Editing 1553 (section)

===January&ndash;March===
* [[January 2]] &ndash; The [[Siege of Metz (1552)|siege of Metz]] in France, started by [[Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor]] during the [[Italian War of 1551–59]] on October 19 last<ref>Victor Duruy, ''A Short History of France'' (J. M. Dent & sons, Ltd. 1918) p.501</ref> is lifted after 75 days. During the city's  defense by the [[Francis, Duke of Guise|Duke of Guise]] and 6,000 soldiers, Charles V had lost two-thirds of his original force  of at least 20,000 men.<ref>Robert Knecht, ''The Valois Kings of France 1328-1589'' (Bloomsbury Academic, 2007) p.149 ("By the time Charles V lifted the siege, on 2 January 1553, his army had dwindled to a third of its original size.")</ref>
* [[February 17]] &ndash; In [[India]], [[Timmaraja Wodeyar II]] becomes the sixth [[maharaja]] of the [[Kingdom of Mysore]] (a vassal state of the [[Vijayanagara Empire]]), after the death of his father, the Maharaja [[Chamaraja Wodeyar III]]. 
* [[February 21]] &ndash; Lieutenant General Luis Álvarez de Toledo y Osorio temporarily serves as the [[List of viceroys of Naples|Spanish Viceroy of Naples]] (in modern-day Italy) upon the death of his father, [[Pedro Álvarez de Toledo]]. Luis steps down after [[Pedro Pacheco de Villena]] is appointed as the new Viceroy in June.
* [[March 1]] &ndash; The second (and last) session of the Parliament of England during the reign of King Edward VI is opened by the King at Westminster and lasts until March 31. Sir [[James Dyer]] serves during the session as Speaker of the House of Commons.<ref>''Encyclopedia of Tudor England'', ed. by John A. Wagner, et al. (ABC-CLIO, 2011) p.12</ref>