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| Years: 1505 1506 1507 - 1508 - 1509 1510 1511 | |
| Decades: 1470s 1480s 1490s - 1500s - 1510s 1520s 1530s | |
| Centuries: 15th century - 16th century - 17th century | |
Events
- February - Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor attacks Venice
- June 6 - Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor is defeated in Friulia by Venetian forces; he is forced to sign a three year truce and cede several territories to Venice
- December 10 - League of Cambrai formed as an alliance against Venice between Pope Julius II, Louis XII of France, Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor and Ferdinand II of Aragon.
- December - Michelangelo Buonarroti begins work on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel
- Lebna Dengel succeeds his father Na'od as Emperor of Ethiopia. Due to his young age, his grandmother Eleni acts as regent.
Births
- Primoz Trubar, the author of the first printed book in Slovenian
- Fernando Alvarez de Toledo, Duke of Alva
- Jean Daurat
- November 30 - Andrea Palladio
Deaths
- May 27 - Ludovico Sforza, former Duke of Milan.
- Isaac Abrabanel (also called Isaac Abravanel, Isaac Abarbanel), Jewish statesman, philosopher and theologian
- Na'od , Emperor of Ethiopia (killed in battle)
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