1560Birth of Elizabeth Báthory

Elizabeth Bathory is born in Nyirbator, Hungary.
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📜 Martin Luther Posts Ninety-Five Theses

Martin Luther Posts Ninety-Five Theses (1517)
ChristianitySaxonyReligious ReformCatholicismPrinting PressReligious DoctrineHeresy
GermanyGermany

⚔️ Battle of Pavia: French Defeat and Capture of Francis I

German and Spanish forces defeat France at the Battle of Pavia, Francis I of France is captured.
Battle of Pavia: French Defeat and Capture of Francis I (1525)
BattleHoly Roman EmpireFrancis IItalian WarsMilitary HistoryFrench MonarchySpanish EmpireImperialism
FranceFranceSpainSpainGermanyGermany

✝️ Protestant Reformation Established in Sweden

Protestant Reformation Established in Sweden (1527)
ChristianityReligionReligious ReformEuropean History
SwedenSweden

⚔️ Charles V's Victory at the Battle of Mühlberg

Emperor Charles V decisively dismantles the Schmalkaldic League at the Battle of Mühlberg.
Charles V's Victory at the Battle of Mühlberg (1547)
Holy Roman EmpireChristianityCharles VBattleReligious WarsMilitary History
GermanyGermany

👶 Birth of Elizabeth Báthory

Elizabeth Bathory is born in Nyirbator, Hungary.
Birth of Elizabeth Báthory (1560)
NobilityHungarian HistorySocial HistoryHabsburg Empire
HungaryHungary

📜 Edict of Torda: First Law of Religious Freedom

The Transylvanian Diet, under the patronage of the prince John Sigismund Zápolya, the former king of Hungary, inspired by the teachings of Ferenc Dávid, the founder of the Unitarian Church of Transylvania, promulgates the Edict of Torda, the first law of freedom of religion and of conscience in the World.
Edict of Torda: First Law of Religious Freedom (1568)
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