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Years:
1513 1514 1515 - 1516 - 1517 1518 1519
Decades:
1480s 1490s 1500s - 1510s - 1520s 1530s 1540s
Centuries:
15th century - 16th century - 17th century

Events

  • March - With the death of Ferdinand II of Aragon, his grandson Charles of Ghent becomes King of Spain as Carlos I.
  • July - Selim I of the Ottoman Empire declares war on the Mameluks and invades Syria.
  • August 13 - Treaty of Noyon - Peace between France and Spain. Francis recognizes Charles's claim to Naples, and Charles recognizes Francis's claim to Milan.
  • August 24 - Battle of Merj-Dabik. The Ottomans defeat the Mameluks, who abandon Syria.
  • October 28 - Battle of Yaunis Khan. Turkish forces under the Grand Vizier Sinan Pasha defeat the Mameluks near Gaza.
  • December 4 - Treaty of Brussels - Peace between France and the Empire.
  • Pedro de Solis discovers the La Plata River.
  • Literature

  • Thomas More - Utopia.
  • Ludovico Ariosto - Orlando Furioso.
  • Births

  • February 18 - Queen Mary I of England (died 1558).
  • Deaths

  • 23 January - Ferdinand II of Aragon.
  • 13 December - Johannes Trithemius, scholar and cryptographer.
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