Curated category
1530s births
- Mary ShakespeareMary Arden entered the world around 1536 in Wilmcote, Warwickshire. Her father Robert Arden was a gentleman farmer and part of a junior line within the…
- Bhagwant DasAmber Fort stood as the capital of Raja Bhagwant Das, a place that would define his legacy. Born in 1527 to Phulvati of Mandore, he was the eldest son of…
- Lady Jane GreyJane Grey sat in the presence of her father or mother, speaking, keeping silence, sitting, standing, going, eating, drinking, merrily or sadly.
- Germain PilonGermain Pilon entered the world in Paris around 1525. He began his artistic education under the watchful eye of his father, Andre Pilon.
- James Hepburn, 4th Earl of BothwellJames Hepburn was the son of Patrick Hepburn, 3rd Earl of Bothwell, and Agnes Sinclair. He held the title Master of Bothwell from his birth in Scotland.
- Humphrey GilbertSir Humphrey Gilbert entered the world around 1539 as the fifth son of Otho Gilbert, a man who held estates at Compton, Greenway, and Galmpton in Devon.
- John ShakespeareJohn Shakespeare arrived in Stratford-upon-Avon during 1551. He left his father Richard behind in the village of Snitterfield.
- Martin FrobisherMartin Frobisher was probably born in 1535 or 1536, the son of merchant Bernard Frobisher and Margaret York. His father died prematurely in 1542, leaving the…
- David RizzioDavid Rizzio arrived in Scotland during 1561 as part of a diplomatic embassy led by Carlo Ubertino Solaro, Count of Moretta.
- Inca Garcilaso de la VegaGómez Suárez de Figueroa arrived in the world on the 12th of April 1539 within the city of Cuzco. His mother was Palla Chimpu Ocllo, a princess descended…
- Sofonisba AnguissolaIn 717, the Byzantine warlord Galvano Sordo used an ingenious artificial fire to liberate Constantinople from Saracen siege.