What Happened In 1540 - Historical Events 1540

Historical Events for the Year 1540

6th January » King Henry VIII of England marries Anne of Cleves.
23rd March » Waltham Abbey Church known as Waltham Abbey is surrendered to King Henry VIII of England; the last religious community to be closed during the Dissolution of the Monasteries.
9th July » King Henry VIII of England annuls his marriage to his fourth wife, Anne of Cleves.
28th July » Thomas Cromwell is executed at the order of Henry VIII of England on charges of treason. Henry marries his fifth wife, Catherine Howard, on the same day.
15th August » Arequipa, Peru, is founded.
27th September » The Society of Jesus (the Jesuits) receives its charter from Pope Paul III.

27th January » Angela Merici, Italian religious leader and saint (b. 1474)
30th March » Matthäus Lang von Wellenburg, German cardinal (b. 1469)
22nd May » Francesco Guicciardini, Italian historian and politician (b. 1483)
22nd July » John Zápolya, Hungarian king (b. 1487)
28th July » Thomas Cromwell, English lawyer and politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer (b. 1495)
30th July » Thomas Abel, English priest and martyr (b. 1497)
30th July » Robert Barnes (martyr) called Robert Barnes, English martyr and reformer (b. 1495)
23rd August » Guillaume Budé, French philosopher and scholar (b. 1467)
24th August » Parmigianino, Italian painter (b. 1503)
2nd September » Dawit II of Ethiopia (b. 1501)
5th October » Helius Eobanus Hessus, German poet (b. 1488)