European History Timeline

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  • Period: Jan 1, 1276 to Jan 1, 1337

    Giotto

    Renaissance Artist
  • Period: Jan 1, 1304 to Jan 1, 1374

    Petrarch

    Renaissance Thinker/ Humanist
  • Period: Jan 1, 1350 to Jan 1, 1550

    Italian Renaissance

  • Period: Jan 1, 1386 to Jan 1, 1466

    Donatello

    Renaissance Artist/ Ninja Turtle
  • Period: Jan 1, 1394 to Jan 1, 1460

    Henry the Navigator

    Portuguese prince/ large advocate of exploration
  • Period: Jan 1, 1450 to Jan 1, 1550

    Northern Renaissance

  • Period: Jan 1, 1452 to Sep 27, 1519

    Da Vinci

    Artist/ Mona Lisa artist
  • Jan 1, 1453

    Ottoman Takeover of Constantinople

  • Jan 1, 1455

    Gutenburg's Pritning Press

  • Period: Jan 1, 1457 to Jan 1, 1509

    Henry VII

    Reigned from 1485- 1509
    Increased monarchy power
  • Period: Jan 1, 1465 to Jan 1, 1519

    Johann Tetzel

    Man who sold indulgences; sparked Reformation
  • Period: Jan 1, 1469 to Jan 1, 1527

    Machiavelli

    Humanist/ Renaissance thinker
    Wrote the Prince
  • Period: Jan 1, 1475 to Jan 1, 1564

    Michaelangelo

    Renaissance Artist/ ninja turtle
  • Period: Jan 1, 1483 to Jan 1, 1520

    Raphael

    Renaissance Artist/ Ninja Turtle
  • Period: Jan 1, 1483 to Jan 1, 1546

    Martin Luther

    Man who began Reformation
  • Period: Jan 1, 1484 to Jan 1, 1531

    Huldrych Zwingli

    Swiss Protestant Leader
  • Period: Jan 1, 1491 to Jan 1, 1556

    Ignatius of Loyala

    Created Jesuits
  • Period: Jan 1, 1491 to Jan 1, 1547

    Henry VIII

    English king
    Ruled from 1509 - 1547
    Broke off from Catholic Church (divorce)
  • Jan 1, 1492

    3Spain3 (Granada conquered, Columbus, Expulsion of Jews)

  • Jan 1, 1494

    French invasion of Italy

  • Period: Jan 1, 1494 to Jan 1, 1547

    Francis I

    French King
    Concordat of Bologna (Pope receives first year of new bishops/ abbots, French ruler gets to select them)
    Reigned from 1515- 1547
  • Period: Jan 1, 1500 to

    Charles V

    Holy Roman Emporer
    Peace of Augsburg
    Reigned from 1519- 1556 (abdicated and then entered monastery)
  • Period: Jan 1, 1500 to

    Reformation

    Protestant Reformation/ Movement
  • Period: Jan 1, 1500 to

    Age of Portuguese Exploration and Expansion

    Portuguese begin expanding/ exploring
  • Period: Jan 1, 1509 to Jan 1, 1564

    John Calvin

    French Protestant Leader
  • Jan 1, 1510

    School of Athens

    Renaissance Painting by Raphael
  • Jan 1, 1513

    The Prince

  • Period: Jan 1, 1515 to Jan 1, 1582

    Teresa of Avila

    Nun/ Counter Reformation Leader
  • Sep 27, 1516

    Growth of Lutheranism

    Lutheranism begins spreading
  • Jan 1, 1517

    95 Theses

  • Period: Jan 1, 1519 to Jan 1, 1533

    Age of Spanish Exploration and Expansion

    Spanish begin expanding/ exploring
  • Jan 1, 1534

    Growth of Calvinism

    Calvinism beings spreading
  • Jan 1, 1543

    Copernicus' "On the Revolution of Heavenly Bodies"

  • Period: Jan 1, 1545 to

    Catholic Reformation/ Counter Reformation

    Catholic Church begins reforms
  • Period: Jan 1, 1545 to Jan 1, 1563

    Council of Trent

    Catholic Church gathers to make reforms
  • Jan 1, 1555

    Peace of Augsburg

  • Jan 1, 1556

    Abdication of Charles V

    Charles V (Holy Roman Emperor) abdicates throne, enters monastery.

  • Defeat of the Spanish Armada

  • Edict of Nantes passed by Henry IV

  • Elizabeth I of England died

  • Beginning of 30 Years' War

  • Charles I executed and Cromwell comes to power