Nekrolog 1559
This is a list of famous people who died in 1559 . 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 1st | Christian III | King of Denmark and Norway | 55 | |
| January 4th | Matthäus Ratzenberger | German doctor and reformer of the Wittenberg Reformation | ||
| January 23 | Heinz von Lüder | Hessian ministerial and civil servant | ||
| January 24th | Johann Geyling | German Lutheran clergyman | 63 | |
| January 25th | Christian II | King of Denmark and Norway (1513–1523) and King of Sweden (1520–1523) | 77 | |
| January | Christina Gyllenstierna | Wife of the Swedish administrator Sten Sture the Younger |
February
| Day | Surname | Profession known as | Age | receipt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 8 | Urs Graf the Younger | Swiss goldsmith | ||
| February 9 | Melchior consolation | German builder | ||
| February 12th | Ottheinrich | Count Palatine of Pfalz-Neuburg, Elector of the Palatinate | 56 | |
| 14th of February | Thomas Gyrfalk | Swiss reformer | ||
| February 28 | Petrus Dasypodius | humanistic teacher and lexicographer | ||
| February | Nicolas Payen | Franco-Flemish composer and bandmaster of the Renaissance |
March
| Day | Surname | Profession known as | Age | receipt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd March | Konrad Scheuber | Swiss governor, judge and hermit | ||
| March 13th | George of Ghese | martyr | ||
| March 13th | Johannes Gropper | Catholic theologian, church politician and lawyer | 56 | |
| March 22 | Hans Frisching | Mercenary and magistrate | 72 | |
| March 23 | Claudius | Negus Negest (Emperor) of Ethiopia |
April
| Day | Surname | Profession known as | Age | receipt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd of April | Adam Ries | German arithmetic master | ||
| 10th of April | Rhys Mansel | Welsh nobleman, military man and statesman | 72 | |
| April 29 | Franz Otto | Prince of Lüneburg (1555–1559) | 28 |
May
| Day | Surname | Profession known as | Age | receipt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 21 | Antonio Herrezuelo | Spanish evangelical martyr | ||
| May 22 | Virgilio Rosario | Italian cardinal |
June
| Day | Surname | Profession known as | Age | receipt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 5th | Matthias Bredenbach | German Catholic humanist and educator |
July
| Day | Surname | Profession known as | Age | receipt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10th of July | Henry II | King of France | 40 | |
| July 23 | Franciscus Duarenus | French lawyer and professor at the University of Bourges | ||
| July 28th | Georg Ruger | Dresden councilor and mayor |
August
| Day | Surname | Profession known as | Age | receipt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd August | Andrew from Barby | Danish politician and Bishop of Lübeck | 51 | |
| August 11th | Johann Lüdecke | Protestant theologian of the Reformation period | ||
| August 14th | Hermann von Dorne | German merchant and councilor of the Hanseatic city of Lübeck | ||
| 17th August | Lorenzo Priuli | Doge of Venice | ||
| 18th of August | Paul IV | Pope | 83 | |
| August 25 | Giovanni Battista Consiglieri | cardinal | ||
| 26th of August | Sebastian II. | German nobleman from the House of Ortenburg |
September
| Day | Surname | Profession known as | Age | receipt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 1 | Ludwig Dietz | German printer and publisher | ||
| September 6th | Benvenuto Tisi Garofalo | Italian painter | ||
| 7th of September | Robert Estienne | French printer | ||
| September 15th | Isabella Jagiellonica | Polish princess and by marriage Queen of Hungary | 40 | |
| September 24th | Maria de Bohorques | evangelical martyr in Spain | ||
| 25th of September | Mircea Ciobanul | Prince of Wallachia | ||
| September 26th | George of Egmond | Bishop of Utrecht | ||
| September 27th | Tilemann Schnabel | Protestant theologian and reformer |
October
| Day | Surname | Profession known as | Age | receipt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2nd | Jachet de Mantua | Franco-Flemish composer, singer and conductor | ||
| October 3 | Ercole II d'Este | Duke of Ferrara, Modena and Reggio | 51 | |
| 4th of October | Philip III | Count of Nassau-Weilburg; reformer | 55 | |
| October 6th | Wilhelm | Count of Nassau-Dillenburg | 72 |
November
| Day | Surname | Profession known as | Age | receipt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 8th | Christoffer Huitfeldt | Member of the Danish Imperial Council | ||
| November 10th | Jakob Milich | German mathematician and physician | 58 | |
| November 18 | Erasmus Sarcerius | Lutheran theologian and reformer | 58 | |
| November 18 | Cuthbert Tunstall | English Bishop of Durham | ||
| 20th November | Frances Brandon | eldest daughter of Mary Tudor, king widow of France | 42 | |
| 20th November | Kaspar Brusch | Humanist, Evangelical Lutheran theologian, Count Palatine, crowned poet | 41 | |
| November | Johannes Grau | Lutheran theologian |
December
| Day | Surname | Profession known as | Age | receipt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 1 | Hermann Falke | Administrative lawyer, Livonian Chancellor and Mayor of Lübeck | ||
| 12th of December | Andreas Aurifaber | German doctor | ||
| 13th December | Michael Caelius | Theologian, reformer | 67 | |
| 15th December | Irene di Spilimbergo | Italian painter | ||
| 23rd of December | Anne du Bourg | martyr | ||
| December 26th | George of Komerstadt | ducal Saxon council | 61 | |
| December | Michael Ostendorfer | German painter and draftsman |
Date unknown
| Day | Surname | Profession known as | Age | receipt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fernão Lopes de Castanheda | Portuguese historian | |||
| Marco Antonio Cavazzoni | Italian composer and organist | |||
| Realdo Colombo | Italian anatomist | |||
| Mattheus Friderich | German evangelical clergyman and hymn poet | |||
| Matthias Garbitius | German philologist | |||
| Kasper Goltwurm | Lutheran theologian | |||
| Peter Gruel | German university professor and local politician | |||
| Nicholas Krage | German Protestant theologian and reformer von Minden | |||
| Andrés Laguna | Spanish medic, pharmacist, botanist and humanist | |||
| Leo Lösch von Hilkertshausen | Bishop of Freising (1552–1559) | |||
| Francesco Marcolini | Italian printer and die cutter | |||
| Anna von Nesselrode | Feudal lord | |||
| Alessandro Pasqualini | Italian architect of the Renaissance | |||
| Joachim Périon | French Benedictine and philologist, Graecist, Latinist, Romanist | |||
| Simon Reichwein | German humanist, doctor and scholar | |||
| Michele Sanmicheli | Italian architect of the late Renaissance and fortress builder | |||
| Theophanes the Cretan | Greek monk and painter | |||
| Jan Cornelisz Vermeyen | Dutch painter, etcher, draftsman and wallpaper designer |