Rulers:
• Carlos I, King of Spain (1516-1556)
• Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor (1519-1558)
• Cosimo I de’ Medici, Duke of Florence (1537-1569)
• Henri II, King of France (1547-1559)
• John Frederick I, Duke of Saxony (1547-1554)
• Mary I, Queen of Scotland (1542-1567)
Events:
• Execution of Lady Jane Grey, Queen of England and Ireland (1537-1554)
Births:
• Ludovisi, Alessandro (1554-1623), Pope Gregory XV (1621-1623)
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 (1550-55)
• 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 (1519-1594): Susanna e i Vecchioni (1552-55)
• Tiziano (c.1488-1576): Danae (c.1554)
• Tiziano (c.1488-1576): Danae (after 1554-C)
• Tiziano (c.1488-1576): Danae (after 1554-K)
• Tiziano (c.1488-1576): Perseo e Andromeda (1554-56)
• Vasari, Giorgio (1511-1574): Giuditta e Oloferne (c.1554)
• Veronese, Paolo (1528-1588): Venere disarma Cupido (1550-55)