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1548 deaths
- Richard Page (courtier)In 1522, Richard Page took his seat as a Justice of the Peace for Surrey. This local appointment marked his transition from private service to public…
- André de GouveiaAndré de Gouveia entered the Collège Sainte-Barbe in Paris during the early 1500s. He was one of the first Portuguese students to study there under his uncle…
- Catherine ParrCatherine Parr entered the world in 1512, likely during late July or August. Her father Sir Thomas Parr held the manor of Kendal in Westmorland, now part of…
- Sigismund I the OldSigismund I the Old was born in Kozienice on the 1st of January 1467. He entered the world as the fifth son of King Casimir IV and Elizabeth of Austria.
- João de CastroD. João de Castro was born on the 27th of February 1500 to Álvaro de Castro, the civil governor of Lisbon. As the second son in his family, he was originally…