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John Frederick II, Duke of Saxony
1529Jan, 8

John Frederick II, Duke of Saxony

John Frederick II, Duke of Saxony (d. 1595)
John Frederick II of Saxony (8 January 1529 – 19 May 1595), was Duke of Saxony (1554–1566).

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Events on 1529

  • 19Apr

    Protestation at Speyer

    Beginning of the Protestant Reformation: After the Second Diet of Speyer bans Lutheranism, a group of rulers (German: Fürst) and independent cities protests the reinstatement of the Edict of Worms.
  • 21Jun

    Battle of Landriano

    French forces are driven out of northern Italy by Spain at the Battle of Landriano during the War of the League of Cognac.