Necrology 1508
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This is a list of famous people who died in 1508 . The entries are made alphabetically within the individual data. Animals can be found in the necrology for animals .
January
| Day | Surname | Profession known as | Age | receipt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 25th | Henry III. from Schauenburg | Bishop of Minden |
February
| Day | Surname | Profession known as | Age | receipt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 4th | Conrad Celtis | German humanist and poet | 49 | |
| February 9 | Conrad IV of Rietberg | Bishop of Osnabrück, Prince-Bishop of Rietberg (1482–1508); Bishop of Münster (1497–1508) | ||
| February 15th | Giovanni II Bentivoglio | Italian nobleman; Sole ruler in Bologna (1463–1506) | 65 | |
| February 24th | Georg von Ehingen | Imperial knight and traveler | ||
| February 28 | Philip | Elector Palatinate | 59 |
March
| Day | Surname | Profession known as | Age | receipt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 18th | Albrecht IV. | Duke of Bavaria | 60 | |
| March 29 | Christoph of Baden | Canon in Strasbourg and Cologne | 30th |
April
| Day | Surname | Profession known as | Age | receipt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 April | Guidobaldo I. da Montefeltro | Duke of Urbino | 36 | |
| 26th of April | Georg Zingel | German Catholic theologian |
May
| Day | Surname | Profession known as | Age | receipt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 4th | Christoph Mendel von Steinfels | Legal scholar and rector of the University of Ingolstadt; Bishop of Chiemsee | ||
| May 7th | Nile Sorski | Russian Orthodox monk, Starez | ||
| May 13th | Martial d'Auvergne | French writer of the late Middle Ages | ||
| May 21 | Giles Daubeney, 1st Baron Daubeney | English nobleman, military man and statesman | ||
| May 27th | Ludovico Sforza | Duke of Milan from the Sforza family | 55 |
June
| Day | Surname | Profession known as | Age | receipt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6th of June | Ercole Strozzi | Italian nobleman, humanist and poet | 36 |
July
| Day | Surname | Profession known as | Age | receipt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 31 | Na'od I. | Emperor (ethiopia) |
August
| Day | Surname | Profession known as | Age | receipt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 7th | Hugo XI. from Werdenberg | Count of Werdenberg-Heiligenberg | ||
| August 27 | Hieronymus Münzer | German humanist, doctor and geographer | ||
| August 30th | Hieronymus Biechelberger | seventh abbot of the imperial abbey of Ochsenhausen |
September
| Day | Surname | Profession known as | Age | receipt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 4th | Pankraz von Dietrichstein | District judge in Wolfsberg Castle | ||
| September 15th | Jakob von Liebenstein | Archbishop of Mainz, Imperial Arch Chancellor | ||
| 16th September | Johannes closing time | Swiss clergyman, dept | ||
| September 18 | Jorge da Costa | Portuguese clergyman, Archbishop of Lisbon and Cardinal of the Roman Church | 101 | |
| 21st September | Lorenz Gaul | Catholic priest, Benedictine and abbot of the Murrhardt Monastery | ||
| September 23rd | Beatrix of Aragon | Queen of Hungary | 50 | |
| September 27th | Simone del Pollaiuolo | Italian architect of the Renaissance | 50 | |
| September 27th | Christoph von Zach | Bishop of Seckau |
October
| Day | Surname | Profession known as | Age | receipt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8th October | Martin of Weissenburg | Abbot of the Reichenau Monastery | ||
| October 10th | Johann I. Thurzo | Krakow patrician, merchant and mining entrepreneur | 71 | |
| October 19th | Hermann of Hesse | Archbishop of Cologne and Prince-Bishop of the Duchy of Paderborn |
November
| Day | Surname | Profession known as | Age | receipt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 1st | Waldemar VI. | Prince of Anhalt-Koethen | ||
| 25. November | Ursula of Brandenburg | Duchess of Münsterberg and Oels, Countess of Glatz | 58 | |
| 30th of November | Bartholomäus Kranepul | German Catholic theologian |
December
| Day | Surname | Profession known as | Age | receipt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10th of December | René II. | Duke of Lorraine (1473–1508) | 57 | |
| December 16 | Heinrich the Younger zu Stolberg | Governor of Friesland | 41 | |
| December 22 | Eric II. | Duke of Mecklenburg | 25th |
Date unknown
| Day | Surname | Profession known as | Age | receipt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isaac Abrabanel | Jewish politician and financier | |||
| Luis de Beaumont, 2nd Conde de Lerín | Navarre nobleman | |||
| Johann Bere | Councilor of the Hanseatic City of Lübeck | |||
| Dietrich Brömse | Councilor of the Hanseatic City of Lübeck | |||
| Robert Clifford | English knight | |||
| Leonhard von Dobschütz | Astronomer, astrologer and university professor in Cracow | |||
| Nikolaus Glasberger | German Franciscan and historian | |||
| John Hay, 1st Lord Hay of Yester | Scottish nobleman | |||
| Balthasar Hirschauer | Provost of Berchtesgaden | |||
| Wolfgang Katzheimer | German painter | |||
| Georg Kleist | German court official, ducal-Pomeranian chancellor | |||
| Laurens Leve | Staller's island beach | |||
| Heinrich Matter | Schultheiss of the City of Bern | |||
| Nephon II | Patriarch of Constantinople, Greek Orthodox saint | |||
| Wilhelm von Pappenheim | Lord at Rothenstein Castle | |||
| Erhard Paumgartner | Bishop of Lavant | |||
| Peter of Ravenna | Italian lawyer | |||
| François Tissard | French humanist |