1547 Calendar
What Happened In Year 1547?
- January 13, 1547 – Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey is sentenced to death.
- January 16, 1547 – Ivan IV of Russia aka Ivan the Terrible becomes Tsar of Russia.
- January 28, 1547 – Henry VIII dies. His nine year old son, Edward VI becomes King, and the first Protestant ruler of England.
- February 20, 1547 – Edward VI of England is crowned King of England at Westminster Abbey.
- July 25, 1547 – Henry II of France is crowned.
- September 10, 1547 – The Battle of Pinkie Cleugh, the last full scale military confrontation between England and Scotland, resulting in a decisive victory for the forces of Edward VI.
Who Were Born In The Year 1547?
- March 1, 1547 – Rudolph Goclenius, German philosopher (d. 1628)
- July 5, 1547 – Garzia de' Medici, Prince of Tuscany (d. 1562)
- September 14, 1547 – Johan van Oldenbarnevelt, Dutch statesman (d. 1619)
- September 22, 1547 – Philipp Nikodemus Frischlin, German philologist and poet (d. 1590)
- September 29, 1547 – Miguel de Cervantes, Spanish author (d. 1616)
- October 18, 1547 – Justus Lipsius, Flemish humanist (d. 1606)
- November 12, 1547 – Claude of Valois, French princess (d. 1575)
- December 5, 1547 – Ubbo Emmius, Dutch historian and geographer (d. 1625)
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