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Personal data Philipp Melanchthon 

  • He was born on February 16, 1497 in Bretten, Baden, Deutschland.
  • He was christened on February 16, 1497 in Bretten, Karlsruhe, Baden, Deutschland.
  • He died on April 19, 1560 in Wittenberg, Sachsen, Preußen, Deutschland, he was 63 years old.
  • A child of Georg Schwarzerdt and Barbara Reuter
  • This information was last updated on October 19, 2023.

Household of Philipp Melanchthon

He is married to Katharina Krapp.

They got married on November 22, 1520 at Wittenberg, Landkreis Wittenberg, Sachsen-Anhalt, Deutschland, he was 23 years old.

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Philipp Melanchthon

Nikolaus Schwarzerdt
± 1406-1470
Elisabeth Edler
1417-1508
Johann Reuter
1450-1507
Elisabeth Reuchlin
1455-1522

Philipp Melanchthon
1497-1560

1520

Katharina Krapp
1497-1557


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Birthday February 16, 1497

  • Graaf Filips II de Schone (Oostenrijks Huis) was from 1494 till 1506 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
  • In the year 1497: Source: Wikipedia
    • February 7 » In Florence, Italy, supporters of Girolamo Savonarola burn cosmetics, art, and books, in a "Bonfire of the vanities".
    • May 10 » Amerigo Vespucci allegedly leaves Cádiz for his first voyage to the New World.
    • June 17 » Battle of Deptford Bridge: Forces under King Henry VII defeat troops led by Michael An Gof.
    • June 27 » Cornish rebels Michael An Gof and Thomas Flamank are executed at Tyburn, London, England.
    • July 8 » Vasco da Gama sets sail on the first direct European voyage to India.
    • December 16 » Vasco da Gama passes the Great Fish River, where Bartolomeu Dias had previously turned back to Portugal.

Day of marriage November 22, 1520

  • Graaf Karel II (Oostenrijks Huis) was from 1515 till 1555 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
  • In the year 1520: Source: Wikipedia
    • April 16 » The Revolt of the Comuneros begins in Spain against the rule of Charles V.
    • May 22 » The massacre at the festival of Tóxcatl takes place during the Fall of Tenochtitlan, resulting in turning the Aztecs against the Spanish.
    • July 1 » Spanish conquistadors led by Hernán Cortés fight their way out of Tenochtitlan after nightfall.
    • September 30 » Suleiman the Magnificent is proclaimed sultan of the Ottoman Empire.
    • October 21 » Ferdinand Magellan discovers a strait now known as the Strait of Magellan.
    • December 10 » Martin Luther burns his copy of the papal bull Exsurge Domine outside Wittenberg's Elster Gate.

Day of death April 19, 1560

  • Graaf Filips III (Oostenrijks Huis) was from 1555 till 1581 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Graafschap Holland)
  • In the year 1560: Source: Wikipedia
    • February 27 » The Treaty of Berwick, which would expel the French from Scotland, is signed by England and the Lords of the Congregation of Scotland.
    • March 17 » Fort Coligny on Villegagnon Island in Rio de Janeiro is attacked and destroyed during the Portuguese campaign against France Antarctique.
    • July 6 » The Treaty of Edinburgh is signed by Scotland and England.
    • August 17 » The Catholic Church is overthrown and Protestantism is established as the national religion in Scotland.
    • December 5 » Charles IX becomes king of France.


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