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Bartolomé de las Casas
1474 – 1566
Writer, Theologian, Chronicler, Jurist, Historian, Human rights defender
Bartolomé de las Casas, OP (US: lahss KAH-səss; Spanish pronunciation: [baɾtoloˈme ðe las ˈkasas]); 11 November 1484 – 18 July 1566) was a Spanish lawyer, cler…
Nostradamus
1503 – 1566
Pharmacist, Astrologer, Physician writer, Mathematician, Physician, Astronomer
Michel de Nostredame (December 1503 – July 1566), usually Latinised as Nostradamus, was a French astrologer, apothecary, physician, and reputed seer, who is bes…
Pope Pius IV
1499 – 1565
Catholic priest, Catholic bishop
Pope Pius IV (Italian: Pio IV; 31 March 1499 – 9 December 1565), born Giovanni Angelo Medici, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from…
Andreas Vesalius
1514 – 1564
Anatomist, Physician, Surgeon, University teacher, Physiologist, Writer
Andries van Wezel (31 December 1514 – 15 October 1564), Latinized as Andreas Vesalius (), was an anatomist and physician who wrote De Humani Corporis Fabrica Li…
Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor
1503 – 1564
Aristocrat, Monarch, Politician
Ferdinand I (10 March 1503 – 25 July 1564) was Holy Roman Emperor from 1556, King of Bohemia, Hungary, and Croatia from 1526, and Archduke of Austria from 1521…
John Calvin
1509 – 1564
Pastor, Protestant reformer, Theologian, Lawyer, Writer
John Calvin (; Middle French: Jehan Cauvin; French: Jean Calvin [ʒɑ̃ kalvɛ̃]; 10 July 1509 – 27 May 1564) was a French theologian, pastor and reformer in Geneva…
Michelangelo
1475 – 1564
Sculptor, Architectural drafter, Painter, Architect, Poet, General contractor
Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni (6 March 1475 – 18 February 1564), known mononymously as Michelangelo, was an Italian sculptor, painter, architect, a…
Francis II of France
1544 – 1560
Politician
Francis II (French: François II; 19 January 1544 – 5 December 1560) was King of France from 1559 to 1560. He was also King of Scotland as the husband of Mary, Q…
Gustav Vasa
1496 – 1560
Monarch, Politician
Gustav Eriksson Vasa (12 May 1496 – 29 September 1560), also known as Gustav I, was King of Sweden from 1523 until his death in 1560. He was previously self-rec…
Philipp Melanchthon
1497 – 1560
Astronomer, Theologian, University teacher, Astrologer, Philosopher, Classical philologist
Philipp Melanchthon (born Philipp Schwartzerdt; 16 February 1497 – 19 April 1560) was a German Lutheran reformer, collaborator with Martin Luther, the first sys…
Pope Paul IV
1476 – 1559
Catholic priest, Diplomat, Catholic bishop
Pope Paul IV (Latin: Paulus IV; Italian: Paolo IV; 28 June 1476 – 18 August 1559), born Gian Pietro Carafa, was head of the Catholic Church and leader of the Pa…
Henry II of France
1519 – 1559
Politician
Henry II (French: Henri II; 31 March 1519 – 10 July 1559) was King of France from 1547 until his death in 1559. The second son of Francis I and Claude, Duchess…
Mary I
1516 – 1558
Politician, Aristocrat, Queen regnant
Mary I (18 February 1516 – 17 November 1558) was Queen of England and Ireland from July 1553 and Queen of Spain as the wife of King Philip II from January 1556…
Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
1500 – 1558
Monarch
Charles V (24 February 1500 – 21 September 1558) was Holy Roman Emperor and Archduke of Austria from 1519 to 1556, King of Spain (as Charles I) from 1516 to 155…
Hürrem Sultan
1505 – 1558
Writer, Patron of the arts
Hürrem Sultan (Turkish pronunciation: [hyɾˈɾæm suɫˈtan]; Ottoman Turkish: خرّم سلطان; c. 1505 – 15 April 1558), also known as Roxelana, was the chief consort an…
Jacques Cartier
1491 – 1557
Navigator, Explorer, Seafarer, Inventor, Sailor, Politician
Jacques Cartier (Breton: Jakez Karter; 31 December 1491 – 1 September 1557) was a French maritime explorer from Brittany. Jacques Cartier was the first European…
Ignatius of Loyola
1491 – 1556
Latin Catholic priest, Soldier, Founder of Catholic religious community, Catholic theologian
Ignatius of Loyola (born Íñigo López de Oñaz y Loyola; c. 23 October 1491 – 31 July 1556), venerated as Saint Ignatius of Loyola, was a Spanish Basque Catholic…
Humayun
1508 – 1556
Monarch, Poet
Nasir al-Din Muhammad (Persian: نصیرالدین محمد, 6 March 1508 – 27 January 1556), commonly known by his regnal name Humayun (Persian: همایون, Persian pronunciati…
Fuzuli
1494 – 1556
Poet, Writer
Muhammad bin Suleyman (Azerbaijani: Məhəmməd Süleyman oğlu, مَحمد سلیمان اوغلی; 1483–1556), better known by his pen name Fuzuli (Füzuli, فضولی), was a 16th-cent…
Pope Marcellus II
1501 – 1555
Catholic priest, Librarian, Catholic bishop
Pope Marcellus II (Italian: Marcello II; 6 May 1501 – 1 May 1555), born Marcello Cervini degli Spannocchi, was head of the Catholic Church and leader of the Pap…