What happened 1554 AD

Charles V continued to battle the French and the Protestant princes in Germany for much of his reign. After his son Philip II married Queen Mary of England, it appeared that France would be completely surrounded by Habsburg domains, but this hope proved unfounded when the marriage produced no children.

"Sao Paulo" was founded in Brazil in 1554.

The rebels against Queen Mary were gathered in Kent by Sir Thomas Wyatt.

Pope Julius III is reconciled with England in 1544.

The English Elizabethan era poet and soldier, Philip Sidney, was born in Penshurst, Kent, England.