January 9 Adriaan F Boeyens elected only Dutch pope (Adrian VI) January 21 Head inquisitor Adrian Florisz Boeyens elected pope January 30 Duke of Albany takes captured French back to Scotland February 7 Treaty of Brussels: Habsburgers split into Spanish/Austrian Branches March 9 Marten Luther preaches his Invocavit April 27 Battle at Bicacca: Charles I and Pope Adrianus VI beat France April 29 Emperor Charles V names Frans van Holly inquisitor-general of Netherlands May 25 Emperor Karel I returns to Spain May 30 French troops driven out of Genoa June 24 Battle at La Bicocca: Emperor Karel V beats France June 24 Portuguese Antonio de Brita signs treaty island of Ternate Molukkas July 13 Hunger appeal by women of Utrecht August 11 Uprising of adel/burgerij in Austria fails September 6 Magellen with Vittoria returns to Spain, after 1st round world trip September 8 Spanish navigator Juan de Elcano returns to Spain, completes 1st circumnavigation of globe, expedition begins under Ferdinand Magellan October 15 Emperor Karel I names Hernan Cortes governor of Mexico December 25 Turkish troops occupy Rhodos
