1553

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)

• 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)

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