What Happened in September 1515

Historical Events

Victory in Battle

Sep 13 First day of two-day Battle of Marignano: Francis I's French army defeats Swiss army force near Milan

  • Sep 14 Battle at Marignano ends after two days in a French and Venetian victory over a Swiss army

Famous Birthdays

  • Sep 8 Alfonso Salmeron, Spanish Jesuit biblical scholar, born in Toledo, Spain (d. 1585)

Anne of Cleves (1515-1557)

Sep 22 Queen of England (1539-40), 4th wife of Henry VIII, born in Dusseldorf, Holy Roman Empire