Deaths on March 22

Johannes Magnus

Died on March 22, 1544

Johannes Magnus, Swedish archbishop and theologian (b. 1488)

Johannes Magnus (a modified form of Ioannes Magnus, a Latin translation of his birth name Johan Månsson; 19 March 1488 – 22 March 1544) was the last functioning Catholic Archbishop in Sweden, and also a theologian, genealogist, and historian.

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Sieges of Boulogne (1544-46)
Italian War of 1542-46: The first Siege of Boulogne begins.