1554
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Millennium: | 2nd millennium |
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Centuries: | 15th century – 16th century – 17th century |
Decades: | 1520s 1530s 1540s – 1550s – 1560s 1570s 1580s |
Years: | 1551 1552 1553 – 1554 – 1555 1556 1557 |
1554 Media
August 2: The battle of Marciano takes place in Tuscany.
April 12: Mary of Guise becomes regent of Scotland until King James Vi comes of age.
1554 (MDLIV) was a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar, the 1554th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 554th year of the 2nd millennium, the 54th year of the 16th century, and the 5th year of the 1550s decade. As of the start of 1554, the Gregorian calendar was 10 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which was the dominant calendar of the time.
Events
- January 5 – Great fire in Eindhoven, Netherlands.
- February – Thomas Wyatt surrenders to government forces in London.
- February 12 – After claiming the throne of England the previous year, Lady Jane Grey is beheaded for treason alongside her husband.
- March 17 – Princess Elizabeth imprisoned in The Tower.
- April 12 – Mary of Guise becomes Regent of Scotland.
- July 23 – 25 – Wedding of Queen Mary I of England and King Philip of Naples, only son of Emperor Charles V in Winchester, England.
- August 12 – Battle of Renty. French forces led by Francis, Duke of Guise turn back an invasion of Picardy by Charles V.
- The French forces in Siena surrender to the Imperialists after a long siege.
- Mikael Agricola becomes the bishop of Turku.
- Jesuits establish São Paulo in Brazil.