1500 - 1509
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Decade 1500 - 1509
54 John Calvin
French Protestant reformer (1509–1564)
*July 10th, 1509, Noyon †May 27th, 1564, Geneva
62 Nostradamus
French seer and astrologer (1503–1566)
*December 14th, 1503, Saint-Rémy-de-Provence †July 2nd, 1566, Salon-de-Provence
58 Charles V
Holy Roman Emperor, King of Spain and Duke of Burgundy (1500–1558)
*February 24th, 1500, Ghent †September 21st, 1558, Yuste
61 Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor
Holy Roman Emperor of the Habsburg dynasty and king of Bohemia, Croatia and Hungary (1503–1564)
*March 10th, 1503, Alcalá de Henares †July 25th, 1564, Vienna
53 Marcellus II
Pope of the Catholic Church and bishop of Rome from 9 April to 1 May 1555
*May 6th, 1501, Montefano †May 1st, 1555, Rome
74 Gerolamo Cardano
Italian Renaissance mathematician, physician, astrologer (1501-1576)
*September 24th, 1501, Province of Pavia †September 21st, 1576, Rome
35 Isabella of Portugal
16th-century Holy Roman Empress and Queen of Spain (1503-1539)
*October 24th, 1503, Lisbon †May 1st, 1539, Toledo_Portrait_of_Benvenuto_Cellini_on_the_fresco_Cosimo_I_di_Medici_among_court_sculptors,_architects_and_engineers.png "Benvenuto Cellini")
70 Benvenuto Cellini
Florentine sculptor and goldsmith
*November 1st, 1500, Florence †February 13th, 1571, Florence.jpg "Bronzino")
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55 Christian III of Denmark
King of Denmark and Norway
*August 12th, 1503, Gottorf Castle †January 1st, 1559, Kolding
Andrea Palladio
Italian architect (1508–1580)
*October 31st, 1508, Padua †August 19th, 1580, Vicenza_-_MNK_XII-299_-_National_Museum_Krak%C3%B3w.jpg "Isabella of Austria")
24 Isabella of Austria
Queen consort of Denmark, Norway and Sweden
*July 18th, 1501, City of Brussels †January 19th, 1526, GhentPius V
Pope of the Catholic Church from 1566 to 1572, saint
*January 17th, 1504, Bosco Marengo †May 1st, 1572, RomeFrancis Xavier
Spanish Catholic saint and missionary (1506–1552)
*April 7th, 1506, Javier †December 3rd, 1552, Shangchuan IslandHumayun
Mughal Emperor from 1530 to 1540 and 1555 to 1556
*March 6th, 1508, Kabul †January 27th, 1556, Delhi.jpg "Primož Trubar")
78 Primož Trubar
Carniolan writer, Protestant reformer (1508-1586)
*June 19th, 1508, Rašica †June 28th, 1586, Tübingen
58 Reginald Pole
English cardinal, the last Roman Catholic Archbishop of Canterbury
*March 3rd, 1500, Staffordshire †November 17th, 1558, London
46 Shin Saimdang
Calligraphist and noted poet (1504-1551)
*October 29th, 1504, Gangneung †May 17th, 1551, Paju
71 Damião de Góis
Portuguese philosopher
*February 2nd, 1502, Alenquer †January 30th, 1574, Alenquer
73 Anna of Oldenburg
Regent of East Frisia from 1540 to 1561
*November 14th, 1501, Oldenburg †September 24th, 1575, Emden
59 Annibale Caro
Italian poet and Knight of Malta (1507-1566)
*June 6th, 1507, Civitanova Marche †November 17th, 1566, Rome
26 John of Leiden
Anabaptist leader, King of Munster (1509-1536)
*February 2nd, 1509, Zevenhoven †January 22nd, 1536, Münster
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51 Melchor Cano
Spanish theologian (1509-1560)
*January 6th, 1509, Tarancón †September 30th, 1560, Toledo
58 Pietro Carnesecchi
Italian humanist (1509-1567)
*December 24th, 1508, Florence †October 1st, 1567, Rome
43 Pier Luigi Farnese
Duke of Parma (1503-1547)
*November 19th, 1503, Rome †September 10th, 1547, Piacenza
65 Joachim II Hector, Elector of Brandenburg
Elector of Brandenburg (1535-1571)
*January 13th, 1505, Old Cölln †January 3rd, 1571, Köpenick
26 Magdalena of Saxony
Princess of Saxony, Electress of Brandenburg (1507-1534)
*March 7th, 1507, Dresden †January 25th, 1534, Berlin
82 Gian Girolamo Albani
Italian cardinal (1509-1591)
*January 3rd, 1509, Bergamo †April 25th, 1591, Rome
72 Achilles Gasser
German physician and astrologer
*November 3rd, 1505, Lindau †December 4th, 1577, Augsburg
John III of Portugal
King of Portugal (r. 1521-1557)
*June 7th, 1502, São Jorge Castle †June 11th, 1557, Ribeira Palace
70 Alessandro Piccolomini
Italian writer and philosopher, titular archbishop of Patrae
*June 13th, 1508, Siena †March 12th, 1579, Siena
65 Leonhart Fuchs
German physician and botanist (1501–1566)
*January 17th, 1501, Wemding †May 10th, 1566, Tübingen
51 Ercole II d'Este, Duke of Ferrara
Italian noble (1508-1559)
*April 5th, 1508, Ferrara †October 3rd, 1559, Ferrara