• The 1540s decade ran from 1 January 1540, to 31 December 1549. January 6 – King Henry VIII marries Anne of Cleves, his fourth Queen consort; the marriage...
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  • The 1540s BC was a decade lasting from January 1, 1549 BC to December 31, 1540 BC. History of ancient Israel and Judah—earliest date for Ahmose I founding...
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  • sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Find sources: "1540s in architecture" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (March 2015)...
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  • Events from the 1540s in England. Monarch – Henry VIII (until 28 January 1547), then Edward VI Regent – Catherine, Queen Consort (starting 15 July, until...
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  • The decade of the 1540s in music (years 1540–1549) involved some significant events. 1540 4 April – Cristobal Morales leaves the position of master of...
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  • Events from the 1540s in Denmark. Monarch – Christian III Steward of the Realm – Mogens Gøye (until 1544), Eske Bille (from 1547) 1541 The Royal Mint...
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    The Master of the 1540s was a South Netherlandish painter active between 1541 and 1551. About thirty portraits dating to that decade have been ascribed...
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  • This article presents lists of literary events and publications in the 16th century. 1501 Italic type (cut by Francesco Griffo) is first used by Aldus...
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    John Salusbury (by 1485 – 1547/1549) was a Welsh courtier and politician, member of the Salusbury family. He was a younger son of Sir Thomas Salusbury...
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    Burmese Kingdom. Several wars with its ruling Taungoo dynasty starting in the 1540s in the reign of Tabinshwehti and Bayinnaung were ultimately ended with the...
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    A timeline of the Ming dynasty (1368–1644) from the rise of the Hongwu Emperor to the rise and establishment of the Qing dynasty. Red Turban Rebellion...
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    The Habsburg monarchy and the Ottoman Empire waged a series of wars on the territory of the Kingdom of Hungary and several adjacent lands in Southeastern...
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    16th century (section 1540s)
    15th century 16th century 17th century Decades 1500s 1510s 1520s 1530s 1540s 1550s 1560s 1570s 1580s 1590s Categories: Births – Deaths Establishments...
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    Guadalajara (category 1540s establishments in Mexico)
    Guadalajara (/ˌɡwɑːdələˈhɑːrə/ GWAH-də-lə-HAR-ə; Spanish: [ɡwaðalaˈxaɾa] ) is a city in western Mexico and the capital of the state of Jalisco. According...
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    and Pskov from about 1534 onwards, show a horseman with a spear. From the 1540s on, the horseman bore a crown; doubtless the intention was to represent...
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    the first botanical gardens attached to universities, founded from the 1540s onwards. One of the earliest was the Padua botanical garden. These gardens...
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    Philip Melanchthon (born Philipp Schwartzerdt; 16 February 1497 – 19 April 1560) was a German Lutheran reformer, collaborator with Martin Luther, the first...
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    became fashionable in England as an alternative to the hood toward the 1540s. Close fitting caps of fur were worn in cold climates. Linen caps called...
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  • pattern from which copies are made," first entered into English usage in the 1540s. It derives from the Latin noun archetypum, latinization of the Greek noun...
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    urban readers of both sexes. The early modern market, from the 1530s and 1540s, divided into low chapbooks and high market expensive, fashionable, elegant...
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    actor, as is Nikolaj Coster-Waldau. Danish mass media date back to the 1540s, when handwritten fly sheets reported on the news. In 1666, Anders Bording...
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  • 1660s 1650s 1640s 1630s 1620s 1610s 1600s 1590s 1580s 1570s 1560s 1550s 1540s 1530s 1520s 1510s 1500s 1490s Early history List of popular music genres...
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  • This article gives a chronological list of years in literature (descending order), with notable publications listed with their respective years and a small...
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    Hernando de Soto (category 1540s in New Spain)
    Hernando de Soto (/də ˈsoʊtoʊ/; Spanish: [eɾˈnando ðe ˈsoto]; c. 1497 – 21 May 1542) was a Spanish explorer and conquistador who was involved in expeditions...
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  • internal conflicts weakened the Protestants' position in Germany in the early 1540s. Philip the Magnanimous committed bigamy by secretly marrying a lady-in-waiting...
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  • 15th century 16th century 17th century Decades 1500s 1510s 1520s 1530s 1540s 1550s 1560s 1570s 1580s 1590s Categories: Births – Deaths Establishments...
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  • 1660s 1650s 1640s 1630s 1620s 1610s 1600s 1590s 1580s 1570s 1560s 1550s 1540s 1530s 1520s 1510s 1500s 1490s Early history List of popular music genres...
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    Jesuits (category Religious organizations established in the 1540s)
    The Society of Jesus (Latin: Societas Iesu; abbreviation: SJ), also known as the Jesuit Order or the Jesuits (/ˈdʒɛʒuɪts, ˈdʒɛzju-/ JEZH-oo-its, JEZ-ew-;...
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