Editing 1543 (section)

=== October&ndash;December ===
* [[October 6]] &ndash; In order to aid [[James Hamilton, Duke of Châtellerault|James Hamilton, Earl of Arran]], Regent of Scotland, in his defense against challenger [[Matthew Stewart, 4th Earl of Lennox]], [[Francis I of France|King Francois of France]] arranges for two envoys, Jacques de La Brosse and Jacques Ménage to deliver money and munitions to [[Dumbarton Castle]]. The envoys unwittingly deliver Arran's materials to Lennox.<ref>Dickinson, Gladys, ''Two Missions of de la Brosse'' (Edinburgh, Scottish History Society, 1942), pp. 3-9.</ref>
* [[November 16]] &ndash; Suleiman, Sultan of the Ottoman Empire, completes his campaign to bring Hungary under Ottoman rule, having captured [[Esztergom]], [[Székesfehérvár]], [[Siklós]] and [[Szeged]] 
* [[December 7]] &ndash; (11 waxing of Natdaw 905 ME) The land and naval forces of the [[Shan States|Confederation of Shan States]] (consisting of the principalities of Mohnyin, Mogaung, Bhamo, Momeik, and Kale), led by Prince [[Sawlon]] of Mohnyin and [[Hkonmaing|King Hkonmaing]], depart from the Shan capital, [[Inwa|Awa]], to start an invasion of the [[Toungoo dynasty|Toungoo Empire]] in upper Myanmar. The invaders easily overrun Toungoo and its capital at [[Pyay|Prome]] a week later. {{cite book | author=Royal Historical Commission of Burma | author-link=Royal Historical Commission of Burma | title=[[Hmannan Yazawin]] | volume=1 | year=1832 | location=Yangon | language=Burmese | edition=2003 | publisher=Ministry of Information, Myanmar}}
* [[December 11]] &ndash; The Parliament of Scotland votes against ratifying the [[Treaty of Greenwich]] that had been signed with England on July 1.<ref name=CBH1543/>
* [[December 20]] &ndash; The [[Rough Wooing|Eight Years War]], also called the "War of Rough Wooing", begins as Scotland's Parliament votes to declare war on the Kingdom of England. "Arran, Earls of", in ''Encyclopædia Britannica'', ed. by Hugh Chisholm (11th ed., Volume 2) (Cambridge University Press, 1911) pp.&nbsp;642–644.
* [[December 31]] &ndash; [[Henry VIII|King Henry VIII]] of England signs and agreement with [[Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor]] to invade France by June 20, 1544 with at least 35,000 infantry and 7,000 cavalry.