1547
| Years: 1544 1545 1546 – 1547 – 1548 1549 1550 | |
| Decades: 1510s 1520s 1530s – 1540s – 1550s 1560s 1570s | |
| Centuries: 15th century – 16th century – 17th century | |
Events
- January 16 – Grand Duke Ivan IV of Muscovy becomes the first Tsar of Russia.
- January 28 – Edward VI succeeds his father Henry VIII as King of England.
- February 20 – Edward VI of England is crowned at Westminster Abbey
- March 31 – Henry II succeeds his father Francis I as King of France
- April 24 – Battle of Mühlberg – Emperor Charles V defeats the forces of the Schmalkaldic League under the Elector John Frederick of Saxony.
- September 10 – Battle of Pinkie. An English army under the Duke of Somerset, Protector of England, defeats a Scottish army under James Hamilton, 2nd Earl of Arran, the Regent. The English seize Edinburgh.
- First printed book in the Lithuanian language. Author – Martynas Mazvydas.
- Increased immigration of Huguenots to Kent, especially Canterbury
- Chambre Ardente established in Paris
Births
- September 14 – Johan van Oldenbarnevelt, Dutch statesman (d. 1619)
- September 29 – Miguel de Cervantes, Spanish writer (d. 1616)
Deaths
- January 28 – King Henry VIII of England (b. 1491)
- March 31 – King Francis I of France (b. 1494)
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