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Decade 1480 - 1489
_workshop_-_Martin_Luther_-_Gem%C3%A4ldegalerie_Berlin.jpg "Martin Luther")
62 Martin Luther
German priest, theologian and author (1483–1546)
*November 10th, 1483, Lutherstadt Eisleben †February 18th, 1546, Lutherstadt EislebenJohann Eck
1486 1543 German theologian
*November 13th, 1486, Egg an der Günz †February 13th, 1543, Ingolstadt
63 Hernán Cortés
Spanish conquistador
*November 30th, 1484, Medellin †December 2nd, 1547, Castilleja de la CuestaRaphael
Italian painter and architect (1483–1520)
*April 6th, 1483, Urbino †April 6th, 1520, Rome
.jpg "Huldrych Zwingli")
47 Huldrych Zwingli
Protestant Reformation leader in Switzerland, Swiss Reformed Church founder (1484-1531)
*January 1st, 1484, Wildhaus †October 11th, 1531, Kappel am Albis
50 Catherine of Aragon
First wife of Henry VIII of England (1485–1536)
*December 16th, 1485, Alcalá de Henares †January 7th, 1536, Kimbolton Castle
67 Julius III
Pope of the Catholic Church from 1550 to 1555
*September 19th, 1487, Rome †April 2nd, 1555, Rome
39 Lucrezia Borgia
Spanish-Italian duchess-consort of Ferrara, Modena and Reggio (1480-1519)
*April 18th, 1480, Subiaco †June 24th, 1519, Ferrara
66 Thomas Cranmer
Leader of the English Reformation and Archbishop of Canterbury
*July 2nd, 1489, Nottingham †March 21st, 1556, Oxford
51 Margaret Tudor
Scottish Queen consort (1489-1541)
*November 28th, 1489, London †October 18th, 1541, Methven Castle_-004.jpg "Arthur, Prince of Wales")
15 Arthur, Prince of Wales
Prince of Wales, Earl of Chester and Duke of Cornwall
*September 19th, 1486, Winchester †April 2nd, 1502, Ludlow Castle
48 Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa
German polymath, physician, legal scholar and soldier (1486–1535)
*September 14th, 1486, Cologne †February 18th, 1535, Grenoble
57 Francesco Guicciardini
Italian writer, historian and politician (1483-1540)
*March 6th, 1483, Florence †May 22nd, 1540, Arcetri
55 Thomas Cromwell
English statesman (1485–1540)
*November 30th, 1484, Putney †July 28th, 1540, Tower HillAndrea del Sarto
Italian painter (1486-1530)
*July 16th, 1487, Florence †September 29th, 1530, Florence.jpg "Franz von Sickingen")
42 Franz von Sickingen
Knight of the Holy Roman Empire (1481−1523)
*March 2nd, 1481, Ebernburg Castle †May 7th, 1523, Nanstein Castle.jpg "George Spalatin")
52 Helius Eobanus Hessus
16th-century German poet
*January 6th, 1488, Halgehausen †October 4th, 1540, Marburg
62 Antonio da Sangallo the Younger
Italian architect
*April 12th, 1484, Florence †August 3rd, 1546, Terni
49 Filippo Strozzi the Younger
Italian banker (1489-1538)
*January 4th, 1489, Florence †December 18th, 1538, Florence
58 Gasparo Contarini
Catholic cardinal and Bishop of Belluno
*October 16th, 1483, Venice †August 24th, 1542, Bologna
56 Johannes Magnus
Roman Catholic archbishop
*March 19th, 1488, Linköping Cathedral Congregation †March 22nd, 1544, Rome
70 Ernest, Margrave of Baden-Durlach
First Margrave of Baden-Durlach
*October 7th, 1482, Pforzheim †February 6th, 1553, Sulzburg
73 Frederick II, Elector Palatine
Prince-elector of the Palatinate from 1544 to 1556
*December 9th, 1482, Burg Winzingen †February 26th, 1556, Alzey
.jpg "Sophie of Mecklenburg")
21 Sophie of Mecklenburg
Duchess of Mecklenburg by birth and by marriage Electoral Princess of Saxony
*December 18th, 1481, Wismar †July 12th, 1503, Torgau
79 Sigismund von Herberstein
Carniolan diplomat, writer and historian
*August 23rd, 1486, Vipava †March 28th, 1566, Vienna_1489-1568_01.jpg "Henry V, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg")
78 Henry V, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg
Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg and Prince of Wolfenbüttel
*November 10th, 1489, Wolfenbüttel †June 11th, 1568, Wolfenbüttel
50 Gabriel von Salamanca-Ortenburg
General treasurer and archchancellor of a Austrian archduke in Spain (1489-1539)
*January 1st, 1489, Burgos †January 1st, 1539, Ensisheim,_by_Philippe_de_Champaigne_-_Palace_of_Versailles.jpg "Gaston of Foix, Duke of Nemours")
22 Gaston of Foix, Duke of Nemours
Infante of Navarre and French military commander
*December 10th, 1489, Mazères †April 11th, 1512, Battle of Ravenna
68 Paolo Giovio
Italian physician, historian, biographer, and prelate
*April 21st, 1483, Como †January 1st, 1552, Florence_-_Ancestral_Gallery.jpg "Sidonie of Bavaria")
16 Sidonie of Bavaria
Eldest daughter of Duke Albrecht IV of Bavaria-Munich
*May 1st, 1488, Munich †March 29th, 1505, Munich
55 Henry III of Nassau-Breda
Baron of Breda
*January 12th, 1483, Siegen †September 14th, 1538, Breda
51 Joachim I Nestor, Elector of Brandenburg
Elector of Brandenburg
*February 21st, 1484, Old Cölln †July 11th, 1535, Stendal.jpg "Veronica Gambara")
65 Veronica Gambara
Italian poet and stateswoman
*November 30th, 1484, Pralboino †June 13th, 1550, Correggio