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Historical Events in 1555

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  • Feb 4 Reformer and bible translator John Roger is the first protestant martyr under Mary I, when he is burnt at the stake at Smithfield, London
  • Feb 9 Bishop of Gloucester John Hooper is burned at the stake for heresy
  • Apr 9 Marcello Cervini elected Pope Marcellus II
  • Apr 17 Siena surrenders to Spanish troops

Pope Paul IV

May 23 Giampietro Caraffa elected Pope Paul IV

Pope Paul IV
  • Jul 2 Turkish naval commander Dragut [Turgut Reis] sacks the Italian city of Paola
  • Sep 25 Freedom of Religion in Augsburg
  • Sep 30 Bishop of Oxford Nicholas Ridley sentenced to death as a heretic
  • Oct 21 English parliament refuses to recognize Philip of Spain as king

Lord of Culemborg

Oct 21 Holy Roman Emperor Charles V makes Erard of Pallandt, Lord of Culemborg

Holy Roman Emperor Charles V
  • Oct 25 Holy Roman Emperor Charles V publicly abdicates his roles as Lord of the Netherlands and Duke of Burgundy in favor of his son Philip II of Spain
  • Nov 12 The English Parliament re-establishes Catholicism

William I of Orange

Nov 17 William I of Orange becomes member of Council of State

Leader of the Dutch Revolt William I of Orange



Medieval Popes

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