Year 1533: A Year of Turmoil and Change
Year 1533 (MDXXXIII) was marked as a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar.
Events
January–March
- January 25 – King Henry VIII of England formally but secretly marries Anne Boleyn, becoming his second queen consort.
- January 26 – Thomas Audley, 1st Baron Audley of Walden, is appointed Lord Chancellor of England.
- February 4 – The Reformation Parliament is summoned into session by King Henry VIII and meets until April 7.
- February 8 – King Min Bin of Burma begins receiving tributes from local lords of Bengal.
- February 14 – Münster is recognized as a Lutheran city by a treaty between the German city and the Holy Roman Empire.
- February 18 – The order of the Clerics Regular of Saint Paul, better known as the Barnabites, receives papal approval from Pope Clement VII.
- March 30 – Thomas Cranmer becomes Archbishop of Canterbury.
April–June
- April 7 – The Statute in Restraint of Appeals in England is given royal assent, declaring the king as the supreme sovereign.
- April 10 – King Frederick I of Denmark dies, leading to a succession dispute known as the Count’s Feud.
- May 23 – Henry VIII’s marriage to Catherine of Aragon is annulled by Archbishop Cranmer.
- June 1 – Cartagena, Colombia is founded by Pedro de Heredia.
- June 1 – Cranmer crowns Anne Boleyn as the new queen consort of England in Westminster Abbey.
July–September
- July 11 – Pope Clement VII excommunicates Henry VIII and Archbishop Cranmer.
- July 22 – The Treaty of Constantinople is signed between the Ottoman Empire and the Archduchy of Austria.
- July 26 – Sapa Inca Atahualpa is executed in Cajamarca by orders of Francisco Pizarro.
- August 13 – King François of France sends Colonel Pierre de Piton to Morocco to establish trade.
- September 7 – Anne Boleyn gives birth to a daughter, Elizabeth, who will later become the reigning monarch of England.
October–December
- October 28 – The marriage of Henry, Duke of Orléans and Catherine de’ Medici is held.
- November 15 – Francisco Pizarro arrives in Cusco, Peru.
- December 3 – Ivan IV succeeds his father as Grand Prince of Muscovy at the age of three.
- December 21 – Hernando de Grijalva and his crew discover the uninhabited Revillagigedo Islands.
- December 28 – Grijalva’s crew discovers Isla de los Inocentes.
Date unknown
- Pechenga Monastery is founded in the Grand Duchy of Moscow.
- Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent legally marries the Ruthenian harem girl Roxelana.
Births
- January 2 – Johann Major, German poet and theologian.
- January 3 – Jerónimo Bautista Lanuza, Spanish friar and bishop.
- January 6 – Timotheus Kirchner, German theologian.
- January 28 – Paul Luther, German scientist.
- February 28 – Michel de Montaigne, French essayist.
- September 7 – Queen Elizabeth I of England, daughter of King Henry VIII.
- December 13 – King Eric XIV of Sweden.
Deaths
- March 16 – John Bourchier, 2nd Baron Berners, English statesman.
- April 10 – King Frederick I of Denmark.
- July 26 – Atahualpa, last Inca ruler.
- December 3 – Grand Prince Vasili III of Muscovy.
Year 1533 was a year of significant transformations and events that reshaped the political landscape of the time.