Elisabeth of Hesse, Hereditary Princess of Saxony (d. 1557)
Elisabeth of Hesse (4 March 1502, Marburg – 6 December 1557, Schmalkalden) was by birth a Hessian princess and by marriage Hereditary Princess of Saxony. After the death of her husband, John of Saxony, she managed her Wittum, (estates that were assigned to her upon marriage) the Saxon districts of Rochlitz and Kriebstein, earning her the name Elisabeth of Rochlitz.
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Elisabeth of Hesse, Hereditary Princess of Saxony
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- 12Feb
Forced conversions of Muslims in Spain
Isabella I issued an edict outlawing Islam in the Crown of Castile, forcing virtually all her Muslim subjects to convert to Christianity. - 12Feb
4th Portuguese India Armada (Gama, 1502)
Vasco da Gama sets sail from Lisbon, Portugal, on his second voyage to India. - 14Feb
Kingdom of Granada (Crown of Castile)
Spanish Inquisition: The Catholic Monarchs issue a decree forcing Muslims in Granada to convert to Catholicism or leave Spain.