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
Events in year of 1525
- 02-24Francois I caught taken / 8700 killed
- 02-24Imperial forces defeat French in battle of Pavia
- 05-10Church Reformer John Pistorius caught in the Hague
- 05-15German boer army surrounded / slaughters 5,000; ends Boer war
- 05-17Battle at Zabern: Duke of Lutherans beats rebels
- 06-09Tax revolt in Hertogenbosch
- 07-11Trial against "heretic" John Pistorius at The Hague
- 07-19Catholic German monarchy form Union of Dessau
- 09-07Trial against "heretic" John Pistorius ends in the Hague
People born in year of 1525
- 02-03Giovanni Perluigi da Palestrina: Composer
- 09-11Johan Georg: Elector of Brandenburg (1571-91)
People died in year of 1525
- 04-03Giovanni Rucellai: Italian Poet (Le Api), dies at 49
- 05-05Frederik III [the Wise]: Ruler of Saxon (1486-1525), dies at 62
- 09-15John Pistorius: Church reformer, burned at the stake
- 09-25Johannes Pistorius [Bakker]: RC pastor / church reformer, burned at 26
- 10-20Joannes Custos: S Netherlands humanist, dies at about 50
- 12-30Jacob Fugger: German banker / merchant, dies at 66
Events in year of 1526
- 01-14Charles V and Francis I sign Treaty of Madrid
- 01-14Francis I forced to give up claims in Burgundy, Italy and Flanders
- 02-08Heavy storm strikes Dutch coast, many die
- 02-27Saxony and Hesse form League of Gotha (league of Protestant princes)
- 03-10Emperor Charles V marries Princess Isabella of Portugal
- 03-17French King Francois I freed from Spain
- 03-26King Francois I returns Spanish captivity to France
- 04-21Battle at Panipat: Mogol Emperor Babur beats Sultan Ibrahim Lodi
- 04-221st slave revolt occurs in South Carolina
- 04-27Mogol King Babur beats Sultan of Delhi
- 05-02German evangelical monarchy joins Schmalkaldische League
- 05-22Pope Clemens VII, France, Genoa, Venice, Florence and Milan form Anti-French League of Cognac
- 06-01Parliament of Spiers: Lutheran monarchy freed of their belief
- 11-09Jews are expelled from Pressburg Hungary by Maria of Hapsburg
- 12-17Ferdinand of Austria chosen as King of Bohemia
- 12-17Pope Clemens VII publishes degree Cum ad zero - forms Inquisition
People born in year of 1526
- 06-12Marc-Antoine de Muret: Composer
- 07-10Philip III van Croij: Duke of Aarschot / Earl of Porcien
- 08-20Peter Opmeer: Church historian / humanist (Historia Martyrum)
People died in year of 1526
- 08-29Louis II: King of Hungary / Bohemia, dies in accident at 20