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1513

Historical Events in 1513

Christian II Crowned

Jan 20 Christian II succeeds Johan I as Danish and Norwegian king

King of Denmark, Sweden and Norway Christian II

Pope Leo X

Mar 11 Giovanni de' Medici chosen Pope Leo X

Pope Leo X

Ponce de León Sights Florida

Mar 27 Spaniard Juan Ponce de León and his expedition first sight Florida

Explorer and Conquistador Juan Ponce de León

Apr 2 Explorer Juan Ponce de León claims Florida for Spain as the first known European to reach Florida
Jun 6 Battle of Novara, the War of the League of Cambrai: the Swiss Confederacy defeat the French

Battle of the Spurs

Aug 16 Battle of the Spurs at Guinegate (now Eguinegatte): Henry VIII of England and Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I beat France

King of England Henry VIII

King of the Romans and Holy Roman Emperor Emperor Maximilian I

Battle of Flodden

Sep 9 Battle of Flodden: English forces defeat the Scots near Branxton in Northumberland and kill King James IV of Scotland, the last monarch in Great Britain to be killed in battle

King of Scotland James IV

King James V

Sep 21 James V crowned King of Scotland in the Chapel Royal at Stirling Castle, aged 17 months

King of Scotland James V

Conquest of Tournai

Sep 23 English King Henry VIII and Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I conquer Tournai, Belgium

King of the Romans and Holy Roman Emperor Emperor Maximilian I

King of England Henry VIII

Sep 25 Spanish explorer Vasco Nunez de Balboa crosses the Panama Isthmus becoming first European to see the Pacific Ocean
Oct 7 Battle of La Motta: Spanish troops under Ramón de Cardona defeat the Venetians.

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