Separate chronologies of the various nations, and of the careers of famous persons, will be found in the Index Volume, with volume and page references showing where the several events are fully treated.
* Denotes date uncertain.
A.D.
1517. Protest of Luther against the sale of indulgences. See "Luther Begins the Reformation in Germany," ix, 1.
Overthrow of the mameluke power in Egypt, by Selim I, who annexes that country to the Ottoman empire.
Balboa beheaded by Pedrarias Davila, the new Governor of Darien, on a charge of contemplated revolt.
Negro slaves first introduced into America. See "Negro Slavery in America," ix, 36.
1518. First preaching of the reformed doctrines by Zwingli, in Switzerland.
Conquest of Arabia by the Ottomans.
1519. Death of Maximilian I; his grandson, Charles I of Spain—jointly with Ferdinand his brother, in his hereditary realm—elected as Emperor Charles V. Union under one crown of the German Empire, Spain, the Netherlands, the Sicilies, Sardinia, and the Spanish Indies.