Renaissance Timeline

By savana.ballard
  • Dante writes Divine Comedy
    1310

    Dante writes Divine Comedy

  • Rennaissance Begins
    1350

    Rennaissance Begins

    Rennaissance period begins. Means rebirth
  • Chaucer writes The Canterbury Tales
    1390

    Chaucer writes The Canterbury Tales

  • Donatello creates his statue of St. George Charles VIII of France invades Naples
    1415

    Donatello creates his statue of St. George Charles VIII of France invades Naples

  • Medici Family
    1434

    Medici Family

    The Medici family takes over city of Italy called Florence
  • Jan van Eyck paints the Arnolfini portrait
    1434

    Jan van Eyck paints the Arnolfini portrait

  • Last Visconti Ruler of Milan
    1447

    Last Visconti Ruler of Milan

    Filippo Maria Viscont
  • Christian Humanism
    1450

    Christian Humanism

    Christian Humanism starts to spread through Northern Europe by movement
  • Gutenberg Prints Bible
    1455

    Gutenberg Prints Bible

    Gutenberg prints bible by a movable type
  • Charles VIII of France invades Naples
    1494

    Charles VIII of France invades Naples

  • Leonardo da Vinci paints the Mona Lisa
    1505

    Leonardo da Vinci paints the Mona Lisa

  • Michelangelo begins painting the Sistine Chapel
    1508

    Michelangelo begins painting the Sistine Chapel

    Michelangelo starts painting the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel
  • Erasmus writes his satire The Praise of Folly
    1509

    Erasmus writes his satire The Praise of Folly

  • Machiavelli writes The Prince
    1513

    Machiavelli writes The Prince

  • Martin Luther presents the Ninety-five Theses
    1517

    Martin Luther presents the Ninety-five Theses

    Martin Luther initiates the Protestant Reformation
  • Charles I is elected Holy Roman Emperor
    1519

    Charles I is elected Holy Roman Emperor

    Charles 1 becomes Roman Emperor
  • The Church excommunicates Martin Luther
    1521

    The Church excommunicates Martin Luther

  • Invading armies sack Rome
    1527

    Invading armies sack Rome

  • Castiglione writes The Book of the Courtier
    1528

    Castiglione writes The Book of the Courtier

  • War between the Protestant and Catholic states in Switzerland
    1531

    War between the Protestant and Catholic states in Switzerland

  • Henry VIII creates the Church of England
    1534

    Henry VIII creates the Church of England

  • The Act of Supremacy is passed in England
    1534

    The Act of Supremacy is passed in England

  • The Society of Jesus becomes a religious order
    1540

    The Society of Jesus becomes a religious order

  • The Council of Trent is formed
    1545

    The Council of Trent is formed

  • Mary Tudor, “Bloody Mary,” becomes Queen of England
    1553

    Mary Tudor, “Bloody Mary,” becomes Queen of England

  • The Peace of Augsburg divides Germany
    1555

    The Peace of Augsburg divides Germany