- May 12 Jodhpur, Sun City, founded by Rao Jodhpur in India
- Jun 1 Pope Pius II opens the Council of Mantua to call for a new crusade against the Ottoman Empire - crusade never amounts to much (Council disbanded January 1560)
- Sep 23 Battle of Blore Heath in Staffordshire, 1st major battle of the English Wars of the Roses
- Oct 12 Battle at Ludford Bridge: Richard of York defeated
Gregory I
Gregory XIII
Julius II
Julius III
Leo X
Pius V