Brussels in the Age of Exploration

The atlas holds 3 people and 6 moments here, from 1493 to 1555. The most recorded lives are Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, Desiderius Erasmus and Albrecht Dürer.

Notable people

  1. Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor

    from 1515 to 1555

    3 moments here

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

  2. Desiderius Erasmus

    from 1493 to 1521

    2 moments here

    Dutch Renaissance humanist, Catholic priest, theologian, editor, and author. Erasmus was born in the Burgundian Netherlands, educated in the Low…

  3. Albrecht Dürer

    in 1520

    1 moment here

    German painter, printmaker, and theorist of the Northern Renaissance. Born and died in Nuremberg, Dürer trained there before traveling through the…

Moments

  1. 1493 Departure from Stein for Brabant Desiderius Erasmus
  2. 1515 Assumption of rule in the Netherlands Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
  3. 1520 Visit to Brussels Albrecht Dürer
  4. 1521 Residence at De Swaene Desiderius Erasmus
  5. 1554 Abdication of Naples, Sicily, and Milan Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
  6. 1555 Public abdication before the States General Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor

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