Major Events
- Jan 14 Charles V and Francis I sign the Treaty of Madrid, forcing Francis to give up claims to Burgundy, Italy and Flanders
- Apr 21 First Battle of Panipat: Central Asian conqueror Babur defeats Sultan Ibrahim Lodi, establishing the Mughal Empire in India
- Aug 29 Battle of Mohács: In a decisive battle the Hungarian Empire is conquered by the Ottoman Empire led by Suleiman the Magnificent
- More 1526 Events
Born in 1526
- Feb 19 Charles de L'Ecluse, Flemish botanist (d. 1609)
- Apr 12 Marc-Antoine de Muret, French humanist, born in Muret, France (d. 1585)
- Aug 20 Peter Opmeer, Dutch church historian and humanist (Historia Martyrum) (d. 1595)
- Nov 1 Catherine Jagellion, Polish princess and queen of Sweden as the wife of John III of Sweden, born in Kraków, Poland (d. 1583)
Juan Sebastián ElcanoMore 1526 Deaths
Famous Weddings in 1526
- Mar 10 Holy Roman Emperor Charles V (26) marries Princess Isabella of Portugal (22), his 1st cousin, in Seville
Martin Luther
Michelangelo
Charles V
Francis I of France
Henry VIII
Suleiman the Magnificent