What happened in 1526?

Battle of Mohács

Wars & Conflicts

1526 major battle in 16th-century Central Europe

Battle of Panipat

Wars & Conflicts

1526 battle.

War of the League of Cognac

Wars & Conflicts · Italy

Conflict

Siege of Kamakura

Wars & Conflicts · Tsurugaoka Hachimangū

1526 siege

Siege of Sambhal

Wars & Conflicts · Sambhal

1526 siege by the Mughals in India

Siege of Bintan

Wars & Conflicts · Bintan Island

1526 successful Portuguese siege on Bintan

Battle of Melrose

Wars & Conflicts · Melrose

1526 battle in Scotland

Battle of Linlithgow Bridge

Wars & Conflicts · Linlithgow

1526 battle in Scotland

Fall of Calicut

Wars & Conflicts · Kozhikode

1526 siege

Ottoman–Habsburg Wars

Wars & Conflicts · Mediterranean Sea

Series of conflicts from the 16th through the 18th century between the Ottoman Empire and the Habsburg (later Austrian) Empire

Ottoman–Hungarian Wars

Wars & Conflicts · Wallachia

Series of battles that were fought between two belligerent

Treaty of Madrid

Politics & Government

Treaty adopted in 1526 by which the French king renounced claims in Italy, surrendered Burgundy to Spain, and abandoned sovereignty over Flanders and Artois

Shō Shin died

People · Shuri

3rd king of the Ryukyu Kingdom (1465-1526)

Juan Sebastián Elcano died

People · Pacific Ocean

Castillian Basque sailor, explorer, and circumnavigator with the Magellan Expedition

Francisco Hernández de Córdoba Brito del Socorro y Nazareno died

People · Ruínas de León Viejo

Spanish conquistador

Peter Martyr d'Anghiera died

People · Granada

Italo-Spanish historian and diplomat

Patriarch Joannicius I of Constantinople died

People · Sozopolis

Patriarch of Constantinople

Scipione del Ferro died

People · Bologna

Italian mathematician

Elijah Mizrachi died

People · Istanbul

Ottoman rabbi

Lucas Vázquez de Ayllón died

People · Virginia

Spanish explorer

Alonso de Salazar died

People · Pacific Ocean

Spanish explorer

Gil González Dávila died

People · Ávila

Spanish colonial governor

Francisco de Hoces died

People · Pacific Ocean

Spanish explorer

Titu Cusi Yupanqui born

People · Cusco

Born in Cusco. 3rd Emperor Inca of the Kingdom of Vilcabamba and author.

Adolf I, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp born

People · Duborg Castle

Born in Duborg Castle. Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp (1526-1586).

Louis II, King of Hungary, Croatia and Bohemia died

People · Mohács

Died in Mohács. King of Hungary, Croatia and Bohemia (1506–1526).

Isabella of Austria died

People · Ghent

Died in Ghent. Queen consort of Denmark, Norway and Sweden; (1501-1526).

Augustus, Elector of Saxony born

People · Freiberg

Born in Freiberg. German prince (1526-1586).

Abu Abd Allah al-Burtuqali Muhammad ibn Muhammad died

People · Morocco

Died in Morocco. Wattasid ruler from 1504 to 1526.

Hospital Real

Science & Technology

Old hospital from the 16th century, now belonging to the University of Granada

Coco Island

Exploration & Discovery

Island in the Pacific Ocean administered by Costa Rica

Iwami Ginzan Silver Mine

Exploration & Discovery

Mine

Muslihudin Čekrekčija Mosque

Religion & Belief Systems

Mosque in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Baro Shona Masjid

Religion & Belief Systems · Ramkeli

Mosque in West Bengal

Church of Apostle Philipp and Saint Nicholas

Religion & Belief Systems

Temple in Veliky Novgorod, Russia

Santuario di Trezzo

Religion & Belief Systems

Roman Catholic church in Dumenza, Italy

St Hubert's Basilica

Religion & Belief Systems

Basilica in Belgium

Togoshi Hachiman Shrine

Religion & Belief Systems

Shinto shrine in Tokyo, Japan

St. Ursula Convent, Holy Trinity Convent Church, and Metzilten Tower

Religion & Belief Systems · Brig

Monastery complex in Brig in the canton of Valais, Switzerland

1526 Espadán rebellion

Social Movements & Revolutions · Serra d'Espadà

Palace of Charles V

Architecture & Engineering

Renaissance building in Granada, Spain

Saint Ignatios Monastery

Architecture & Engineering · Dafia

Monastery in West Lesvos Municipality, Greece

Janowiec Castle

Architecture & Engineering

Historic site in Janowiec, Lublin Voivodeship; in Poland

Santa Veracruz Church, Mexico City

Architecture & Engineering · Colonia Guerrero

Church building in Mexico City, Mexico

Mughal Empire founded

Empires & Countries · Delhi

Mughal Empire was founded, with its capital at Delhi.

Delhi Sultanate dissolved

Empires & Countries · Delhi

Delhi Sultanate ceased to exist, having been centered at Delhi.

Habsburg monarchy founded

Empires & Countries · Vienna

Habsburg monarchy was founded, with its capital at Vienna.

Kingdom of Hungary founded

Empires & Countries · Bratislava

Kingdom of Hungary was founded, with its capital at Bratislava.

Eastern Hungarian Kingdom founded

Empires & Countries · Alba Iulia

Eastern Hungarian Kingdom was founded, with its capital at Alba Iulia.

Croatia in personal union with Hungary dissolved

Empires & Countries · Bihać

Croatia in personal union with Hungary ceased to exist, having been centered at Bihać.

Duchy of Masovia dissolved

Empires & Countries · Płock

Duchy of Masovia ceased to exist, having been centered at Płock.

Sultanate of Banjar founded

Empires & Countries · Banjarmasin

Sultanate of Banjar was founded, with its capital at Banjarmasin.

Kingdom of Hungary dissolved

Empires & Countries · Vienna

Kingdom of Hungary ceased to exist, having been centered at Vienna.

Lodi dynasty dissolved

Empires & Countries · Delhi

Lodi dynasty ceased to exist, having been centered at Delhi.