Events and Trends

• Reformation; Bible translations of William Tyndale, Martin Luther and Ulrich Zwingli.
• Fall of Tenochtitlán and conquest of Mexico by the Spanish.
• 1520-66: The reign of Suleiman the Magnificent marks the zenith of the Ottoman Empire.
• 1521: Belgrade is captured by the Ottoman Empire.
• 1523: Sweden gains independence from the Kalmar Union.
• 1524-25: Peasants' War in the Holy Roman Empire.
• 1526: The Ottomans conquer the Kingdom of Hungary at the Battle of Mohács.
• 1526: Mughal Empire, founded by Babur, rules India until 1857.
• 1527: Sack of Rome is considered the end of the Italian Renaissance.
• 1529: The Siege of Vienna marks the Ottoman Empire's furthest advance into Europe.

See also

• 1520s in architecture

1520s

1520'erne | 1520er | Años 1520 | Années 1520 | 1520년대 | 1520a yari | 1520-тæ | Anni 1520 | XVI amžiaus 3-as dešimtmetis | 1520-1529 | Década de 1520 | Anii 1520 | 1520-е | 1520. | 1520-talet | 1520年代