Events January 25 - King Henry VIII of England marries Anne Boleyn, his second Queen consort. March 30 - Thomas Cranmer becomes Archbishop of Canterbury May 23 - King Henry VIII of England marriage with Catherine of Aragon officially declared annulled. Catherine refuses to accept and continues to believe herself the wife of Henry till her death. June 1 - Henry VIII of England's new wife, Anne Boleyn, is crowned as queen. July 11 Henry VIII is excommunicated by Pope Clement VII Russia, Ivan IV succeeds his father Vasili III as Grand Prince of Muscovy at 3 years old. Peru, Inca Atahualpa pays Francisco Pizarro ransom of approx. $100 million in gold; Pizarro executes him anyway. Peace treaty divides Hungary between Suleiman I and King Ferdinand Births February 28 - Michel de Montaigne, French author of Essays. April 24 - William of Orange (Dutch: Willem van Oranje) leader of Netherlands. September 7 - Princess Elizabeth Tudor, later Queen Elizabeth I of England. December 13 - King Eric XIV of Sweden Deaths Lucas van Leyden artist Grand Prince Vasili III of Muscovy
