19   Henry howard: Earl of surrey, army commander/poet, beheaded at 29   

Jan 24   Henry howard: Earl of surrey, executed for treason   

Jan 25   Lieven algoet: Flemish humanist,   

Jan 28   Henry viii: King of england (1509-47),   

Mar 30   Francois i of valois-angouleme: King of france (1515-47),    

Mar 31   Francis i of france: Francis i of france (b. 1494)