What Happened in 1538

Major Events

  • Jan 27 Dutchy of Guelders accepts rule of William, Duke of Jülich-Cleves-Berg
  • Feb 24 Treaty of Nagyvarad/Peace of Grosswardein signed between Ferdinand I of Austria and John Zápolya of Hungary.
  • Apr 9 Danish king Christian III enters Schmalkaldische Union
  • May 26 Geneva expels John Calvin and his followers from the city. Calvin lives in exile in Strasbourg for the next three years.
  • Jun 10 Catholic German monarchy signs League of Neuremberg, in response to the formation of the Protestant Schmalkaldic League
  • Jun 18 Truce of Nice signed between Holy Roman Emperor Charles V and French King Francis I ending the Italian War of 1536-38
  • Jul 25 The City of Guayaquil is founded by the Spanish Conquistador Francisco de Orellana and given the name Muy Noble y Muy Leal Ciudad de Santiago de Guayaquil
  • Jul 30 St Augustine's Abbey, one of the most important monasteries in England, is dissolved - its Abbot John Essex and 30 monks leave voluntarily, before it is ransacked [1]
  • Aug 6 Bogotá, Colombia, is founded by Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada
  • Sep 21 Shrine of Saint Swithun in Winchester smashed up in the middle of the night as part of the English Reformation
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