1506 - Article Index

Article - Law Of Attraction: The Ultimate Guide To The Law Of Attraction
What is the Law of Attraction? Law of attraction has many different labels, "Success consciousness", "Law of Magnetism&...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1506: Encyclopedia - 1506
1506 - Events. January 21 - Pope Julius II founds the Swiss Guard Second outbreak of the sweating sickness in England Leonardo da Vinc...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Americas: Encyclopedia - Americas
The Americas commonly refers to the landmass in the Western Hemisphere consisting of the continents of North America and South America wi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Donato Bramante: Encyclopedia - Donato Bramante
Donato Bramante (1444 - March 11, 1514), Italian architect, who introduced the Early Renaissance style to Milan and the High Renaissance ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bologna: Encyclopedia - Bologna
Bologna (from Latin Bononia, Bulåggna in the local dialect) is the capital city of Emilia-Romagna in northern Italy, between the Po Rive...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - St. Peter's Basilica: Encyclopedia - St. Peter's Basilica
The Basilica of Saint Peter, officially known in Italian as the Basilica di San Pietro in Vaticano and colloquially called Saint Peter's ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bavaria: Encyclopedia - Bavaria
The Free State of Bavaria  (German: Freistaat Bayern), with an area of 70,553 km² (27,241 square miles) and 12.4 million inhab...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Zygmunt I The Old: Encyclopedia - Zygmunt I The Old
Zygmunt I the Old (Polish: Zygmunt I Stary; 1467 – 1548), fifth ruler of the Jagiellon dynasty, reigned as King of Poland from 1506 to ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Charles V Holy Roman Emperor: Encyclopedia - Charles V Holy Roman Emperor
Charles V (Spanish: Carlos I, Dutch: Karel V, German: Karl V.) (24 February 1500–21 September 1558) is considered (the first) King of S...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Wu Cheng'en: Encyclopedia - Wu Cheng'en
Wu Cheng'en (Traditional Chinese: 吳承恩; Simplified Chinese: 吴承恩; pinyin: Wú Chéng'ēn) (1500? or 1506?-1582) , was a Chinese...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Zamorin: Encyclopedia - Zamorin
Zamorin is the anglicised version of Samoothirippadu or Samoothiri, a title of the rulers of the erstwhile Hindu state of Kozhikode (prev...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Culture Of Lithuania: Encyclopedia - Culture Of Lithuania
Lithuanian nation rose in 7th – 9th centuries AC from Baltic nations group. Balts, the ancestors of Lithuanians and Latvians, had arriv...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Babur: Encyclopedia - Babur
Zahir-ud-din Mohammad Babur , Zahiriddin Muhammad Bobur (February 14, 1483 - December 26, 1530) (also spelled Baber or Babar), emperor (1...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bury St. Edmunds Abbey: Encyclopedia - Bury St. Edmunds Abbey
Bury St. Edmunds Abbey was once among the richest Benedictine monasteries in England. Its ruins lie in Bury St Edmunds, a town in the cou...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - August 20: Encyclopedia - August 20
August 20 is the 232nd day of the year (233rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. There are 133 days remaining. August 20 - Events...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Albrecht Dürer: Encyclopedia - Albrecht Dürer
Albrecht Dürer (May 21, 1471 - April 6, 1528) was a German painter, wood carver, engraver, and mathematician. He is best known for his w...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aleksander Jagiellon: Encyclopedia - Aleksander Jagiellon
Aleksander Jagiellon (Polish: Aleksander Jagiellonczyk; Lithuanian: Aleksandras Jogailaitis; 1461 – 1506), King of Poland and Grand Duk...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 2nd Millennium: Encyclopedia - 2nd Millennium
(1st millennium – 2nd millennium – 3rd millennium – other millennia) 2nd millennium - Events. European crusades in Middle East Mo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Joachim Vadian: Encyclopedia - Joachim Vadian
Joachim Vadian (November 29, 1484 – April 6, 1551), born as Joachim von Watt, was a Swiss Humanist and scholar and also mayor and refor...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - De Revolutionibus Orbium Coelestium: Encyclopedia - De Revolutionibus Orbium Coelestium
De revolutionibus orbium coelestium (English: On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres, Polish: O obrotach sfer niebieskich) is the sem...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Huldrych Zwingli: Encyclopedia - Huldrych Zwingli
Huldrych (or Ulrich) Zwingli (January 1, 1484 – October 11, 1531) was the leader of the Protestant Reformation in Switzerland, and foun...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Andrea Mantegna: Encyclopedia - Andrea Mantegna
Andrea Mantegna (c. 1431, near Vicenza, Italy – September 13, 1506, Mantua) was an Italian Renaissance artist from Florence, whose work...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anthony Cooke: Encyclopedia - Anthony Cooke
Sir Anthony Cooke [1] (c.1505/1506 - 11 June 1576) an eminent scholar, tutor to women and to Edward VI; of his daughters, one was married...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - August 1: Encyclopedia - August 1
August 1 is the 213th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (214th in leap years), with 152 days remaining. August 1 - Events. 527...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Christopher Columbus: Encyclopedia - Christopher Columbus
Christopher Columbus (1451 – 20 May 1506) was an explorer and trader who crossed the Atlantic Ocean and reached the Americas on October...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - April 7: Encyclopedia - April 7
April 7 is the 97th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (98th in leap years). There are 268 days remaining. April 7 - Events. 52...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - April 13: Encyclopedia - April 13
13 April is the 103rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (104th in leap years). There are 262 days remaining. It is also the Ides...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Antoine Brumel: Encyclopedia - Antoine Brumel
Antoine Brumel (around 1460 – 1512 or 1513) was a French composer. He was one of the first renowned French members of the Franco-Flemis...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - August 29: Encyclopedia - August 29
August 29 is the 241st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (242nd in leap years), with 124 days remaining. It is also the 1st day o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Switzerland: Encyclopedia - Switzerland
The Swiss Confederation or Switzerland (Latin: Confoederatio Helvetica) is a landlocked federal republic in Europe, bordering Germany, Fr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1543: Encyclopedia - 1543
1543 - Science. Andreas Vesalius publishes De Humanis Corporis Fabrica (On the Fabric of the Human Body), revolutionising the science ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Clément Marot: Encyclopedia - Clément Marot
Clément Marot (1496-1544), was a French poet of the Renaissance period. By category Medieval 16th Century - 17th Century 18th Century -...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1546: Encyclopedia - 1546
1546 - Science. 1546 - Architecture. Michelangelo Buonarroti is made chief architect of St. Peter's Basilica. 1546 - Births. Jan...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1552: Encyclopedia - 1552
1552 - Events. January 15 - Henry II of France and Maurice of Saxony sign the Treaty of Chambord February 24 - Privileges of the Hanse...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1563: Encyclopedia - 1563
1563 - Events. February 1 - Sarsa Dengel succeeds his father Menas as Emperor of Ethiopia February 18 - The Duke of Guise is assassina...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1526: Encyclopedia - 1526
1526 in science 1526 - Events. January 14 - Treaty of Madrid. Peace between Francis I of France and Charles V. Francis agrees to cede ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1500s: Encyclopedia - 1500s
The decade of years from 1500 to 1509, inclusive. See 16th Century for more information. 1470s 1480s 1490s - 1500s - 1510s 1520s 1530s 15...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1446: Encyclopedia - 1446
1446 - Events. Mehmed II Sultan of the Ottoman Empire is forced to abdicate in favor of his father Murad II by the Janissaries. The Po...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1438: Encyclopedia - 1438
1438 - Events. Pachacuti who would later create Tahuantinsuyu, or Inca Empire became the ruler of Cuzco January 1 - Albert II of Habs...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1451: Encyclopedia - 1451
1451 - Births. January 14 - Franchinus Gaffurius, Italian composer (died 1522) April 22 - Queen Isabella of Castile (died 1504) May 2 ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1461: Encyclopedia - 1461
1461 - Events. February 2 - Battle of Mortimer's Cross - Yorkist troops led by Edward, Duke of York defeat Lancastrians under Owen Tud...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1478: Encyclopedia - 1478
1478 - Events. February 18 - George, Duke of Clarence, convicted of treason against his older brother Edward IV of England, is private...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1566: Encyclopedia - 1566
1566 - Events. January 7 - Pius V becomes Pope Selim II succeeds Suleiman I as Sultan of the Ottoman Empire Religious rioting in the N...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1534: Encyclopedia - 1534
1534 - Events. February 27 - Group of Anabaptists of Jan Matthys seize Münster and declare it "The New Little Jerusalem" - they begin...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Counts Of Burgundy: Encyclopedia - Counts Of Burgundy
This is a list of the counts of Burgundy (i.e., of the region known as "Franche-Comté", not to be confused with the Duchy of Burgundy) f...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Valladolid: Encyclopedia - Valladolid
Valladolid, which name comes from the Arabic phrase for "land of the father" (Balad-Al-Walid), is an industrial city in central Spain, u...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vicente Masip: Encyclopedia - Vicente Masip
Vicente Joanes Masip (or Juanes or Macip) (1506 - 21 December 1579), head of the Valencian school of painters, and often called "the Span...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1580: Encyclopedia - 1580
1580 in science 1580 - Events. March 1 - Michel de Montaigne signs the preface to his most significant work, Essays. They are publishe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Villa Farnesina: Encyclopedia - Villa Farnesina
Villa Farnesina is an artistically and architecturally influential Renaissance villa in Via della Lungara, in the central district of Tra...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Raphael: Encyclopedia - Raphael
Raphael or Raffaello (Urbino, Italy, April 6, 1483–Rome, April 6, 1520) was a master painter and architect of the Florentine school in ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Johannes Trithemius: Encyclopedia - Johannes Trithemius
Johannes Trithemius (1 February 1462 - 13 December 1516) was born Johann Heidenberg. The name by which he is more commonly known is deriv...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Karmapa: Encyclopedia - Karmapa
The Karmapa is the head of the Karma Kagyu (Bka' rgyud), the largest of the lineages that make up the Kagyu school, one of the four major...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1582: Encyclopedia - 1582
1582 - Events. January 15 - Russia cedes Livonia and Estonia to Poland February 24 - Pope Gregory XIII implements the Gregorian Calend...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Christianity In India: Encyclopedia - Christianity In India
Christianity is India's third-largest religion, following Hinduism and Islam. According to tradition, there have been Christians in India...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1583: Encyclopedia - 1583
1583 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar. 1583 ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Erasmus: Encyclopedia - Erasmus
Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus (also Desiderius Erasmus of Rotterdam) (October 27, probably 1466 – July 12, 1536) was a Dutch humanist ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Exploration: Encyclopedia - Exploration
Exploration is the act of searching or traveling for the purpose of discovery, e.g. of unknown regions, including space (space exploratio...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Bavaria: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Bavaria - Partitions
The efforts of the dukes to increase their power and to give unity to the duchy had met with a fair measure of success; but they were soo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pope Julius Ii: Encyclopedia Ii - Pope Julius Ii - Reign As Pope
From the beginning Julius II set himself with a courage and determination rarely equalled to rid himself of the various powers under whic...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Josquin Des Prez: Encyclopedia Ii - Josquin Des Prez - Works List
Josquin Des Prez - Masses. Missa ad fugam; Missa Ave maris stella (Rome, 1486-1495); Missa de beata virgine; Missa N'auray je jamais (...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rulers Of Korea: Encyclopedia Ii - Rulers Of Korea - Gojoseon C.2333 Bce–c.239 Bce
The legendary founder of Gojoseon was Dangun Wanggeom. Dangun is thought to be a title meaning Emperor, although frequently used to refer...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Polish Monarchs: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Polish Monarchs - Kingdom Of Poland Of The Piasts
List of Polish monarchs - Early Piasts. Piast Dynasty 9th cent. — Siemowit (disputable) 9th-10th cent. — Lestko (disputable) 10th ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - John Mair: Encyclopedia Ii - John Mair - Influence
John Mair - Calvin and Loyola. In 1506 he was awarded a doctorate in theology by Paris where he began to teach and progress through the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Leonese Monarchs: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Leonese Monarchs - Kings Of León
List of Leonese monarchs - Pérez Dynasty. Ordoño I (850–866) Alfonso III the Great (866–910) García I (910–914) Ordoño II (9...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Latin Patriarch Of Constantinople: Encyclopedia Ii - Latin Patriarch Of Constantinople - List Of Latin Patriarchs Of Constantinople
(Constantinople retaken in 1261; Patriarchate now titular only) Peter Correr (1286-1302) Leonard Faliero (1302- c. 1305) Nicholas of The...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Italians: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Italians - Artists
see also: List of Italian painters Leon Battista Alberti (1404-1472), architect Fra Angelico (1387-1445), (Giovanni da Fiesole) Baccio D...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Years In Science: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Years In Science - 1500s
1500 1501 1502 1503 1504 1505 1506 1507 1508 1509 1510 1511 1512 1513 1514 1515 1516 1517 1518 1519 1520 1521 1522 1523 1524 1525 1526 15...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Munich: Encyclopedia Ii - Munich - History
The city was founded next to an already existing settlement of monks Munichen (Latin Monacum, Monachium) by the Welf Henry the Lion, Duke...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Christopher Columbus: Encyclopedia Ii - Christopher Columbus - Voyages
Christopher Columbus - First voyage. The year 1492, on the evening of August 3, Columbus left from Palos with three ships, the Santa Ma...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hernán Cortés: Encyclopedia Ii - Hernán Cortés - Beginning His Campaign
After leaving Cuba with 11 ships, 500 men, and 15 horses, Cortés stopped briefly in the Yucatán, where there was little gold, but the p...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Palermo: Encyclopedia Ii - Palermo - History
Palermo was founded in the 8th century BC by Phoenician tradesmen around a natural harbour on the north-western coast of Sicily. The Phoe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Polatsk: Encyclopedia Ii - Polatsk - History
The Old East Slavic name, Polotesk, is derived from the Polota river, that flows into Dvina nearby. The Vikings rendered that name as Pal...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Portuguese Empire: Encyclopedia Ii - Portuguese Empire - The Beginnings Of The Empire 1415-1580
The countries that we now know as Spain and Portugal spent the Middle Ages after 722 in an intermittent struggle called the Reconquista. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sigismund Von Herberstein: Encyclopedia Ii - Sigismund Von Herberstein - Writing On Russia
Herberstein's knowledge of Slovene, acquired in his youth, allowed him to communicate freely with Russians, as Slovene and Russian both b...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Turkic States And Empires: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Turkic States And Empires - Historical Kingdoms And Empires
The following listed kingdoms and empires were at some time ruled by Turkic kings/khans/shahs or other dynasties. Mentioning of any parti...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Huldrych Zwingli: Encyclopedia Ii - Huldrych Zwingli - Zwingli’s Life
Huldrych Zwingli - Youth. Zwingli got his early education at Weesen under the guidance of this uncle Bartolomeus, who had moved away fr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Royal Scottish Navy: Encyclopedia Ii - Royal Scottish Navy - Origins
The Scots Navy was created c. 1000 to combat the Viking invasions. Initially it consisted of longboats, some captured from the Vikings. A...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Marquess Of Anglesey: Encyclopedia Ii - Marquess Of Anglesey - Marquesses Of Anglesey 1815
The Heir Apparent is Charles Alexander Vaughan Paget, Earl of Uxbridge (b. 13 November 1950) Lord Uxbridge's Heir Apparent is Benedict Da...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Maria Of Austria: Encyclopedia Ii - Maria Of Austria - Origins
She was born in Brussels to Philip I of Castile ("the Handsome") and Juana of Castile ("the Mad"). Her paternal grandparents were Maximil...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Johann Eck: Encyclopedia Ii - Johann Eck - Disputations With Luther And Karlstadt
As early as the spring of 1517 Eck had entered into friendly relations with Martin Luther, who had regarded him as in harmony with his ow...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ignatius Of Loyola: Encyclopedia Ii - Ignatius Of Loyola - Father General Of The Jesuits
Ignatius was chosen as the first Superior General of his religious order, invested with the title of Father General by the Jesuits. He se...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Niccolò Machiavelli: Encyclopedia Ii - Niccolò Machiavelli - Works
The best known work of Machiavelli is his political treatise Il Principe (The Prince). It was written in an attempt to return to politics...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - John Leland: Encyclopedia Ii - John Leland - Royal Appointment
On his return to England he was a tutor of Thomas Howard, son of the 3rd Duke of Norfolk, and to Francis Hastings, afterwards Earl of Hun...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Munich: Encyclopedia Ii - Munich - History
The city was founded next to an already existing settlement of monks Munichen (Latin Monacum, Monachium) by the Welf Henry the Lion, Duke...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of The Jews In Poland 966-1572: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of The Jews In Poland 966-1572 - Early Period: 966-1385
History of the Jews in Poland 966-1572 - Early history. The first Jews arrived in the territory of modern Poland in the 10th century. T...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Palermo: Encyclopedia Ii - Palermo - Main Monuments
Palermo is among the richest cities of monuments in Italy, and perhaps in the world. It is also the main centre of Norman architecture in...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Honfleur: Encyclopedia Ii - Honfleur - History
The first written mention attesting the existence of Honfleur emanates from Richard III, duke of Normandy, in 1027. It is also proven tha...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Padua Italy: Encyclopedia Ii - Padua Italy - History Of Padua
Padua Italy - Antiquity. Padua claims to be the oldest city in north Italy; the early medieval commune justified itself by a fabled fou...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Oldenburg: Encyclopedia Ii - Oldenburg - History
The town was first mentioned in 1108, at that time known under the name of Aldenburg. It became important due to its location at a ford o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Palermo: Encyclopedia Ii - Palermo - History
Palermo was founded in the 8th century BC by Phoenician tradesmen around a natural harbour on the north-western coast of Sicily. The Phoe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pierre De La Rue: Encyclopedia Ii - Pierre De La Rue - Life
He was probably born at Tournai, in modern Belgium, and likely educated at the cathedral there, which had a substantial musical establish...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tristan Da Cunha: Encyclopedia Ii - Tristan Da Cunha - Geography
The name "Tristan da Cunha" is also used for the archipelago, which consists of the following islands (areas given in km2): Archipelago o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Zamorin: Encyclopedia Ii - Zamorin - Battles With Neighbours
After acquiring the Polanad state, the Samoothiri turned his attention to other states (nadus) around him. He next annexed the state of N...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Switzerland: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Switzerland - Early History
Main article: Early history of Switzerland. Archeological evidence suggests that hunter-gatherers settled in the lowlands north of the Al...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Portuguese Empire: Encyclopedia Ii - Portuguese Empire - The Beginnings Of The Empire 1415-1580
The countries that we now know as Spain and Portugal spent the Middle Ages after 722 in an intermittent struggle called the Reconquista. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Treaty Of Tordesillas: Encyclopedia Ii - Treaty Of Tordesillas - Exploration And Colonization
It was intended to resolve the dispute that had been created following the return of Christopher Columbus. In 1481 the papal Bull Aeterni...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Imperial Crypt Vaults: Encyclopedia Ii - Imperial Crypt Vaults - Leopold's Vault
The Leopoldsgruft was built under the nave of the church above, beginning in 1657 by Emperor Leopold I,37 following the edict of his fath...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Timur: Encyclopedia Ii - Timur - Last Campaigns And Death
In April 1399, some three months after quitting the capital of Mahmüd Toghluk, Timur was back in his own capital beyond the Oxus (Amu Da...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Johannes Lupi: Encyclopedia Ii - Johannes Lupi - Style And Influence
All of his surviving music is a cappella vocal. Only two masses survive, but he wrote numerous motets and chansons; the motets were colle...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Swiss Guard: Encyclopedia Ii - Swiss Guard - Vatican Swiss Guard
The Swiss Guard as part of the Military of the Vatican City is an exception to the Swiss rulings of 1874 and 1927. It is a small force re...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - John Seymour Tudor: Encyclopedia Ii - John Seymour Tudor - Family Activities And Reputation
They lived in Wulfhall, outside Savernake Forest, in Wiltshire. Four of the Seymour children achieved prominence at the royal court - Edw...   » Read the article