1527
| 1527 • Sack of Rome: Spanish and German troops led by the Duke of Bourbon sack Rome, forcing Pope Clement VII to make peace with Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, marking the end of the High Renaissance. The Pope grows a beard in mourning. |
1549
Age: 22y
birth of childWillem Van Deursen Holland ⇓ |
| 1549 • The lengthy and large Papal conclave, 1549–50 goes into session in the Apostolic Palace in Rome to decide a successor to Pope Paul III. |