before
1530
| 1530 • Battle of Gavinana: Florence is captured by Spanish troops under Prince Philibert. The Piagnon (followers of the memory of Girolamo Savonarola) are overthrown, ending the Siege of Florence, and the Medici are restored, in the person of the Pope's nephew Alessandro de' Medici. |
1552
Jun
Age: 22y
marriageCatherine Tyrrell |
| 1552 • John Frederick, Elector of Saxony and Philipp I of Hesse, taken prisoner by Charles V in 1546, are released. |
about
Age: 26y
1556
Age: 26y
birth of childThomas Baker Thomas was born before January 1557, because at that time he is mentioned in his grandfather's will. His older brother John died in 1596 "aged over 40", and considering his parents marriage in 1552, this means John was likely born around 1553-4, with Thomas being born about a year later. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1556 • In Oxford, Thomas Cranmer is burned at the stake for treason. |
1594
May 27
Age: 64y
| 1594 • Tulip bulbs planted by Carolus Clusius in the Hortus Botanicus Leiden, Holland, first flower. |