1508
Events February - Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor attacks VeniceJune 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 VeniceDecember 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 ChapelLebna 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 SlovenianFernando Alvarez de Toledo, Duke of AlvaJean DauratNovember 30 - Andrea Palladio Deaths May 27 - Ludovico Sforza, former Duke of Milan.Isaac Abrabanel (also called Isaac Abravanel, Isaac Abarbanel), Jewish statesman, philosopher and theologianNa'od, Emperor of Ethiopia (killed in battle)
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