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Jan 1, 1404
Christine de Pizan writes important book
This woman writes a book in 1404 that denounces the many male writers who had argued with women saying that they are unable to learn and easily swayed by their very nature. Thus changing the opinion of most men that read it. This book is called The Book of the City of Ladies. -
Jan 1, 1447
The Last Visconti Ruler Dies
The last Visconti ruler died in 1447. The visconti family ruled from 1277 up until then. This man's name was Flippo Maria Visconti. After he died everything began to collapse. -
Period: Jan 1, 1490 to Jan 1, 1520
The High Renaissance
This timespan was a period of great art. It was mainly associated with the 3 great artists, Leonarda da Vinci, Raphael, and Michelangelo. Many peices of great art were created during this period. -
Jan 1, 1494
First Italian War
The first Italian War began in 1494 when the French king Charles VIII led an invasion on Italy. -
Jan 1, 1494
Charles VIII of France invades Naples
The idea of invasion was sparked by Ferdinand I of Naples when he was at odds with Naples. He offered Naples to Charles. He began to become encouraged by many other people of his kingdom. After they talked him into it he charged into Italy with 25,000 men. Hee took Naples with ease. -
Jan 1, 1498
Execution of Girolamo Savonarola
This man accused the Meici family of the corruption and proved it. After this he became ruler of Florence. Eventually people of Florence became tired of his strict rule and he was executed for calling out all the corruption there was. -
Jan 1, 1500
Nobles Dominate Society
By 1500 nobles, new and old, begin to dominate society once again. Even though they only made up about 2 to 3% of the population in most countries, the nobles held important political posts and served as advisors to the king. Therefor they became much richer then most and held more power. -
Aug 1, 1503
Leonardo Da Vinci Paints the Mona Lisa
Da Vinci painted the Mona Lisa somehwere between 1503 and 1519. It is on permanent display in Musée du Louvre in Paris. The portrait is of a woman named Lisa del Giacondo whose facial expression has been said to be enigmatic or hard to read and makes you think about it. It's one of the most famous paintings in the world and is seen everywhere. -
Jan 1, 1509
Desiderius Erasmus Important Book
Erasmus wrote a book that that humorously criticized aspects of his society. It changed the way many people looked at it. -
Jan 1, 1513
Niccolò Machiavelli writes the Prince
Machiavelli was a diplomat, historian and political theorist. The Prince is a practical guide for ruling (though some scholars say the book was intended to be a satire and was a guide on how not to rule). Either way it was a book about ruling your empire government or whatever else there is. -
Jan 1, 1516
Donatello Creates Statue of St.George
He was an early Italin Renaissance artist and sculptor from Florence. The St. George statue was commissioned in the guild like the other Orsanmichele. In the statue there is some irony because later after it was built the orginal marble statue was replaced with a bronze one and H. W. Janson notes, "the armorers, as a lesser guild, were not permitted to have a bronze statue in their tabernacle" -
Jan 1, 1521
Martin Luther excommunicated by the Church
He talked to indulgent salesman Johann Tetzel about his Ninety-Five Theses in 1517. His refusal to retract all of his writings at the demand of Pope Leo X in 1520 and the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V at the Diet of Worms in 1521 resulted in his excommunication by the pope and condemnation as an outlaw by the emperor -
May 5, 1527
Turning Point in First Italian War
A decisive turning point in the war came on May 5, 1527 when Spanish king Charles I arrived in Rome with many mercinaries that had not been paid in many months. He told them they would be extremely rich if they succesfully took over this city so they did just that. -
Period: Jan 1, 1530 to Jan 1, 1550
The Italian Renaissnace Begins
The Italian Renaissance began somewhere between 1530 and 1550. The word renaissance means "rebirth". People from that time said that they witnessed the rebirth of Roman and Greek words and cultural things from then. -
Jan 1, 1555
The Peace of Augsburg divides Germany
The Peace of Augsburg was a treaty between leaders of different religions. In this treaty they agreed that each religion could have their own region in which their religion was accepted.
