Rulers:
• Carlos I, King of Spain (1516-1556)
• Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor (1519-1558)
• Cosimo I de’ Medici, Duke of Florence (1537-1569)
• Federico II Gonzaga, 1st Duke of Mantua (1530-1540)
• François I, King of France (1515-1547)
• Henry VIII, King of England (1509-1547)
• Henry VIII, Lord of Ireland (1509-1542)
• John Frederick I, Elector of Saxony (1532-1547)
Births:
• Edward VI, King of England and Ireland (1537-1553)
• Lady Jane Grey, Queen of England and Ireland (1537-1554)
• Medici, Bia de’ (c.1537-1542)
Art:
• Holbein, Hans the Younger (c.1497-1543): Portrait of Henry VIII of England (c.1537)
• Tiziano (c.1488-1576): Ritratto del conte Antonio di Porcia e Brugnera (1535-1540)