1554
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| Years: 1551 1552 1553 - 1554 - 1555 1556 1557 | |
| Decades: 1520s 1530s 1540s - 1550s - 1560s 1570s 1580s | |
| Centuries: 15th century - 16th century - 17th century | |
Events
- February 12 - After claiming the throne of England the previous year, Lady Catherine Grey is beheaded for treason alongside her husband.
- March 17 - Princess Elizabeth imprisoned in The Tower
- April 12 - Mary of Guise becomes Regent of Scotland
- July 23 - 25 - Wedding of Queen Mary I of England and King Philip of Naples, only son of Emperor Charles V in Winchester, England
- August 12 - Battle of Renty. French forces led by Francis, Duke of Guise turn back an invasion of Picardy by Charles V.
- The French forces in Siena surrender to the Imperialists after a long siege
- Mikael Agricola becomes the bishop of Turku
- Jesuits found Sao Paulo in Brazil
Births
- January 9 - Pope Gregory XV (died 1623)
- January 20 - King Sebastian of Portugal (died 1578)
- March 26 - Charles of Lorraine, Duke of Mayenne, French military leader (died 1611)
- May 20 - Paolo Bellasio, Italian composer (died 1594)
- November 30 - Sir Philip Sidney, English courtier and poet (died 1586)
- December 19 - Philip William, Prince of Orange (d. 1618)
- Jacques Bongars, French scholar and diplomatist (died 1612)
- Stephen Gosson, English satirist (died 1624)
- Fulke Greville, 1st Baron Brooke, English poet (died 1628)
- Richard Hooker, Anglican theologian (died 1600)
- James Lancaster, English navigator (died 1618)
- Walter Raleigh, English writer, poet, and explorer (died 1618)
- Francis Throckmorton, English conspirator (died 1584)
Deaths
- January 1 - Pedro de Valdivia, Spanish conquistador
- January 16 - Christiern Pedersen, Danish humanist
- February 12 - Lord Guilford Dudley, consort of Lady Jane Grey (executed) (b. 1536)
- February 12 - Lady Jane Grey, claimant to the throne of England (executed) (born 1537)
- February 21 - Hieronymus Bock, German botanist
- February 23 - Henry Grey, 1st Duke of Suffolk, English politican (executed)
- March 3 - John Frederick, Elector of Saxony (born 1503)
- April 11 - Thomas Wyatt the younger, English rebel (executed) (born 1521)
- August 25 - Thomas Howard, 3rd Duke of Norfolk, English politician (b. 1473)
- September 22 - Francisco Vásquez de Coronado, Spanish conquistador
- December 22 - Alessandro Bonvicino, Italian painter
- Leo Africanus, Sudanese writer (born 1485)
- Sebastiano Serlio, Italian architect (born 1475)
- John Taylor, Bishop of Lincoln (born 1503)
