Historical Events in 1543
- Feb 11 Battle at Wayna Daga: Ethiopian and Portuguese troops beat Muslim army
- Feb 11 Holy Roman Emperor Charles V and English King Henry VIII sign anti-French covenant
- Jul 1 England & Scotland sign peace treaty of Greenwich
- Jul 7 French troops invade Luxembourg
- Aug 5 French and Turkish troops occupy Nice
- Aug 22 Emperor Charles V's army occupies Duren
- Sep 3 Cardinal Beaton replaces the Earl of Arran as regent for Queen Mary of Scotland
- Sep 6 French & Turkish fleet occupies Nice
- Sep 7 Duke Willem of Gulik surrenders to emperor Charles V
- Sep 9 Mary Stuart, at nine months old, is crowned "Queen of Scots" in the central Scottish town of Stirling
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Did You Know?
Mary Stuart, at nine months old, is crowned "Queen of Scots" in the central Scottish town of Stirling
On September 9, 1543
Famous People in 1543
Martin Luther
Theologian and Founder of ProtestantismMichelangelo
Sculptor and Painter
World Leaders in 1543
Charles V
Holy Roman EmperorFrancis I of France
KingHenry VIII
King of EnglandSuleiman the Magnificent
Ottoman Sultan
Famous Weddings in 1543
- Jul 12 England's King Henry VIII weds Catherine Parr (6th & last wife)