Curated category
16th-century births
- Lady Joan FitzgeraldJoan Fitzgerald was born in 1514 within the rolling hills of Munster, Ireland. She stood alone as the only daughter and heiress to James fitz Maurice…
- Levina TeerlincLevina Teerlinc was born in Bruges, Flanders during the 1510s. She grew up as one of five daughters to Simon Bening and Catherine van der Goes.
- William Forrest (poet)William Forrest stood among the scholars at Christ Church, Oxford, during heated discussions in 1530. Henry VIII sought the university's judgment on his…
- Niccolò dell'AbbateNiccolò dell'Abbate entered the world in Modena during 1509 or 1512. His father worked as a violinist, placing music at the center of his childhood home.
- Tomás Fernández de MedranoIn the year 1589, a document dated October 20 confirmed that Tomás Fernández de Medrano and his brothers were recognized as diviseros of Valdeosera.
- William ByrdWilliam Byrd was born in London, likely around 1540. No birth record survives for the third surviving son of Thomas Byrd and his wife Margery.
- William KempeIn May 1585, William Kempe appeared at Leicester House as a performer for the Earl of Leicester. The Earl made a special payment of ten shillings for this…