Births on July 9

Dorothea of Saxe-Lauenburg

Born on July 9, 1511

Dorothea of Saxe-Lauenburg (d. 1571)

Dorothea of Saxe-Lauenburg (9 July 1511 – 7 October 1571) was queen consort of Denmark and Norway by marriage to King Christian III of Denmark. She was known to having wielded influence upon the affairs of state in Denmark.

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Events on 1511

15 Aug

Capture of Malacca (1511)
Afonso de Albuquerque of Portugal conquers Malacca, the capital of the Malacca Sultanate.
17 Nov

War of the League of Cambrai
Henry VIII of England concluded the Treaty of Westminster, a pledge of mutual aid against the French, with Ferdinand II of Aragon.