Italy invaded by the French.
Abrogation of the mass and image-worship in Switzerland.
Gustavus Vasa becomes king of Sweden. See "Liberation of Sweden," ix, 79.
Frederick I, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein, succeeds to the throne of Christian II of Denmark, who is deposed by his subjects.
1524. Retreat of Bonnivet; death of Bayard, "the knight without fear and without reproach." Italy invaded by Francis I; he occupies Milan and lays siege to Pavia.
"The Peasants' War in Germany." See ix, 93.
Voyage to the North American coast by Verrazano, an Italian navigator, on behalf of France.
1525. Defeat of Francis I at Pavia. See "France Loses Italy," ix, 111.
Bloody conclusion of the Peasants' War.
A hereditary Protestant principality formed in East Prussia by the grand master of the Teutonic Knights; the suzerain being Sigismund, King of Poland.