Rulers:
• Carlos I, King of Spain (1516-1556)
• Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor (1519-1558)
• Cosimo I de’ Medici, Duke of Florence (1537-1569)
• John Frederick I, Duke of Saxony (1547-1554)
Events:
• Execution of Lady Jane Grey, Queen of England and Ireland (1537-1554)
Deaths:
• John Frederick I, Elector of Saxony (1503-1554)
• Lady Jane Grey, Queen of England and Ireland (1537-1554)
Art:
• Bronzino (1503-1572): Ritratto di giovane uomo (1550-1555)
• Tintoretto, Jacopo (1519-1594): Ester e Assuero (1552-1555)
• Tintoretto, Jacopo (1519-1594): Giuditta e Oloferne (1552-1555)
• Tintoretto, Jacopo (1519-1594): Susanna e i Vecchioni (1552-1555)
• Tiziano (c.1488-1576): Danae (c.1554)
• Tiziano (c.1488-1576): San Girolamo penitente (1550-1555)
• Tiziano (c.1488-1576) & Workshop: Danae (after 1554-C)
• Tiziano (c.1488-1576) & Workshop: Danae (after 1554-K)