Year by year · 16th century
1542
1542 in world history: 8 events, 2 births, 7 deaths, 1 work, 3 states founded and 4 that came to an end. 995 recorded states existed that year.
Events
Catherine Howard is executed at the Tower of London
Henry VIII's fifth wife, still a teenager, was beheaded for adultery and treason. She was the second of his queens to be executed, after her cousin Anne Boleyn.
Battle
Battle of Chupas
The Battle of Chupas was fought on 16 September 1542 near Huamanga (Ayacucho) in Peru, when the royal governor Cristóbal Vaca de Castro defeated Diego de Almagro the Younger, whose followers had murdered Francisco Pizarro in 1541.
Battle
Battle of Solway Moss
The Battle of Solway Moss was fought on 24 November 1542 near the River Esk on the English border, where a small English force routed a larger Scottish army sent by James V.
Treaty
Treaty of Nuremberg (1542)
The Treaty of Nuremberg, concluded in August 1542 between Duke Antoine of Lorraine and Emperor Charles V, defined the duchy's relationship with the Holy Roman Empire.
In the profiles
Viceroyalty of PeruThe New Laws of Charles V create the Viceroyalty of Peru
Duchy of LorraineThe Treaty of Nuremberg recognises Lorraine as a free duchy
Kingdom of IrelandHenry VIII’s title of King of Ireland takes effect under the Crown of Ireland Act
Wars and longer events
Born in 1542 2
Died in 1542 7
Works 1
States founded 3
States that came to an end 4
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