Rulers:
• Carlos I, King of Spain (1516-1556)
• Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor (1519-1558)
• Cosimo I de’ Medici, Duke of Florence (1537-1569)
• Edward VI, King of England and Ireland (1547-1553)
• Henri II, King of France (1547-1559)
• John Frederick I, Duke of Saxony (1547-1554)
• Mary I, Queen of Scotland (1542-1567)
Births:
• Fontana, Lavinia (1552-1614)
• Rudolf II (1552-1612)
Deaths:
• Bora, Katharina von (1499-1552)
Art:
• Bronzino (1503-1572): Ritratto di giovane uomo (1550-55)
• Tintoretto, Jacopo (1519-1594): Ester e Assuero (1552-55)
• Tintoretto, Jacopo (1519-1594): Giuditta e Oloferne (1552-55)
• Tintoretto, Jacopo (1518-1594): Lavanda dei piedi (c.1545-55)
• Tintoretto, Jacopo (1518-1594): Ritratto d’uomo (1551-53)
• Tintoretto, Jacopo (1519-1594): Susanna e i Vecchioni (1552-55)
• Tiziano (c.1488-1576): San Girolamo penitente (1550-55)
• Veronese, Paolo (1528-1588): Venere disarma Cupido (1550-55)