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)
• Lady Jane Grey, Queen of England and Ireland (10-19 July 1553)
• Mary I, Queen of Scotland (1542-1567)
Births:
• Henri IV, King of France (1553-1610)
Deaths:
• Cranach, Lucas the Elder (1472-1553)
• Edward VI, King of England and Ireland (1537-1553)
Architecture:
• Chatsworth House built in Derbyshire, England.
Art:
• Bronzino (1503-1572): Ritratto di giovane uomo (1550-55)
• Bruegel the Elder, Pieter (c.1525-1569): Naval Battle in the Gulf of Naples (c.1551-53)
• Cellini, Benvenuto (1500-1571): Perseo con la testa di Medusa (1545-54)
• 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): Giove scaccia i vizi (c.1553)
• Veronese, Paolo (1528-1588): Venere disarma Cupido (1550-55)