1547

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Millennium: 2nd millennium
Centuries: 15th century16th century17th century
Decades: 1510s  1520s  1530s  – 1540s –  1550s  1560s  1570s
Years: 1544 1545 154615471548 1549 1550


1547 Media

1547 (MDXLVII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar, the 1547th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 547th year of the 2nd millennium, the 47th year of the 16th century, and the 8th year of the 1540s decade. As of the start of 1547, the Gregorian calendar was 10 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which was the dominant calendar of the time.

 
A map showing Habsburg possessions in 1547

Summary

1547 was a year that marked the deaths of two powerful European Kings - Henry VIII of England and Francis I of France. In England, Henry's nine-year-old son took over as Edward VI of England, while in France, Henry II became the next King. Also, during this year, Ivan IV of Russia was crowned Tsar. He later became better known as Ivan the Terrible.

Events

 
Edward VI of England becomes King at the age of nine years.

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