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Years:
1541 1542 1543 - 1544 - 1545 1546 1547
Decades:
1510s 1520s 1530s - 1540s - 1550s 1560s 1570s
Centuries:
15th century - 16th century - 17th century

Events

  • April 11 - Battle of Ceresole - French forces under the Comte d'Enghien defeat Imperial forces under the Marques Del Vasto near Turin.
  • May - Emperor Charles V again invades eastern France
  • June 19 - August 18 - Imperial siege of St. Dizier in eastern France
  • July 19 - September 14 - English forces under Henry VIII besiege and capture Boulogne.
  • September 18 - Peace of Crépy - Peace between Charles and Francis. The war between France and England continues.
  • October 9 - French forces under the Dauphin assault Boulogne, but are ultimately unsuccessful.
  • Italian botanist Luca Ghini publishes the first herbarium
  • Founding of the University of Königsberg
  • Hungary is invaded by the Turks for the third time and gets robbed of the crown jewels
  • First occurrence of rats in North America
  • Gustav I of Sweden signs an alliance with France
  • Act of Succession: Elizabeth is restored to the Line of Succession to the throne of England
  • Births

  • January 19 - Francis II of France
  • March 11 - Torquato Tasso, Italian poet
  • May 24 - William Gilbert, English scientist,pioneer in the study of magnetism († 1603)
  • November 27 - Ascanio Trombeti, Italian composer
  • Deaths

  • April 30 - Thomas Audley, English Lord Chancellor
  • September 25 - Valerius Cordus, German physician and scientist (* 1515)
  • September 10 - Clément Marot, French poet
  • Manco Inca Yupanqui, ruler of the Inca
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