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
Events in year of 1527
- 02-24Ferdinand of Austria crowned as King of Bohemia
- 03-16Battle at Khanua: Mogol Emperor Babur beats Rajputen
- 04-30England and France sign treaty of Westminster
- 05-06Spanish and German Imperial troops sack Rome; ending Renaissance
- 05-16Florence becomes a Republic
- 05-30University of Marburg (Germany) founded
- 06-24Gustaaf I begins Reformation in Sweden, taking RC possessions
- 11-03Ferdinand of Austria / Bohemia chosen as King of Hungary
- 11-15Treaty of Beautiful garden (Emperor-Ecclesiastical goods)
- 11-26Pope Clemens VII signs treaty with Emperor Karel I
- 12-06Pope Clemens VII fleas to Orvieto
- 12-12Composer Adrian Willaert moves from Milan to Venice
People born in year of 1527
- 03-21Hermann Finck: Composer
- 05-08Johann Walter: Composer
- 05-21Philip II: King of Spain (1556-98) and Portugal (1580-98)
- 07-13John Dee: London, England -- Alchemist / Astrologer / mathematician
- 07-31Maximilian II: German King / Emperor (1564-76)
- 09-21Matthaus Ludecus: Composer
- 11-18Luca Cambiaso: Italian painter / sculptor
People died in year of 1527
- 05-06Karel van Bourbon: Military Governor (Lombardije), dies at 37
- 06-22Machiavelli: Writer
- 11-20Wendelmoet "Weyntjen" Claesdochter: 1st Dutch woman burned as heretic
Events in year of 1528
- 01-22England and France declare war on Emperor Charles V
- 02-12Treaty of Dordrecht between Emperor and ecclesiastical power
- 03-05Utrecht Governor Maarten van Rossum plunders The Hague
- 06-30Burgundy army occupies Utrecht
- 09-28Spanish fleet sinks in Florida hurricane; about 380 die
- 10-20Treaty of Gorinchem (Emperor & church)
People born in year of 1528
- 03-01Albrecht V von Wittelsbach [the Generous]: Duke of Bavaria
- 07-08Emanuel Philibert: Duke of Savoy / Governor of the Netherlands
- 10-25Seerp Galama: Dutch nobleman / soldier / politician
- 11-02Peter S Lotichius [Peter Lotz]: Neo latin poet (Collected Works)
People died in year of 1528
- 01-28Philips of Cleve: Ruler of Ravenstein
- 02-14Edzard I the Great: Count of Austria-E Frisia (1494-1528), dies at 66
- 11-11Lucas van Prague: Czech leader of Bohemian Brothers, dies at about 68
- 11-30Great Wierd: Dutch Gelderland army commander, beheaded