1537

This page relates to the year 1537 Calendrier Julien.

Events

Africa

  • Empire Songhaï: Mohammed Bandan is deposited by Ismaïl, a son of Mohammed Touré. Ismaïl, then his/her brother Ishak, endeavor to restore the calm one in the empire devastated by the interior disorders (end in 1549).

Americas

  • papal Bubble prohibiting any apostate from leaving for the Western Indies.

Asia

Europe

  • the Bohemia and the royal Hungary obtain the limitation of the aulic competence of the council to the only hereditary countries and the Reich.
  • the emperor Charles Quint authorizes officially the new Christians of Spain and the Portugal to be settled with Antwerp provided with the full rights.
  • popular Riots against the Conversos with the Portugal.
  • Foundation of Mancha Real, in the steppe of Jaen, in Andalusia.
  • Intervention of the Turks with Otranto.
  • Riots of the Gabelle in Guyenne and Angoumois.

Scandinavia

  • April: End of military resistance in Norway vis-a-vis the Danes. The archbishop of Nidarós, Olaf Engelbriktsson, flees towards the Netherlands ( April).
  • September 2nd: Setting-up of a Kirkenordinanz ( Ordinatio ecclesiastica ) with the Denmark on the instigation of Christiern Pedersen.

  • Gustav Vasa is combined with the Norway to overcome the German city of Lübeck, which makes economically Sweden independent of the Hanseatic League.

Arts & cultures

  • Ignace de Loyola (1491-1556) founds the Society of Jesus. He places himself under the orders of the pope.
  • Creation of the University of Lausanne.
  • the university of Lisbon is definitively installed with Coimbra, after multiple removals.
  • Articles of Smalkalde , where Luther defines its positions.
  • the Pronostication of pronostications, not only of this present year MDXXXVII, but also of the others to even come from all those which passed, which is a diatribe against the almanacs and their forecasts of Bonaventure Of Périers.
  • Cymbalum mundi (“the chime of the world”), anonymous lampoon allotted to Bonaventure Of Périers, burned by stop of the Parliament of Paris as delivers impious.
  • Gustav Vasa makes build the strong castle of Gripsholm, on the edges of the Lac Mälar where it establishes its main home.
  • Books of architecture , Sebastiano Serlio.
  • the Titien undertakes the portraits of the Twelve Césars , intended for the Room of the palate of Frederic II.

Sciences and technology

Economy & company

Births in 1537

  • October: Lady Jeanne Grey, future Queen of England
  • October 12th: Edouard VI, future king d' Angleterre

Death in 1537

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