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1510. c. January – Erasmus begins his period of residence in Cambridge. [2]21 January – Parliament grants Henry VIII generous tax subsidies. [3]31 January – Catherine of Aragon miscarries her first child, a daughter, at about six months gestation; told she is still carrying a twin, she prepares for a birth in March–April but there is no child.
Henry VIII (28 June 1491 – 28 January 1547) was King of England from 22 April 1509 until his death. Henry is known for his six marriages and his efforts to have his first marriage (to Catherine of Aragon) annulled.
June 24 – Captain-Major Simão de Miranda de Azevedo took office as the new Portuguese Governor of Mozambique after being replaced by King Manuel I to replace António de Saldanha. June 29 – Giano II di Campofregoso was elected as the Doge of the Republic of Genoa in Italy after the withdrawal of French occupation troops, filling a vacancy ...
Juan de la Cosa Francisco de Almeida Sandro Botticelli Catherine Cornaro Saint Catherine of Genoa. February 1 – Sidonie of Poděbrady, Bohemian princess, duchess consort of Saxony (b. 1449) [48] February 28 – Juan de la Cosa, Spanish cartographer and explorer (b. c. 1460) [49] March 1 – Francisco de Almeida, Portuguese soldier and ...
Catherine was accompanied to England by the following ambassadors: Diego Fernández de Córdoba y Mendoza, 3rd Count of Cabra; Alonso de Fonseca y Acevedo, Archbishop of Santiago de Compostela; and Antonio de Rojas Manrique, Bishop of Mallorca. [17] Her Spanish retinue, including Francisco Felipe, was supervised by her duenna, Elvira Manuel.
Thomas Wolsey was born in about 1473, the son of Robert Wolsey of Ipswich and his wife, Joan Daundy. [3] Widespread traditions identify his father as a butcher; his modest origin became a topic of criticism later, when he amassed wealth and power that critics thought more befitting a member of the high nobility.
Kate Middleton is opening up about the long-term side effects of her cancer treatment.. On Tuesday, Jan. 14, the Princess of Wales spoke with staff during a surprise visit to the Royal Marsden ...
Brandon married firstly, before 16 May 1496, Anne Fiennes (died 10 September 1497), widow of William Berkeley, 1st Marquess of Berkeley (died 14 February 1492). She was the daughter of Sir John Fiennes by Alice FitzHugh, daughter of Sir Henry FitzHugh, 5th Baron FitzHugh, and Lady Alice Neville, sister of Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick ("Warwick, the Kingmaker").