What Happened in July 1553

Historical Events

Jul 9 Battle at Sievershausen: Saxons-Brunwick alliance led by Elector Maurice defeat forces of Margrave Albert Alcibiades of Brandenburg-Bayreuth in a bloody battle with 4,000 killed

Historic Event

Jul 10 Lady Jane Grey, daughter of the Duke of Suffolk, proclaimed Queen of England, succeeds Edward VI, who proclaimed his half-sisters illegitimate. Reigns for nine days.

Jul 19 15-year-old Lady Jane Grey deposed as England's Queen after 9 days
Jul 20 John Dudley, Lord President of the Council under Edward VI, captured in Cambridge

Famous Birthdays

Jul 15 Archduke Ernest of Austria (d. 1595)

Famous Deaths

Jul 6 Edward VI Tudor, King of England (1547-53), dies at 15
Jul 9 Maurice, Elector of Saxony (1547-53), dies of his wounds from the Battle of Sievershausen at 32 [some sources place death as July 11th]