Royalty of the Age of Exploration

The atlas holds 6 people and 122 moments here, from 1494 to 1642. The most recorded lives are Elizabeth I, Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor and Suleiman the Magnificent.

Notable people

  1. Elizabeth I

    from 1533 to 1603

    36 moments here

    Elizabeth I (1533–1603), daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn, was Queen of England and Ireland from 1558 until her death.…

  2. Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor

    from 1500 to 1558

    31 moments here

    Charles V (1500–1558), also Charles I of Spain, was Holy Roman Emperor, king of Spain, and ruler of the Habsburg Netherlands.…

  3. Suleiman the Magnificent

    from 1494 to 1566

    29 moments here

    Ottoman sultan from 1520 to 1566, known in Ottoman tradition as Kanuni, the Lawgiver. Born at Trabzon and educated for dynastic rule, Suleiman…

  4. Akbar

    from 1542 to 1605

    23 moments here

    Jalal-ud-din Muhammad Akbar (1542–1605), commonly known as Akbar, was the third Mughal emperor.…

  5. Shivaji

    from 1630 to 1642

    2 moments here

    Shivaji Bhonsle (1630–1680), later Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, founded the Maratha state in western India.…

  6. Louis XIV

    in 1638

    1 moment here

    Louis XIV (Louis-Dieudonné; 1638–1715), king of France from 1643, was the Bourbon monarch known as the Sun King.…

Moments

  1. 1494 Born at Trabzon Suleiman the Magnificent
  2. 1500 Birth at the Prinsenhof Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
  3. 1501 Childhood residence at Mechelen Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
  4. 1515 Assumption of rule in the Netherlands Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
  5. 1518 Recognition by the Castilian Cortes Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
  6. 1520 Meeting Henry VIII at Canterbury Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
  7. 1520 Meeting Henry VIII at Gravelines Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
  8. 1520 Coronation as King in Germany Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
  9. 1521 Presiding at the Diet of Worms Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
  10. 1521 Conquers Šabac Suleiman the Magnificent
  11. 1521 Encircles Belgrade Suleiman the Magnificent
  12. 1522 Takes personal charge at Rhodes Suleiman the Magnificent
  13. 1526 Honeymoon at the Alhambra Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
  14. 1526 Advances into Buda Suleiman the Magnificent
  15. 1526 Marriage to Isabella of Portugal Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
  16. 1526 Departs Constantinople for Hungary Suleiman the Magnificent
  17. 1526 Commands at Mohács Suleiman the Magnificent
  18. 1529 Besieges Vienna Suleiman the Magnificent
  19. 1529 Arrives at Osijek Suleiman the Magnificent
  20. 1530 Imperial coronation by Clement VII Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
  21. 1530 Opening the Diet of Augsburg Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
  22. 1532 Campaign to reinforce Vienna Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
  23. 1532 Writes from Osijek Suleiman the Magnificent
  24. 1533 Birth at Greenwich Palace Elizabeth I
  25. 1534 Reaches Tabriz Suleiman the Magnificent
  26. 1534 Enters Baghdad Suleiman the Magnificent
  27. 1535 Camp at Radès after the conquest Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
  28. 1535 Entry into Tunis Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
  29. 1536 Capture of Aix-en-Provence Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
  30. 1537 Leads the Corfu siege Suleiman the Magnificent
  31. 1537 Leaves Avlona for Corfu Suleiman the Magnificent
  32. 1538 Besieges Suceava Suleiman the Magnificent
  33. 1540 Entry into rebellious Ghent Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
  34. 1541 Arrival for the Regensburg colloquy Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
  35. 1541 Reaches Buda with relief army Suleiman the Magnificent
  36. 1541 Embarkation for Algiers Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
  37. 1541 Landing at Hamma during the Algiers expedition Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
  38. 1541 Landing at Béjaïa after the retreat Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
  39. 1541 Return to Cartagena Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
  40. 1542 Birth at Amarkot Fort Akbar
  41. 1542 Prepares campaign at Edirne Suleiman the Magnificent
  42. 1543 Besieges Esztergom Suleiman the Magnificent
  43. 1543 Returns to Istanbul from Hungary Suleiman the Magnificent
  44. 1547 Household at Chelsea Elizabeth I
  45. 1547 Battle of Mühlberg Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
  46. 1548 Returns to Tabriz Suleiman the Magnificent
  47. 1548 Winters at Aleppo Suleiman the Magnificent
  48. 1548 Directs the siege of Van Suleiman the Magnificent
  49. 1549 Residence at Hatfield House Elizabeth I
  50. 1550 Imperial court at Innsbruck Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor

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