Events in year of 1522
- 01-09Adriaan F Boeyens elected only Dutch Pope (Adrian VI)
- 01-21Head inquisitor Adrian Florisz Boeyens elected pope
- 01-30Duke of Albany takes captured French back to Scotland
- 02-07Treaty of Brussels: Habsburgers split into Spanish / Austrian Branches
- 04-27Battle at Bicacca: Charles I and Pope Adrianus VI beat France
- 04-29Emperor Charles V names Frans van Holly Inquisitor-Generalof the Netherlands
- 05-25Emperor Karel I returns to Spain
- 05-30French troops driven out of Genoa
- 06-24Battle at La Bicocca: Emperor Karel V beats France
- 06-24Portuguese Antonio de Brita signs treaty island of Ternate Molukkas
- 07-13Hunger appeal by women of Utrecht
- 08-11Uprising of adel / burgerij in Austria fails
- 09-06Magellen with Vittoria returns to Spain, after 1st round world trip
- 09-08Spanish navigator Juan de Elcano returns to Spain, completes 1st circumnavigation of globe, expedition begins under Ferdinand Magellan
- 12-25Turkish troops occupy Rhodos
People born in year of 1522
- 09-11Ulisse Aldrovandi: Italian biologist / medical
People died in year of 1522
- 06-25Franchinus Gaffurius: Composer, dies at 71
- 08-27Giovanni A Amadei / Amadeo: Italian Sculptor / architect, dies at about 75
- 11-14Anne de Beaujeu: Daughter of French King Louis XI, dies at 61
Events in year of 1523
- 01-29Sermon of Constanz: Zwingli defends 67 Schlussreden
- 05-01Danish King Christian III arrives in Veere
- 06-06Gustavus I becomes King of Sweden (Swedish National Day)
- 06-12Frisian rebel leader Jancko Douwama arrested
- 09-19Emperor Charles I and England sign anti-French covenant
- 10-27English troops occupy Montalidier France
- 11-30Amsterdam bans assembly of heretics
People born in year of 1523
- 02-20Jan Blahoslav: Czechoslovakia -- Humanist / Bishop (Bohemian brothers)
- 09-11Pierre de Ronsard: Poet
- 11-11Joachim Hopperus [Hoppers]: Frisian lawyer / politician
- 12-22Charles "Cardinal" of Bourbon: Archbishop Rouen
People died in year of 1523
- 05-07Franz von Sickingen: German knight / protect of poor, dies of wounds at 42
- 07-01Hendrik Voes: Flemish priest / church reformer, burned at stake
- 07-01John of Esschen: Flemish priest / church reformer, burned at stake
- 08-29Ulrich von Hutten: German Poet / humanist / patriot, dies at 35
- 09-14Adrian VI [Adriaan F Bieyens]: Only Dutch Pope (1522-23), dies at 64
Events in year of 1524
- 03-19Giovanni de Varrazano of France sights land around area of Carolinas
- 04-17Giovanni Verrazano, a florentine navigator, discovers New York Bay
- 04-19Pope Clemens VII fires Netherlands Inquisitor-General French Van de Holly
- 04-24Duke of Bourbon drives Admiral Bonnivet out of Milan
- 05-20Duke of Albany leaves Scotland
- 06-27Earl Henry III of Nassau weds Mencia de Medoza, 16-years old marquess
- 06-28Duke van Bourbon occupies Province
- 07-15Emperor Karel I bans German national synode
- 07-26James I (12) becomes King of Scotland
- 10-26Spanish troops give Milan to France
- 12-12Pope Clement VII approves Organization of Jewish Community of Rome
People born in year of 1524
- 02-15Charles de Guise: Archbishop / Cardinal of Reims
- 08-23Francois Hotman / Hotomanus: French lawyer / diplomat (Anti-Tribonien)
People died in year of 1524
- 01-05Marko Marulic / Marulus / Splichanin / Pecinich: Croatian poet, dies at 73
- 04-07Philip of Burgundy: Bishop of Utrecht
- 05-21Thomas Howard 2nd Duke of Norfolk: General / Premier, dies at about 80
- 10-15Joachim Patinir: Flemish landscape painter, dies at about 45
- 12-24Vasco da Gama: Portuguese explorer / Viceroy of Cochin, dies at about 55