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1547

Historical Events in 1547

Ivan IV the Terrible

Jan 16 Ivan the Terrible, aged 17, crowns himself the 1st tsar of Moscow

Russian Tsar Ivan the Terrible

Jan 19 Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey, is executed in the Tower of London for treason

Edward VI

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

King of England and Ireland Edward VI

King of England Henry VIII

Feb 20 King Edward VI of England crowned following the death of his father Henry VIII

King Henry II of France

Mar 31 Henry II succeeds Francis I as King of France

King of France Henry II

King Francis I of France

Battle of Muhlberg

Apr 24 Battle of Muhlberg: Catholic forces under Emperor Charles V defeat Protestant princes John Frederick I and Philip I of Hesse

Holy Roman Emperor Charles V

May 16 Protestant German monarch surrenders to Karel in Wittenberg
May 19 Monarch Johan Frederik surrenders to Karel

Peace of Adrianople

Jun 13 Peace of Adrianople (Treaty of Edirne) King Ferdinand of Austria agrees to pay Ottoman Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent 30,000 gold Forints for western Hungary

Ottoman Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent

Jun 21 Great fire in Moscow, a third of the largely wooden city destroyed and 2-3,000 killed

The Protestant Reformation

Jun 23 Champion of the Protestant Reformation, Philip I, Landgrave of Hesse is captured and taken to south Germany

1517 copy of Martin Luther's 95 theses, the publication of which began the Protestant Reformation in Europe

Jul 25 Henry II of France is crowned King of France
Sep 1 Holy Roman Emperor Charles V demands creation of an Imperial League (German state)
Sep 10 Battle of Pinkie, Midlothian: English beat the Scots

Demand Child Rulers Marry

Sep 10 English demand Edward VI (10) wed Mary Queen of Scots (5)

Queen of Scotland Mary, Queen of Scots

King of England and Ireland Edward VI

Medieval Popes