25 May 1521Edict of WormsGirolamo Aleandro
The Papal nuncio at the Diet, Girolamo Aleandro, draws up and proposes the fierce denunciations of Luther embodied in the edict, which permitted anyone to kill Luther without legal consequence
Historical records for Italy in 1521, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.
The Papal nuncio at the Diet, Girolamo Aleandro, draws up and proposes the fierce denunciations of Luther embodied in the edict, which permitted anyone to kill Luther without legal consequence
Pope Leo X confers the title "Fidei Defensor" on Henry VIII
Captures Milan
Birth of Sixtus V, Felice Peretti di Montalto, in the Papal States
Death of Leo X
Appointed Commander in Chief, Imperial forces in Italy
Excommunicates Martin Luther
The Papal nuncio at the Diet, Girolamo Aleandro, draws up and proposes the fierce denunciations of Luther embodied in the edict, which permitted anyone to kill Luther without legal consequence
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