Renaissance Timeline

Charles I is elected Holy Roman Emperor

800

Became the emporer of the Holy Roman Empire on Christmas day, 800. Was called Charlemagne or Charles The Great

Dante writes Divine Comedy

1308

Completed just before his death in 1321, very religious based (based on a journey to hell, written at the end of the middle ages)

Chaucer writes The Canterbury Tales

1387

A journey to a holy place in order to earn favor in God's sight and improve the condition of one's soul written in the end of the middle ages. Very religious

Donatello creates his statue of St. George

1415

Made this carving for the armorers and sword makers in Florence

Italian Renaissance Begins

1420

The Medici family takes control of Florence

1434

Through banking and commerce, they slowly moved their way up the ranking until becoming the most powerful family in Florence

Jan van Eyck paints the Arnolfini portrait

1434

Northern renaissance and famous painting/portrait

Last Visconti Ruler of Milan

1447

Filippo Maria Visconti dies, ending the original line of Visconti’s

Christian humanism spreads in Northern Europe

1450

Revived interest in the nature of humanity with the Christian faith. It impacted art, changed the focus of religious scholarship, shaped personal spirituality, and helped encourage the Protestant Reformation. ( christian humanists believed the ability of human beings to reason and improve themselves. They thought that if people read the classics, especially basic works of Christianity, they would become more pious.)

Gutenberg prints Bible using movable type

1455

First thing printed using a removable press, starts the modern society

Charles VIII of France invades Naples

1495

Widely seen as the beginning of the end of the Italian Renaissance. Charles VIII invaded Italy to lay claim to the Kingdom of Naples, which composed most of southern Italy.

Leonardo da Vinci paints the Mona Lisa

1503

Famous painting by Leonardo De Vinci

Michelangelo begins panting the Sistine Chapel

1508

Cornerstone of high-quality Renaissance artwork

Erasmus writes his satire The Praise of Folly

1509

The essay is a satirical criticism of many of the superstitions and other traditions held by European society at the time, and in particular the Roman Catholic Church

Machiavelli writes The Prince

1513

Start of political science, and this book was meant to be a handbook for rulers

Mary Tudor, “Bloody Mary,” becomes Queen of England

1516

First queen to reign over ireland and england

Martin Luther presents the Ninety-five Theses

1517

He published his '95 Theses', attacking papal abuses and the sale of indulgences. Luther had come to believe that Christians are saved through faith and NOT through their own efforts. This turned him against many of the major teachings of the Catholic Church.

The Church excommunicates Martin Luther

1521

The chief catalyst of protestantism, he pointed out the corruption of the Catholic church for making people pay for their sins to be forgiven.

Invading armies sack Rome

1527

Soldiers and mercenaries were mad at Rome for not being paid so they sacked Rome

Castiglione writes The Book of the Courtier

1528

It was about the perfect traits of a noble

War between the Protestant and Catholic states in Switzerland

1529

Catholics badly defeated the Protestants, and Zwingli was killed

Henry VIII creates the Church of England

1534

He made the new church by renouncing the pope (iring him) because he wouldn't allow him to divorce his wife and marry a new person, he then made himself the head of the church

The Act of Supremacy is passed in England

1534

This made the reigning monarch in charge of the church too, kicking the Pope out of power.

The Society of Jesus becomes a religious order

1534

A Roman Catholic order of religious men founded by St. Ignatius of Loyola, noted for its educational, missionary, and charitable works introduced several innovations in the form of the religious life

The Council of Trent is formed

1545

To solve the religious divisions of Germany and to reform the Catholic Church. It can be said that the Council of Trent was very successful and very important in the reform of the Catholic Church

The Peace of Augsburg divides Germany

1555

This was a treaty signed between Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, and the Schmalkaldic League, and it established official toleration for Lutherans in The Holy Roman Empire