Deaths on January 24

Franciabigio

Died on January 24, 1525

Franciabigio, Florentine painter (b. 1482)

Franciabigio (1482 – 24 January 1525) was an Italian painter of the Florentine Renaissance. His true name may have been Francesco di Cristofano; he also is referred to as either Marcantonio Franciabigio or Francia Bigio.

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Events on 1525

21 Jan

Anabaptist
The Swiss Anabaptist Movement is founded when Conrad Grebel, Felix Manz, George Blaurock, and about a dozen others baptize each other in the home of Manz's mother in Zürich, breaking a thousand-year tradition of church-state union.
24 Feb

Battle of Pavia
A Spanish-Austrian army defeats a French army at the Battle of Pavia.
15 May

Battle of Frankenhausen
Insurgent peasants led by Anabaptist pastor Thomas Müntzer were defeated at the Battle of Frankenhausen, ending the German Peasants' War in the Holy Roman Empire.

Deaths on January 24

Franciabigio

Died on January 24, 1525

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