Martin Luther (1483–1546) was a German professor of theology, priest and seminal leader of the Reformation.His positions on Judaism continue to be controversial. These changed dramatically from his early career, where he showed concern for the plight of European Jews, to his later years, when embittered by his failure to convert them to Christianity, he became outspokenly …

Thomas Cranmer (2 July 1489 – 21 March 1556) was a leader of the English Reformation and Archbishop of Canterbury during the reigns of Henry VIII, Edward VI and, for a short time, Mary I.He helped build the case for the annulment of Henry's marriage to Catherine of Aragon, which was one of the causes of the separation of the English Church from union with the Holy …

Ab 1543 folgten einige evangelische Gebietsherren teilweise Luthers Forderungen. Kursachsen erneuerte und verschärfte das Durchreise- und Aufenthaltsverbot für Juden. 1546 vertrieben Braunschweig und weitere Städte die ortsansässigen Juden. Einige evangelische Universitäten verbannten jüdische Mediziner infolge Luthers Klischee von diesen.

Catherine Parr (sometimes alternatively spelled Katherine, Katheryn, Kateryn, or Katharine; 1512 – 5 September 1548) was Queen of England and Ireland as the last of the six wives of King Henry VIII from their marriage on 12 July 1543 until Henry's death on 28 January 1547. Catherine was the final queen consort of the House of Tudor, and outlived Henry by a year and eight …

Bacalar (Spanish: ()) is the municipal seat and largest city in Bacalar Municipality (until 2011 a part of Othón P. Blanco Municipality) in the Mexican state of Quintana Roo, about 40 kilometres (25 mi) north of Chetumal, at 18° 40' 37" N, 88° 23' 43" W.In the 2010 census the city had a population of 11,084 people. At that time it was still a part of Othón P. Blanco, and was its …

Nikolaus Kopernikus (* 19.Februar 1473 in Thorn; † 24. Mai 1543 in Frauenburg; eigentlich Niklas Koppernigk, latinisiert Nicolaus Cop[p]ernicus, polonisiert Mikołaj Kopernik) war ein Domherr des Fürstbistums Ermland in Preußen sowie Astronom und Arzt, der sich auch der Mathematik und Kartographie widmete.. In seinem Hauptwerk De revolutionibus orbium …

Hans Holbein le Jeune, né à Augsbourg, en Bavière, vers 1497 et mort à Londres en 1543, entre le 8 octobre et le 29 novembre, est un peintre et graveur de la Renaissance allemande, d'abord sujet du Saint-Empire romain germanique, puis citoyen de Bâle (ancienne Confédération suisse).Une de ses œuvres les plus connues est Les Ambassadeurs, peinte en 1533 et …

Tokugawa Ieyasu (徳川 家康, January 31, 1543 – June 1, 1616; born Matsudaira Takechiyo and later taking other names) was the founder and first shōgun of the Tokugawa Shogunate of Japan, which ruled Japan from 1603 until the Meiji Restoration in 1868. He was one of the three "Great Unifiers" of Japan, along with his former lord Oda Nobunaga and fellow Oda subordinate …

Palau, officially the Republic of Palau and historically Belau, Palaos or Pelew, is an island country and microstate in the western Pacific.The nation has approximately 340 islands and connects the western chain of the Caroline Islands with parts of the Federated States of Micronesia.It has a total area of 466 square kilometers (180 sq mi). The most populous island is Koror, home to …

Ninety-five Theses 1517 Nuremberg printing of the Ninety-five Theses as a placard, now in the Berlin State Library Author Martin Luther Original title Disputatio pro declaratione virtutis indulgentiarum [a] Country Germany Language Latin Publication date 31 October 1517 Original text Disputatio pro declaratione virtutis indulgentiarum [a] at Latin Wikisource Translation …