On This Day

Events in History in 1543

  • Feb 11 Battle at Wayna Daga: Ethiopian and Portuguese troops beat Muslim army

Event of Interest

Feb 11 Holy Roman Emperor Charles V and English King Henry VIII sign anti-French covenant

Henry VIII
King of England Henry VIII
Charles V
Holy Roman Emperor Charles V

De humani corporis fabrica

Jun 1 Flemish physician Andreas Vesalius publishes "De humani corporis fabrica (On the fabric of the human body in seven books)" a major step forward in understanding human anatomy [date is representative as exact date of publication unknown]

Andreas Vesalius's "De humani corporis fabrica" (1543), page 163
  • Jul 1 England & Scotland sign peace treaty of Greenwich
  • Jul 7 French troops invade Luxembourg
  • Aug 5 French and Turkish troops occupy Nice

Event of Interest

Aug 22 Emperor Charles V's army occupies Duren

Charles V
Holy Roman Emperor Charles V
  • 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

Royal Coronation

Sep 9 Mary Stuart, at nine months old, is crowned "Queen of Scots" in the central Scottish town of Stirling

Mary, Queen of Scots
Queen of Scotland Mary, Queen of Scots
  • Sep 12 Treaty of Venlo signed by Duke Willem of Gulik and Holy Roman Emperor Charles V during Italian Wars

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