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Joanna of Castile

1479 – 1555

Monarch

Joanna or Joan (also known as Joanna the Mad or Joan the Mad; Spanish: Juana la Loca; 6 November 1479 – 12 April 1555) was Queen of Castile from 1504 and Queen…

Pope Julius III

1487 – 1555

Catholic priest, Catholic bishop

Pope Julius III (Latin: Iulius PP. III; Italian: Giulio III; 10 September 1487 – 23 March 1555), born Giovanni Maria Ciocchi del Monte, was head of the Catholic…

Lady Jane Grey

1537 – 1554

Queen regnant

Lady Jane Grey (1536/1537 – 12 February 1554), also known as Lady Jane Dudley after her marriage, and nicknamed the "Nine Days Queen", was an English noblewoman…

Edward VI

1537 – 1553

Monarch, Aristocrat, Writer

Edward VI (12 October 1537 – 6 July 1553) was King of England and Ireland from 28 January 1547 until his death in 1553. He was crowned on 20 February 1547 at th…

François Rabelais

1494 – 1553

Writer, Physician writer, Novelist, Humorist, Humanist, Physician

François Rabelais (UK: , US: ; French: [fʁɑ̃swa ʁablɛ]; born between 1483 and 1494; died 1553) was a French writer who has been called the first great French pr…

Francis Xavier

1506 – 1552

Missionary, Writer, Explorer, Latin Catholic priest, Catholic theologian

Francis Xavier (born Francisco de Jasso y Azpilicueta; formerly de Jasso y de Xabier; 7 April 1506 – 3 December 1552), venerated as Saint Francis Xavier, was a…

Pope Paul III

1468 – 1549

Catholic priest

Pope Paul III (Latin: Paulus III; Italian: Paolo III; born Alessandro Farnese; 29 February 1468 – 10 November 1549) was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of…

Hernán Cortés

1485 – 1547

Explorer, Governor, Conquistador, Writer, Conqueror

Hernán Cortés, 1st Marquis of the Valley of Oaxaca (c. 1485 – 2 December 1547) was a Spanish conquistador, military commander, explorer, captain general, and wr…

Francis I of France

1494 – 1547

Painter, Politician, Art collector, Patron of the arts, Monarch, Literary scholar

Francis I (French: François Ier; Middle French: Françoys; 12 September 1494 – 31 March 1547) was King of France from 1515 until his death in 1547. He was the so…

Henry VIII

1491 – 1547

Monarch, Composer

Henry VIII (28 June 1491 – 28 January 1547) was King of England and Ireland from 22 April 1509 until his death in 1547. Henry was born in Greenwich as the seco…

Hayreddin Barbarossa

1478 – 1546

Military officer, Politician, Admiral, Privateer, Pirate

Hayreddin Barbarossa (Arabic: خير الدين بربروس, romanized: Khayr al-Dīn Barbarūs; Turkish: Barbaros Hayrettin Paşa), also known as Hayreddin Pasha, Hızır Hayret…

Martin Luther

1483 – 1546

Translator, Theologian, Lawyer, Bible translator, Hymnwriter, Protestant reformer

Martin Luther ( LOO-thər; German: [ˈmaʁtiːn ˈlʊtɐ] ; 10 November 1483 – 18 February 1546) was a German priest, theologian, author, hymnwriter, professor, and fo…

Hans Holbein the Younger

1497 – 1543

Painter, Printmaker, Graphic artist, Illustrator, Portraitist, Draftsperson

Hans Holbein the Younger (UK: HOL-byne, US: HOHL-byne, HAWL-; German: Hans Holbein der Jüngere; c. 1497 – between 7 October and 29 November 1543) was a German…

Nicolaus Copernicus

1473 – 1543

Astronomer, Jurist, Economist, Mathematician, Legal scholar, Physicist

Nicolaus Copernicus (19 February 1473 – 24 May 1543) was a Renaissance polymath who formulated a model of the universe that placed the Sun rather than Earth at…

Hernando de Soto

1500 – 1542

Conquistador, Military personnel, Explorer, Conqueror

Hernando de Soto (; Spanish: [eɾˈnando ðe ˈsoto]; c. 1497 – 21 May 1542) was a Spanish explorer and conquistador, who was involved in expeditions in Nicaragua a…

Paracelsus

1493 – 1541

Physician writer, Astrologer, Astronomer, Pharmacist, Chemist, Philosopher

Theophrastus Bombast von Hohenheim (10 November 1493 – 24 September 1541), known as Paracelsus, was a Swiss physician, alchemist, lay theologian, and philosophe…

Francisco Pizarro

1478 – 1541

Conquistador, Discoverer, Adventurer, Conqueror, Soldier

Francisco Pizarro, 1st Marquess of the Conquest (; Spanish: [fɾanˈθisko piˈθaro]; c. 1478 – 26 June 1541), was a Spanish conquistador, best known for his expedi…

Guru Nanak

1469 – 1539

Guru, Religious leader, Writer, Poet

Gurū Nānak (15 April 1469 – 22 September 1539; Gurmukhi: ਗੁਰੂ ਨਾਨਕ), also known as Bābā Nānak (Father Nanak), was an Indian spiritual teacher, mystic and poet,…

Erasmus

1466 – 1536

Translator, Philosopher, Theologian, Essayist, Bible translator, Writer

Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus ( DEZ-i-DEER-ee-əs irr-AZ-məs; Dutch: [ˌdeːziˈdeːrijʏs eːˈrɑsmʏs]; 28 October c. 1466 – 12 July 1536), commonly known in English…

Anne Boleyn

1501 – 1536

Aristocrat, Lady-in-waiting, Composer

Anne Boleyn (; c. 1501 or 1507 – 19 May 1536) was Queen of England from 1533 to 1536, as the second wife of King Henry VIII. The circumstances of her marriage a…