1544 Establishments In The Papal States
__NOTOC__ Events January–June * January 13 – At Västerås, the estates of Sweden swear loyalty to King Gustav I of Sweden, Gustav Vasa and to his heirs, ending the traditional electoral monarchy in Sweden. Gustav subsequently signs an alliance with the Kingdom of France. * February 20 – The Diet of Speyer (1544), Fourth Diet of Speyer is convened. * April 11 – Battle of Ceresole: Kingdom of France, French forces under the Comte d'Enghien defeat forces of the Holy Roman Empire, under the Marques Del Vasto, near Turin. * May – Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, again invades eastern France. * May 3 – Edward Seymour, 1st Duke of Somerset, Edward Seymour, Earl of Hertford, with an Kingdom of England, English army, captures Leith and Edinburgh from the Kingdom of Scotland. * June 19–August 18 – Troops of the Holy Roman Empire besiege Saint-Dizier, in eastern France. July–December * July – Battle of the Shirts: The Cl ...
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