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1497
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1560
Year 1560 (MDLX) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. January 7 – In the Kingdom of Scotland, French troops commanded by Henri Cleutin and Captain Corbeyran de Cardaillac Sarlabous sail across the Firth of Forth from Leith, which they are occupying, and fight with the Lords of the Congregation at Pettycur Bay near Kinghorn. February 27 – Treaty of Berwick: Terms are agreed upon with the Lords of the Congregation in Scotland, for forces of the Kingdom of England to enter Scotland, to expel French troops defending the Regency of Mary of Guise.
1563
Year 1563 (MDLXIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. January 25 – In Italy, Instituto Bancario San Paolo di Torino, a major financial group of Sanpaolo IMI, is founded. February 1 – Sarsa Dengel succeeds his father Menas as Emperor of Ethiopia. February 18 – Francis, Duke of Guise, is assassinated while besieging Orléans.
1553
Year 1553 (MDLIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. May – The first Royal Charter is granted to St Albans, in England. June – The first of the five Battles of Kawanakajima, the "Battle of the Fuse," commences in Japan between Takeda Shingen of Kai Province and Uesugi Kenshin of Echigo Province, part of a major series of conflicts during the Japanese Sengoku Period.
1547
Year 1547 (MDXLVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. January 8 – The first Lithuanian-language book, a Catechism (Katekizmo paprasti žodžiai, Simple Words of Catechism), is published in Königsberg by Martynas Mažvydas. January 13 – Henry Howard, Earl of Surrey is sentenced to death for treason in England. January 16 – Grand Duke Ivan IV of Muscovy becomes the first Tsar of Russia, replacing the 264-year-old Grand Duchy of Moscow with the Tsardom of Russia.
1562
NOTOC Year 1562 (MDLXII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. January 6 – Shane O'Neill of Tír Eoghain pleads his cause at the Palace of Whitehall in London, before Queen Elizabeth I of England, who recognises his status. He returns to Ireland on May 26, and resumes his rebellious activities by November. January 17 – Huguenots are recognized under the Edict of Saint-Germain. January 18 The Council of Trent reconvenes, after a gap of 10 years.