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What Happened in July 1553

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Historical Events

  • Jul 9 Battle at Sievershausen: Saxons-Brunwick alliance led by Elector Maurice defeat forces of Margrave Albert Alcibiades of Brandenburg-Bayreuth in a bloody battle with 4,000 killed

Queen Jane Grey

Jul 10 Lady Jane Grey, daughter of the Duke of Suffolk, proclaimed Queen of England, succeeds Edward VI, who proclaimed his half-sisters illegitimate. Reigns for nine days.

Queen of England Jane Grey
King of England and Ireland Edward VI
  • Jul 19 15-year-old Lady Jane Grey deposed as England's Queen after 9 days

Arrest of John Dudley

Jul 21 John Dudley, Lord President of the Council under Edward VI, captured in Cambridge

King of England and Ireland Edward VI

Events in 1553

Famous Birthdays

  • Jul 15 Archduke Ernest of Austria (d. 1595)
Born in 1553

Famous Deaths

Edward VI (1537-1553)

Jul 6 King of England (1547-53), dies at 15

Edward VI
  • Jul 9 Maurice, Elector of Saxony (1547-53), dies of his wounds from the Battle of Sievershausen at 32 [some sources place death as July 11th]

Famous Musicians

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