Historical Events Apr 27 Battle of Bicocca: a combined French and Venetian force is decisively defeated by a Spanish-Imperial and Papal army Inquisitor-General of the Netherlands Apr 29 Holy Roman Emperor Charles V names Frans Van der Hulst inquisitor-general of their Seventeen Provinces in the Netherlands Holy Roman Emperor Charles V Events in 1522 Mar 1522 History by Year May 1522 Famous People by Cause of Death Assassination Drug Overdose Gunshot Wound Murder Plane Crash Suicide