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Heads of State

Year of the Wood Snake乙巳( at the beginning of the year, Wood Dragon甲辰)

Syria: 1856/57 ( the year in October )

  • 2.1 First half of
  • 2.2 Second half of
  • 2.3 Exact date of birth unknown

Events

Politics and World Affairs

America

  • March 24: Due to the high humidity and mosquito plague the city was founded by Spanish conquistador Francisco de Montejo in 1543 in Yucatán Valladolid was relocated to a petition from the Spanish settlers in the interior.

In the Spanish Viceroyalty of Peru, the mining town of Potosí was founded on April 10, where already the Inca silver have been mined. The silver city rises soon to be legendary flower.

Europe

  • April 22: After the death of Louis X is his son William IV, Duke of Bavaria.
  • June 12: Charles III. follows his late father Francis I as Duke of Lorraine and Mercœur. Since he is not yet of age, his mother Christina of Denmark takes over the regency for him.
  • 8 Juli/12. July: Four days after the death of the Spanish Infante Don Carlos his mother Mary died of Portugal in childbirth.
  • November 9: After the death of Pietro Lando Francesco Dona was elected Doge of Venice. His Dukat is characterized by an extended period of peace.
  • In Krutscheid to peasants revolt against Duke Wilhelm von Berg. The Krutscheider rebellion probably ends with a compromise, but the files are also missing.
  • In a Worms Reichstag is held.

The Duchy of Parma is cleaved from the Duchy of Milan and forgiven. Pier Luigi Farnese to, an illegitimate son of Pope Paul III as a hereditary fief.

Asia

  • Just a year after taking office as King of Korea dies of sickly Injong. His younger brother Myeongjong is 13th King of the Joseon Dynasty.

Culture

Fine Arts

  • 1545: Agnolo Bronzino painted the painting Eleonora of Toledo and her son Giovanni, one of the most famous Medici portraits.
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