Curated category
1520s births
- Catherine HowardCatherine Howard entered the world in Lambeth around 1523, born into a family that held high rank but little money. Her father was Lord Edmund Howard, the…
- Pieter Bruegel the ElderPieter Bruegel the Elder was born between 1525 and 1530, though no official record confirms his exact birth date. He entered the Antwerp painters' guild in…
- Raphael HolinshedRaphael Holinshed lived before the 24th of April 1582, yet his early life remains a shadow. Historians believe he was born to Ralph Holinshed of Cophurst in…
- Joachim du BellayJoachim du Bellay was born at the Castle of La Turmelière, not far from Liré, near Angers. His father Jean du Bellay served as Lord of Gonnor and stood as…
- Giovanni Pierluigi da PalestrinaGiovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina arrived in the world between the 3rd of February 1525 and the 2nd of February 1526 within the town of Palestrina.
- Luís de CamõesLuís Vaz de Camões, born around 1524 in Lisbon, emerged from a noble family with deep roots in the Kingdom of Galicia. His father, Simão Vaz de Camões…