Rulers:
• Carlos I, King of Spain (1516-1556)
• Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor (1519-1558)
• Cosimo I de’ Medici, Duke of Florence (1537-1569)
• Felipe II, King of Spain (1556-1598)
• Henri II, King of France (1547-1559)
• Mary I, Queen of Scotland (1542-1567)
Deaths:
• Aretino, Pietro (1492-1556)
Art:
• Bruegel the Elder, Pieter (c.1525-1569): The Adoration of the Kings (c.1556)
• Tintoretto, Jacopo (1518-1594): Susanna e i vecchioni (c.1555-56)
• Tiziano (c.1488-1576): Perseo e Andromeda (1554-56)
• Vasari, Giorgio (1511-1574): Don Giovanni e Don Garzia de’ Medici (1556-58)
• Vasari, Giorgio (1511-1574): I primi frutti della terra offerti a Saturno (1555-56)
• Veronese, Paolo (1528-1588): Ritratto di Daniele Barbaro (1556-62)