16th Century

By Lauraaaa123
  • Birth of Isabella I of Castile
    Mar 10, 1451

    Birth of Isabella I of Castile

  • Birth of Ferdinand II of Aragon
    Apr 22, 1452

    Birth of Ferdinand II of Aragon

  • Marriage of Isabella and Ferdinand, uniting Castile and Aragon
    1469

    Marriage of Isabella and Ferdinand, uniting Castile and Aragon

  • Nov 1, 1478

    Spanish Inquisition established

  • 1492

    Expulsion of Jews from Spain under the Alhambra Decree

  • Columbus reaches the Americas under Spanish patronage
    1492

    Columbus reaches the Americas under Spanish patronage

  • End of the Reconquista: conquest of Granada
    Apr 25, 1492

    End of the Reconquista: conquest of Granada

  • Treaty of Tordesillas divides the New World between Spain and Portugal
    Jun 7, 1494

    Treaty of Tordesillas divides the New World between Spain and Portugal

  • Birth of Charles I (Ghent, Flanders)
    1500

    Birth of Charles I (Ghent, Flanders)

  • Death of Isabella I
    Nov 26, 1504

    Death of Isabella I

  • Charles becomes King of Spain
    Jan 25, 1516

    Charles becomes King of Spain

  • Death of Ferdinand II. Their grandson Charles I becomes King
    Mar 14, 1516

    Death of Ferdinand II. Their grandson Charles I becomes King

  • Martin Luther's 95 Theses spark Protestant Reformation
    1517

    Martin Luther's 95 Theses spark Protestant Reformation

  • Charles elected Holy Roman Emperor (as Charles V)
    Jun 28, 1519

    Charles elected Holy Roman Emperor (as Charles V)

  • Comuneros Revolt in Castile; crushed by Charles start
    1520

    Comuneros Revolt in Castile; crushed by Charles start

  • Comuneros Revolt in Castile; crushed by Charles end
    1521

    Comuneros Revolt in Castile; crushed by Charles end

  • Diet of Worms: Charles condemns Luther
    May 25, 1521

    Diet of Worms: Charles condemns Luther

  • Battle of Pavia: Charles defeats Francis I of France
    Feb 24, 1525

    Battle of Pavia: Charles defeats Francis I of France

  • Sack of Rome by Charles's troops
    May 6, 1527

    Sack of Rome by Charles's troops

  • Birth of Philip II (in Valladolid)
    May 21, 1527

    Birth of Philip II (in Valladolid)

  • Charles conquers Tunis from the Ottomans
    1535

    Charles conquers Tunis from the Ottomans

  • Peace of Augsburg
    Sep 25, 1555

    Peace of Augsburg

    allows rulers in the Holy Roman Empire to choose Catholicism or Lutheranism
  • Charles abdicates:
    1556

    Charles abdicates:

    -Philip II (his son) receives Spain, the Netherlands, Naples, and the Americas
    -Ferdinand I (his brother) receives the Holy Roman Empire
  • Philip II of Spain Reign start
    1556

    Philip II of Spain Reign start

  • Battle of St. Quentin: Spanish victory over France
    1557

    Battle of St. Quentin: Spanish victory over France

  • Charles I of Spain/Charles V DEATH
    Sep 21, 1558

    Charles I of Spain/Charles V DEATH

  • Philip moves the capital to Madrid
    1561

    Philip moves the capital to Madrid

  • Beginning of the Dutch Revolt against Spanish rule
    1568

    Beginning of the Dutch Revolt against Spanish rule

  • Battle of Lepanto
    Oct 7, 1571

    Battle of Lepanto

    Naval victory over the Ottoman Empire
  • Iberian Union: Philip becomes King of Portugal
    1580

    Iberian Union: Philip becomes King of Portugal

  • Spanish Armada defeated by England

    Spanish Armada defeated by England

  • Death of Philip II; succeeded by Philip III

    Death of Philip II; succeeded by Philip III

  • Philip II of Spain Reign end

    Philip II of Spain Reign end

  • End of the Dutch Revolt against Spanish rule

    End of the Dutch Revolt against Spanish rule