1515 in History

Selim I captures Tabriz without any resistance but is unable to hold it

Selim I captures Tabriz without any resistance but is unable to hold it

Henry VIIIs 3rd Parliament closes

Elected Cardinal, "Saint Cecilia beyond Tiber of the Holy Church of Rome"

Sworn in as Lord Chancellor before Henry VIII at the chapel at Eltham

Lives in splendor at the palaces of Whitehall & Hampton court. Appointed Lord Chancellor

Marries Mary, younger sister of Henry VIII, in secret

Mary secretly marries Charles Brandon, Duke of Suffolk

Secretly marries Charles Brandon, Duke of Suffolk

Opening of Henry VIIIs 3rd Parliament

Resigns as Lord Chancellor. Did not approve of the marriage between Henry VIII & Catherine of Aragon

Birth of Anne of Cleves, daughter of John, Duke of Cleves

Birth of Margaret Douglas, Countess of Lennox, daughter of Archibald Douglas, 6th Earl of Angus, and Margaret Tudor, Queen Dowager of Scotland

Birth of Mary of Guise, daughter of Claude, Duke of Guise

Death of Gonzalo Fernendez de Cordoba

Death of Louis XII, succeeded by his cousin & son-in-law Francis, Count of Angouleme

Death of Louis XII, 2 months after his marriage to Margaret

Margaret signs an oath saying she had no issues to Louis XII

Selim I crushes Shah Ismail Is force of 50,000 at Chaldiran. Defeats the Persians in Chaldiran, 1st step in a dramatic rise in Turkish power

Pope Clement VII forms an alliance with the victor of Marignano. Francis I, King of France, in alliance with the Venetians, achieves a hard-fought victory over the Swiss cantons

Claude serves under Francis I during the French victory at Marignano