Editing 1549 (section)

=== April&ndash;June ===
* [[April 8]] &ndash; Giovanni Angelo Medici is appointed as a Roman Catholic cardinal by [[Pope Paul III]], effective May 10. In 1559, Medici is elected as [[Pope Pius IV]].<ref>
{{cite web| url = http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12129a.htm| title = Loughlin, James. "Pope Pius IV." The Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 12. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1911. 4 Sept. 2014}}</ref> 
* [[April 14]] &ndash; Prince [[Zhu Zairui]], age 12, heir to the throne of Ming dynasty China as the oldest living son of the [[Jiajing Emperor]], dies a few days after becoming ill during the ''[[Guan Li]]'' [[coming of age]] ceremony.
* [[April 15]] &ndash; Spanish Jesuit missionary [[Francis Xavier]] departs from [[Goa]] on a mission to bring Christian ministry to [[Japan]].<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Pacheco|first1=Diego|title=Xavier and Tanegashima|journal=Monumenta Nipponica|volume=29|issue=4|year=1974|pages=477–480|issn=0027-0741|doi=10.2307/2383897|jstor=2383897}}</ref>
* [[April 23]] &ndash; In County Wicklow in Ireland, Phelim O'Toole is granted a pardon by the King for unspecified offenses.<ref>{{cite book|title=New Excursions from the Hall of Harmonious Wind |first=Cunren |last=Liu |year=1984 |publisher=Brill Archive |location=Leiden |isbn=9789004069763}}</ref>
* [[May 15]] &ndash; [[Henry II of France|King Henri II]] of France makes a triumphant return to [[Paris]] after suppressing the [[Revolt of the Pitauds]] in [[Bordeaux]].<ref>{{cite book |last=Cloulas |first=Ivan |title=Henri II |publisher=Fayard |year=1985|page=229}}</ref>