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What Happened in September 1547

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Historical Events

Imperial League

Sep 1 Holy Roman Emperor Charles V demands creation of an Imperial League (German state)

Holy Roman Emperor Charles V
  • Sep 10 Battle of Pinkie, Midlothian: English beat the Scots

Event of Interest

Sep 10 English demand Edward VI (10) wed Mary Queen of Scots (5)

Queen of Scotland Mary, Queen of Scots
King of England and Ireland Edward VI

Events in 1547

Famous Birthdays

  • Sep 14 Johan van Oldenbarnevelt, Dutch lawyer and statesman, born in Amersfoort, Netherlands (d. 1619)
  • Sep 16 Abu al-Faiz ibn Mubarak Faizi, Persian-Dutch East Indies poet, born in Agra, Mughal India (d. 1595)
  • Sep 22 Philipp Nikodemus Frischlin, German philologist and poet (d. 1590)

Miguel de Cervantes (1547-1616)

Sep 29 Spanish author (Don Quixote), born in Alcalá de Henares, Habsburg Spain

Miguel de Cervantes

Born in 1547

Famous Deaths

  • Sep 10 Pierlugi Faraese, Italian son of Pope Paul III, murdered

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