1545

Events in History in 1545

Mar 24 German Parliament opens in Worms

Event of Interest

Apr 12 French King Francis I orders protestants of Vaudois to be killed

Francis I of France — King Francis I of France

Event of Interest

Jul 19 King Henry VIII's flagship Mary Rose sinks at Portsmouth; 73 die

Henry VIII — King of England Henry VIII

Jul 21 The first landing of French troops onto the coast of the Isle of Wight during the French invasion
Aug 26 Pope Paul III names his son Pierluigi Farnese as Duke of Parma
Sep 8 English Earl of Hertford leads retaliatory mission against Scotland

Event of Interest

Dec 13 Council of Trent (19th ecumenical council) opened by Pope Paul III

Julius III — Counter-Reformation Pope Julius III

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