Events in year of 1551
- 03-09Emperor Karel appoints son Philip as heir to the throne
- 04-11English Premier John Dudley appointed Duke of Northumberland
- 04-20John Dudley becomes English Earl Marshal
- 05-01Council of Trente resumes
- 05-12San Marcos University in Lima Peru, opens
- 06-08Pope Julius III excommunicates Duke Ottario Farnese of Parma
- 07-08Willem of Orange weds countess Anna van Egmond and Buren
- 07-19Treaty of Karlsburg: Archduke Ferdinand of Austria recognized as King of Hungary / Transsylvania
- 08-14Turkish fleet under Dragut occupies Tripoli
- 10-16English Edward Seymour Duke of Somerset re-arrested
- 12-19Dutch west coast hit by hurricane
People born in year of 1551
- 05-02William Camden: English historian (Brittania, Annales)
- 05-17Martinus A del Rio: Spanish / South Netherlands lawyer / historian / theologist
- 09-13Pandolfo Zallamella: Composer
- 09-19Henry III: Duke of Anjou / King of Poland / France (1573 / 4-89)
People died in year of 1551
- 04-06Joachim Vadianus: Swiss Physician / Mayor of Sankt Gallen, dies at 66
- 05-31Aristotele "Basiano" da Sangallo: Italian set designer
Events in year of 1552
- 01-12Dutch west coast hit by heavy storm, 100s killed
- 01-15France signs secret treaty with German Protestants
- 01-232nd version of Book of Common Prayer becomes manditory in England
- 02-15Dutch coast hit by heavy storm
- 02-24Privileges of Hanseatic League in England are abrogated
- 04-04Mauritius van Saksen begins alliance with Karel Anikita Stroganov
- 04-10Henri II of France occupies Metz
- 04-18Mauritius of Saksen occupies Linz
- 04-19Mauritius of Saksen captures Karel
- 06-12Land guardians of the Netherlands attacks Verdun
- 07-17Siena drives Spanish troops out of Verdun
- 08-02Treaty of Passau: Emperor Charles V accepts Lutheran religion
- 10-29Czar Ivan IV escapes back to Moscow after battle
- 10-31Emperor Karel and Markgraaf Albecht strike siege for Metz
People born in year of 1552
- 02-01Edward Coke: Mileham Norfolk, England -- Jurist / politician (defended common law)
- 07-18Rudolf II [of Habsburg]: Emperor of Germany (1576-1612)
- 08-14Fra Paolo Sarpi [Paulus Venetus]: Expert / philosopher
- 09-17Paul V [Camillo Borghese]: Italy -- Pope (1605-21)
- 10-06Matteo Ricci: Italian Missionary (China)
People died in year of 1552
- 01-03Henry II of Bavaria: Bishop of Utrecht (1524-29), dies at 64
- 01-11Johannes Cochlaeus [Dobeneck]: German humanist / theologist
- 01-22Edward Seymour: Duke of Somerset, beheaded for treason
- 04-14Laurentius Andreae [Lars Andersson]: Swedish church reformer
- 04-18John Leland: Antiquary
- 04-21Peter Apianus [Bennewitz / Bienewitz]: German astronomer, dies at 50
- 10-17Andreas Osiander: Protestant Reformation theologist, dies at 53
Events in year of 1553
- 04-29Flemish woman introduces practice of starching linen into England
- 05-21English Lady Jane Grey marries Guildford Dudley
- 06-12King Edward VI accept Archbishop Cranmers "42 Articles"
- 07-09Battle at Sievershausen Solingen: van Saksen beats Alcibiades
- 07-10Lady Jane Grey becomes Queen of England
- 07-20Prime Minister John Dudley captured in Cambridge
- 08-12Pope Julius III orders confiscation and burning of Jewish Talmud
- 08-23Bishop Stephen Gardiner appointed English Lord Chancellor
- 09-08City of Lichfield, England forms
- 09-13English Hugh Latimer arrested
- 10-21Volumes of Talmud are burned
- 11-13English Lady Jane Grey / Bishop Cranmer accused of high treason
People born in year of 1553
- 06-15Ernst: Archduke of Austria / Governor of the Netherlands
- 11-23Prospero Alpini: Italy -- Botanist / Physician (De Medocoma Aegyptorum)
- 12-13Henry IV: 1st Bourbon-king of Navarre / France (1572 / 89-1610)
People died in year of 1553
- 02-04Caspar Othmayr: Composer, dies at 37
- 02-19Erasmus Reinhold: German mathematician, dies at 41
- 04-09Francois Rabelais: French Author (Gargantua / Pantagruel), dies at 49
- 07-06Edward VI Tudor: King of England (1547-53), dies at 15
- 07-11Mauritius: Duke / Monarch of Saksen (1547-53), dies of injuries at 32
- 08-17Charles III: Duke of Savoy
- 08-22John Dudley: English Lord Admiral / Premier (1551-53), beheaded
- 09-04Cornelia da Nomatalcino: Monk converted to Judaism, burned at stake
- 10-16Lucas Cranach, Sr.: German painter, dies at 81
- 10-27Michael Servetus: Spanish physician, burns at stake for heresy