Editing 1515 (section)

== Events ==
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=== January&ndash;March ===
* [[January 1]] &ndash; [[Louis XII of France|King Louis XII]] of [[France]] dies of severe [[gout]] after a reign of 14 years, and his son-in-law, [[Francis I of France|François]], inherits the throne.
* [[January 25]] &ndash; François, is [[Coronation of the French monarch|crowned]] [[King of France]] in the [[Cathedral of Reims]], with his wife [[Claude of France|Claude]], daughter of the late King Louis XII, crowned as Queen consort.<ref>{{cite book|author=R. J. Knecht|title=Renaissance Warrior and Patron: The Reign of Francis I|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zGvoIW6Y_xAC&pg=PA9|year=1994|publisher=Cambridge University Press|isbn=978-0-521-57885-1|pages=9}}</ref> 
* [[February 8]] &ndash; King Henry VIII of England opens the English Parliament. Henry's chief advisor, Sir [[Thomas Nevill]], is elected [[Speaker of the House of Commons (United Kingdom)|Speaker of the House of Commons]]
* [[February 11]] &ndash; [[George of Kratovo]], a silversmith in [[Serbia]], becomes a martyr to the Christian faith as he is burned to death on a [[pyre]] for refusing to convert to [[Islam]]. 
* [[March 3]] &ndash; [[Mary Tudor, Queen of France|Mary Tudor]], sister of King Henry VIII of England and widow of King Louis XII of France, is secretly married to [[Charles Brandon, 1st Duke of Suffolk|the Duke of Suffolk]] in the presence of the new King of France, Francois.<ref>Weir, Alison. ''Britain's Royal Families: The Complete Genealogy'' p. 152 London: Random House, 2011</ref>
* [[March 4]] &ndash; [[Dukaginzade Ahmed Pasha]], who was appointed as [[List of Ottoman grand viziers|Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire]] less than three months earlier, is executed by order of the Sultan [[Selim I]], and is replaced by his predecessor, [[Hersekzade Ahmed Pasha]].
* [[March 12]] &ndash; In Italy, [[Costanzo II Sforza]], Lord of Pesaro, is mortally wounded by a gunshot from an [[arquebus]] rifle while traveling with [[Maximilian Sforza]], [[Duke of Milan]]. He dies a little more than a month later, on April 14.
* [[March 31]] &ndash;
**[[Pope Leo X]] issues a [[papal bull]], at the suggestion of the German cardinal [[Albert of Brandenburg]], providing for a special [[indulgence]] on worshipers in four Roman Catholic [[diocese]]s in order to pay for construction of [[St. Peter's Basilica]] in Rome, with half to be paid to Albert for services.<ref>Christiane Schuchard: ''What is an indulgence commissioner?''; in: ed. H. Kühne, ''Johann Tetzel and the indulgence: Companion volume to the exhibition »Tetzel - indulgence - purgatory«''; exhibition in [[St. Nikolai church (Jüterbog)]] and in the monks' monastery; ISBN 978-3-86732-262-1 publisher Lukas Verlag, July 2017, p. 122</ref> 
**Multiple acts of the English parliament are given [[royal assent]] by King Henryv VIII, including the [[Deepening River at Canterbury Act 1514]], the [[Thames Watermen Act 1514]], and the Felons and Murderers Act 1514.   

=== April&ndash;June ===
* [[April 1]] &ndash; The Portuguese Navy, led by [[Afonso de Albuquerque]], [[Portuguese conquest of Hormuz|conquers the strategic Hormuz Island]] as King Turan Shah and his prime minister, Rais Nureddin invited Albuquerque to land his forces and formally take possession of Hormuz.<ref>[[Elaine Sanceau]] (1936), [https://archive.org/details/IndiesAdventure/page/n51 ''Indies Adventure: The Amazing Career of Afonso de Albuquerque, Captain-general and Governor of India (1509–1515)''], p. 268</ref>   
* [[April 15]] &ndash; The Emirate of [[Oman]], ruled by Muhammad bin Ismail, becomes a [[protectorate]] of Portugal.   
* [[April 17]] &ndash; [[Mehmed I Giray]] becomes the new ruler of the Tatar [[Crimean Khanate]] (in what is now Russian-occupied Ukraine) upon the death of his father, [[Meñli I Giray]]. 
* [[April 23]] &ndash; In Portuguese-occupied Morocco, the Governor of [[Safi, Morocco|Safi]], [[:pt:Nuno Fernandes de Ataíde|Nuno Fernandes de Ataíde]], conducts [[Raid of Marrakesh (1515)|an unsuccessful attack]] on [[Marrakesh]], and is forced to retreat by defenders led by the Emir Nasr ibn Chentaf al-Hintati.
* [[May 13]] &ndash; [[Mary Tudor, Queen of France]], and [[Charles Brandon, 1st Duke of Suffolk]], are officially married at [[Greenwich]] (near London).<ref>{{cite book|author=British Library|title=Henry VIII: Man and Monarch|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=J1YNAQAAMAAJ|year=2009|publisher=British Library|isbn=978-0-7123-5025-9|page=84}}</ref>
* [[May 20]] &ndash; "Ulysses", the first known [[rhinoceros]] in [[Europe]], arrives at [[Lisbon]] in [[Portugal]] after being brought by ship from India.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Kuntz |first=Joelle |date=18 December 2015 |title=1515, l'année du rhinocéros |language=fr |work=[[Le Temps]] |url=https://www.letemps.ch/culture/1515-lannee-rhinoceros |access-date=29 October 2022 |issn=1423-3967}}</ref>
* [[June 13]] &ndash; [[Battle of Turnadag]]: The army of Ottoman sultan [[Selim I]] defeats the [[beylik of Dulkadir]] under [[Bozkurt of Dulkadir]].

=== July&ndash;September ===
* [[July 2]] &ndash; [[Manchester Grammar School]] is endowed by [[Hugh Oldham]], the first free [[grammar school]] in [[Kingdom of England|England]].
* [[July 22]] &ndash; At the [[First Congress of Vienna]], a double wedding takes place to cement agreements. [[Louis II of Hungary and Bohemia|Louis]], only son of King [[Vladislaus II of Hungary]], marries [[Mary of Hungary (governor of the Netherlands)|Mary of Austria]], granddaughter of [[Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor]]; and Mary's brother, [[Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor|Archduke Ferdinand]], marries Vladislaus' daughter, [[Anna of Bohemia and Hungary|Anna]].
* [[August 12]] &ndash; [[Isabella of Austria]] is crowned as Queen consort of Denmark and Norway after her marriage to [[Christian II of Denmark|King Christian II]] is ratified.    
* [[August 25]] &ndash; Conquistador [[Diego Velázquez de Cuéllar]] founds [[Havana]], [[Cuba]].
* [[September 8]]&ndash; [[Lopo Soares de Albergaria]] becomes the new [[List of governors of Portuguese India|Viceroy of Portuguese India]] as Afonso de Albuquerque resigns because of health problems.
* [[September 14]]&ndash; The [[Battle of Marignano]] concludes after two days as the army of [[Francis I of France]] defeats the [[Swiss mercenaries]], thanks to the timely arrival of a [[Republic of Venice|Venetian]] army. The French Army enters the [[Duchy of Milan]] on September 17 and reclaims it for King Francis.

=== Octobery&ndash;December ===
* [[October 2]] &ndash; In India, [[Suja Rathore of Marwar]] dies after ruling Marawar for 23 years, and two of his grandsons, [[Biram Singh Rathore of Marwar|Biram Singh Rathore]] and [[Rao Ganga]], compete for the throne.
* [[October 4]] &ndash; [[Maximilian Sforza]], [[Duke of Milan]], surrenders to the French forces and is imprisoned until the arrival of King Francis.
* [[October 8]] &ndash; Portuguese explorer [[Juan Díaz de Solís]] departs from [[Sanlúcar de Barrameda]] in [[Spain]] with three ships and 70 men on a disastrous expedition toward the southern part of the continent of South America. Soon after landing at what is now [[Uruguay]], Díaz and most of his crew are killed by the [[Charrúa]] people shortly after their arrival in January.
* [[October 11]] &ndash; King Francis enters the city of Milan with [[Charles III, Duke of Savoy]] and [[William IX, Marquis of Montferrat]]. Francis becomes Duke of Milan and sends Duke Maximilian into exile in France, providing hm with an annual annuity of 35,000 [[écu]]s.<ref>{{cite book |title=The Monstrous Regiment of Women: Female Rulers in Early Modern Europe |first=Sharon L. |last=Jansen |publisher=Palgrave Macmillan |page=271 |year=2002 }}</ref>
* [[November 8]] &ndash; At [[Jodhpur]], [[Rao Ganga]] became the new ruler of the [[Marwar|Kingdom of Marwar]] in what is now the Indian state of [[Rajasthan]], after the Rathore nobility determine that he is better suited to rule than his older brother Rao Viramde or his cousin Biram Singh.<ref>{{cite book |last=Bhargava |first=Visheshwar Sarup |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dbY9AAAAIAAJ |title=Marwar and the Mughal Emperors (A. D. 1526-1748) |date=1966 |location=Delhi |publisher=Munshiram Manoharlal |page=12 |isbn=978-8-12150-400-3}}</ref>
* [[November 15]] &ndash; [[Thomas Wolsey]] is invested as a [[Cardinal (Catholicism)|Roman Catholic Cardinal]].
* [[December 18]] &ndash; King [[Francis I of France]], victorious in the [[battle of Marignano]] in Italy and the new ruler of Milan, begins four days of meetings in [[Bologna]] with [[Pope Leo X]].<ref>{{cite journal |first=Richard F. |last=Costigan |title=State Appointment of Bishops |journal=Journal of Church and State |volume=8| issue = 1, Winter |year=1966 |page=89 |doi=10.1093/jcs/8.1.82 }}</ref> King Francis agrees to ensure the Pope's authority over the Catholic Church in France, and Leo promises to support Francis' claim to the throne of Naples.
* [[December 24]] &ndash; [[Thomas Wolsey]] is named [[Lord Chancellor]] of England.
* [[December 22]] &ndash; The 3rd English Parliament of King Henry VIII closes with the King giving [[royal assent]] to the Avowries Act, the Kynges Revenues Act, the "Acte for the Staple of Calice" and "the Act avoiding pulling down of Towns".

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* [[Cardinal Wolsey]] orders construction to begin on what is to become [[Henry VIII]]'s future summer residence [[Hampton Court Palace]]. 
* [[Bartolomé de las Casas]] urges [[Ferdinand II of Aragon]] to end [[Amerindian]] slavery, and recommends experimental free towns.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://latinamericanhistory.about.com/od/coloniallatinamerica/p/lascasas2.htm| title = Fray Bartolomé de Las Casas (1484-1566) Part Two: Later Years| first1 = Christopher| last1 = Minster| work = About.com| date = 2015| access-date = 9 February 2015| archive-date = February 9, 2015| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150209104030/http://latinamericanhistory.about.com/od/coloniallatinamerica/p/lascasas2.htm| url-status = dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://oregonstate.edu/instruct/phl302/philosophers/las_casas.html |title=Bartoleme de las Casas |work=OregonState.edu |date=2015 |access-date=9 February 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021226015714/http://oregonstate.edu/instruct/phl302/philosophers/las_casas.html |archive-date=December 26, 2002 }}</ref>
* The [[Portuguese people|Portuguese]] are the first Europeans to land in [[Timor]] island, as the first settlers arrive to the north coast of Madeira Island, there establishing Saint George.
* ''[[Dürer's Rhinoceros]]'' is cut.
* The [[Ottoman Empire|Ottomans]] conquer the last beyliks of Anatolia, the [[Beylik of Dulkadir]] and the [[Ramadanid Emirate]].
* [[Henry Cornelius Agrippa]] returns to [[Northern Italy]].
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