1546 in literature
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This article contains information about the literary events and publications of 1546.
Events
- July 17 â Peter Faber, appointed by Pope Paul III to act as a peritus on behalf of the Holy See at the Council of Trent, arrives in Rome; exhausted by his journey; he dies a fortnight later.[1]
- unknown date â Francisco de Moraes visits Paris for the second time, obtaining inspiration for his Palmerin d'Angleterre.[2]
New books
Prose
- Sir John Prise of Brecon (anonymously) â Yn y lhyvyr hwnn (first book printed in Welsh)[3]
- François Rabelais â Le Tiers Livre[4]
Drama
- Sperone Speroni â Canace (published)[5]
Poetry
- See 1546 in poetry
Births
- March 27 â Johannes Piscator, German theologian (died 1625)
- May 21 â Madeleine de l'Aubespine, French poet and patron (died 1596)
- October 5 â Cyriakus Schneegass, German Lutheran pastor, composer and music theorist (died 1597)[6]
- unknown dates
- Philippe Desportes, French poet (died 1606)[7]
- Pierre de La Primaudaye, French Protestant writer (died 1619)[8]
- Veronica Franco, Venetian poet and courtesan (died 1591)[9]
- Daniel Adam z VeleslavÃna, Czech lexicographer, publisher and writer (died 1599)
Deaths
- February 18 â Martin Luther, German theologian and reformer, 62[10]
- April 7 â Friedrich Myconius, German Lutheran theologian, 55[11]
- August 1 â Peter Faber, French Jesuit theologian, 40[1]
- August 3 â Ãtienne Dolet, French humanist writer and printer, 37 (executed for heresy)[12]
