Historical events in 1512

59 historical records

February 15122 historical events

1512, February 4th ยท England ยท London ยท Government ยท Government of England ยท Henry VIII

Parliament

Opening of Henry VIIIs 2nd Parliament

1512, February 21st ยท Scotland ยท House ยท House of Stewart ยท James IV

Excommunication

Excommunicated by Pope Julius II for failing to back the Holy League against France

April 15128 historical events

1512, April 10th ยท Scotland ยท House ยท House of Stewart ยท James V

Birth of James V

Birth of James V, son of Queen Margaret

1512, April 11th ยท France ยท Ravenna ยท Warfare ยท War of the League of Cambrai ยท Louis XII

Battle of Ravenna

The French defeat the Holy League but they are forced to withdraw from northern Italy by August 1512

1512, April 11th ยท France ยท Ravenna ยท Warfare ยท War of the League of Cambrai ยท Louis XII

Rule of Italy

The French defeat the Holy League but they are forced to withdraw from northern Italy by August 1512

1512, April 11th ยท Italy ยท Ravenna ยท Warfare ยท Italian Wars ยท Julius II

Battle of Ravenna

French forces under Gaston de Foix inflict an overwhelming defeat on a Spanish army at the Battle of Ravenna

1512, April 25th ยท England ยท Warfare ยท Italian Wars ยท Henry VIII

Declaration of War

Declares war on France

1512, April ยท England ยท Navarre ยท Warfare ยท Italian Wars ยท Henry VIII

Capture of Navarre

The English arFerdinand captures Navarre

1512, April ยท England ยท Bayonne ยท Warfare ยท Italian Wars ยท Henry VIII

Invasion of Gascony

The English archers keep the French pinned down while Ferdinand captures Navarre

1512, April ยท England ยท Southampton ยท Warfare ยท Italian Wars ยท Henry VIII

Invasion of Gascony

The invasion force sets sails but Henry does not accompany his army

June 15121 historical events

1512, June ยท Spain ยท Biscay ยท House ยท House of Tudor ยท Thomas Grey 2nd Marquess of Dorset

Guyenne Expedition

Dorset leads an English expedition to northern Spain intended to invade French Guyenne alongside Ferdinand of Aragon, opening Henry VIII's first continental campaign.

August 15122 historical events

1512, August 16th ยท England ยท Tournai ยท Warfare ยท Italian Wars ยท Henry VIII

Capture of Tournai

Atter victory at the Battle of the Spurs Henry VIII is able to capture Tournai

1512, August ยท England ยท San Sebastian ยท Warfare ยท Italian Wars ยท Henry VIII

Invasion of Gascony

While Henry remains at home his army becomes mutinous

September 15121 historical events

1512, September ยท England ยท San Sebastian ยท Warfare ยท Italian Wars ยท Henry VIII

Invasion of Gascony

The English army under Dorset returns home

October 15121 historical events

1512, October ยท Spain ยท Guipuzcoa ยท House ยท House of Tudor ยท Thomas Grey 2nd Marquess of Dorset

Failed Aquitaine Campaign

Dorset's army abandons the planned advance into France after disease, supply failures and disputes with its Spanish allies undermine the invasion force.

November 15121 historical events

1512, November ยท England ยท Bordeaux ยท Warfare ยท Italian Wars ยท Henry VIII

Invasion of Gascony

Henry VIII wishes to recapture Bordeaux, lost 60 yrs before

1512 ยท England ยท Government ยท Government of England ยท Robert Sheffield

Speaker of House of Commons

Appointed Speaker of the House of Commons

1512 ยท England ยท London ยท Government ยท Government of England ยท Henry VIII

Legislation

Act passed ordering wages to be paid in money for the production of woollen cloth

1512 ยท England ยท London ยท Government ยท Government of England ยท Henry VIII

Legislation

An Act attempts to maintane standards in pulling wollen yarn. Act passed ordering wages to be paid in money for the production of woollen cloth

1512 ยท England ยท London ยท Government ยท Government of England ยท Henry VIII

Reform of Labour Law

An Act attempts to maintane standards in pulling wollen yarn. Act passed ordering wages to be paid in money for the production of woollen cloth

1512 ยท England ยท House ยท House of Boleyn ยท Thomas Boleyn Wiltshire, 1st

Diplomatic Mission

Sent as an Envoy to The Netherlands

1512 ยท England ยท Scrivelsby ยท House ยท House of Clinton ยท Edward Clinton Lincoln, 1st

Birth of Edward Clinton

Birth of Edward Clinton

1512 ยท England ยท House ยท House of Tudor ยท Henry VIII

Alliance Emperor Maximilian and England

Emperor Maximilian joins the Holy Alliance & agrees to invade France with England

1512 ยท England ยท Westminster ยท House ยท House of Tudor ยท Henry VIII

Benefit of Clergy Restricted for Serious Crime

Parliament temporarily restricts benefit of clergy for certain serious offences, provoking a wider constitutional dispute over clerical privilege.

1512 ยท England ยท House ยท House of Tudor ยท Henry VIII

Birth of James V

Birth of James V, Henry VIII nephew through Queen Margaret

1512 ยท England ยท England ยท House ยท House of Tudor ยท Catherine Parr

Birth of Catherine Parr

Catherine Parr is born and later becomes Henry VIII's sixth queen, an educated patron of reform and the final queen consort of his reign.

1512 ยท England ยท London ยท Humanities ยท Philosophy ยท Thomas More

Governor and Treasurer of Lincolns Inn

More takes senior administrative responsibilities at Lincoln's Inn.

1512 ยท England ยท Hereford ยท Religion ยท Roman Catholic Church ยท Thomas Wolsey

Dean

Appointed Dean of Hereford Cathedral

1512 ยท England ยท Brest ยท Warfare ยท Italian Wars ยท Henry VIII

Battle of Brest

The Regent, Englands chief ship is burnt

1512 ยท England ยท San Sebastian ยท Warfare ยท Italian Wars ยท Henry VIII

Capture of San Sebastian

Sends 7,000 to San Sebastian to help Spain capture Guiennre

1512 ยท England ยท Aquitaine ยท Warfare ยท Italian Wars ยท Henry VIII

Invasion of Aquitaine

An Anglo-Spanish campaign to capture Aquitaine is unsuccessful

1512 ยท England ยท Warfare ยท Italian Wars ยท Henry VIII

Invasion of France

The English troops do not support Ferdinand, they refuse to obey orders & return home

1512 ยท England ยท San Sebastian ยท Warfare ยท Italian Wars ยท Henry VIII

Siege of San Sebastian

Sends 7,000 to San Sebastian to help Spain capture Guiennre

1512 ยท Germany ยท Cologne ยท House ยท House of Habsburg ยท Maximilian I

Diet of Cologne

In a decree following the 1512 Diet of Cologne, the name Holy Roman Empire is officially changed to Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation

1512 ยท Germany ยท Erfurt ยท Religion ยท Protestant Church ยท Martin Luther

Professor

Appointed Professor at Erfurt University

1512 ยท Greece ยท Medea ยท Warfare ยท North African Wars ยท Khey Ad-Din Operation Barbarossa

Capture of Medea

Captures Tenes, Algeria in the name of the Turkish Sultan. Captures Medea, Algeria in the name of the Turkish Sultan

1512 ยท Greece ยท Miliana ยท Warfare ยท North African Wars ยท Khey Ad-Din Operation Barbarossa

Capture of Miliana

Captures Miliana, Algeria in the name of the Turkish Sultan

1512 ยท Italy ยท Florence ยท House ยท House of Medici ยท Giulano of Nemours

Succession

Succeeds as King of Italy, rules Florence

1512 ยท Italy ยท Humanities ยท Philosophy ยท Niccolo Machiavelli

Machiavelli Loses Office After Medici Restoration

Following the sack of Prato and the return of the Medici, Machiavelli was dismissed from republican office. His exclusion from government redirected his political experience toward historical and theoretical writing.

1512 ยท Italy ยท Lugano ยท Warfare ยท France-Naples War ยท Alexander VI

Rule of Lugano

Rewarded by the Holy League with Lugano for driving France out of Milan

1512 ยท Italy ยท Ossola ยท Warfare ยท France-Naples War ยท Alexander VI

Rule of Ossola

Rewarded by the Holy League with Ossola for driving France out of Milan

1512 ยท Italy ยท Vatican ยท Warfare ยท France-Naples War ยท Alexander VI

Siege of Milan

Drives the French out of Milan

1512 ยท Italy ยท Warfare ยท Italian Wars ยท Julius II

Holy League

The French are driven across the Alps, but it was at the cost of the occupation of Italy by the other powers, and Julius II, though he had securely established the papal authority in the states immediately around Rome, was as far as ever from realizing his dream of an independent Italian kingdom

1512 ยท Italy ยท Warfare ยท Italian Wars ยท Julius II

Holy League

The Holy League splits up after dividing the spoils left by the French withdrawal from Italy

1512 ยท Italy ยท Warfare ยท Italian Wars ยท Julius II

Invasion of Italy

The French are driven across the Alps, but it was at the cost of the occupation of Italy by the other powers, and Julius II, though he had securely established the papal authority in the states immediately around Rome, was as far as ever from realizing his dream of an independent Italian kingdom

1512 ยท Italy ยท Milan ยท Warfare ยท Italian Wars ยท Julius II

Invasion of Italy

The French withdraw from Italy after an invasion of Milan by the Swiss, who reinstate Maximilian Sforza to the ducal throne

1512 ยท Italy ยท Warfare ยท Italian Wars ยท Julius II

Rule of Italy

The French are driven across the Alps, but it was at the cost of the occupation of Italy by the other powers, and Julius II, though he had securely established the papal authority in the states immediately around Rome, was as far as ever from realizing his dream of an independent Italian kingdom

1512 ยท Italy ยท Milan ยท Warfare ยท Italian Wars ยท Julius II

Siege of Milan

The French withdraw from Italy after an invasion of Milan by the Swiss, who reinstate Maximilian Sforza to the ducal throne

1512 ยท Scotland ยท House ยท House of Douglas ยท Archibald Douglas Angus, 6th

Guardian

The King is put under his guardianship for 3 months but he refuses to release him

1512 ยท Scotland ยท House ยท House of Stewart ยท James IV

Alliance France and Scotland

The 1492 alliance between France & Scotland is renewed. James has refused to join the Holy League against France

1512 ยท Scotland ยท Edinburgh ยท House ยท House of Stewart ยท James V

Regency

Placed under the Regency of Angus, Dunbar & the Archbishop of Glasgow for 3 months

1512 ยท Scotland ยท Edinburgh ยท House ยท House of Stewart ยท James V

Succession

The Estates put James under the guardianship of selected Lords on a 3 month rota. Placed under the Regency of Angus, Dunbar & the Archbishop of Glasgow for 3 months

1512 ยท Spain ยท Navarre ยท Warfare ยท Italian Wars ยท Ferdinand II

Capture of Navarre

Blames English troops at Fuentarrabia for his failure to capture the whole of Navarre

1512 ยท Spain ยท Warfare ยท Italian Wars ยท Ferdinand II

Holy League

At a synod convened by Louis at Tours in September 1510, the French bishops withdrew from papal obedience, and resolved, with Emperor Maximilian's co-operation, to seek the deposition of the pope.

1512 ยท Spain ยท Warfare ยท Italian Wars ยท Ferdinand II

Holy League

In November 1511, a council met for this objective at Pisa. Julius II joins the "Holy League of 1511". He allied with Ferdinand II of Aragon and the Venetians against France.

1512 ยท Spain ยท Warfare ยท Italian Wars ยท Ferdinand II

Holy League

Julius II proclaims a Holy League against the French, also includes England, Spain & the Holy Roman Empire. Forms a coalition of Spain, Venice & the Swiss against France

1512 ยท Spain ยท Warfare ยท Italian Wars ยท Ferdinand II

Invasion of France

The English troops do not support Ferdinand, they refuse to obey orders & return home

1512 ยท Switzerland ยท Locarno ยท Warfare ยท France-Naples War ยท Matthรคus Schiner

Swiss Occupation of Locarno

Schiner supports the anti-French Swiss campaign in Lombardy as Confederate forces occupy Locarno during the 1512 advance.

1512 ยท Turkey ยท House ยท House of Osmanli ยท Selim I the Grim

Succession

Succeeds as Sultan of Turkey