Christian II Abdicates
Jan 20 Christian II is forced to abdicate as King of Denmark and Norway
- Jan 29 Sermon of Constanz: Zwingli defends 67 Schlussreden
Event of Interest
May 1 Danish King Christian III arrives in Veere
- Jun 6 Gustav Vasa is elected King of Sweden, marking the end of the Kalmar Union
- Jun 12 Frisian rebel leader Jancko Douwama arrested
- Sep 19 Emperor Charles I & England sign anti-French covenant
- Oct 27 English troops occupy Montalidier, France
- Nov 19 Giulio de' Medici chosen as Pope Clemens VII
- Nov 30 Amsterdam bans assembly of heretics