The world in

1556

15 figures alive across 9 dynasties.

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1398 BC2891975

Austrian Habsburgs
3 figures
- Ferdinand IReigning
  Age 53 · 1503 – 1564
- Maximilian II
  Age 29 · 1527 – 1576
- Rudolf II
  Age 4 · 1552 – 1612
Tudor
3 figures
- Mary IReigning
  Age 40 · 1516 – 1558
- Anne of Cleves
  Age 41 · 1515 – 1557
- Elizabeth I
  Age 23 · 1533 – 1603
Bagrationi
2 figures
- Luarsab I of Kartli
  Age 54 · 1502 – 1556
- Simon I of Kartli
  Age 19 · 1537 – 1611
Spanish Habsburgs
2 figures
- Charles V
  Age 56 · 1500 – 1558
- Philip II of Spain
  Age 29 · 1527 – 1598
Inca Empire
1 figure
- Túpac Amaru
  Age 11 · 1545 – 1572
Mughal Empire
1 figure
- Akbar the Great
  Age 14 · 1542 – 1605
Ottoman Empire
1 figure
- Süleyman the Magnificent
  Age 62 · 1494 – 1566
Stuart
1 figure
- Mary, Queen of ScotsReigning
  Age 14 · 1542 – 1587
Tokugawa Shogunate
1 figure
- Tokugawa Ieyasu
  Age 13 · 1543 – 1616

Events near 1556

Abdication of Charles Vb. 1556
Marriage of Mary I and Philip II of Spainb. 1554
English Reformationb. 1534