Timeline March 1536

Events in March 1536 3

• 1536 Institutes of the Christian Religion published John Calvin publishes his foundational statement of Reformed theology John Calvin published the first edition of "Institutes of the Christian Religion" in Basel, laying out a systematic defense of Protestant doctrine. The work would be expanded repeatedly over his lifetime and became the central text of Reformed Protestantism. It established Calvin as a leading theologian of the Reformation.
• 1536 Italian War of 1536-1538 begins Francis I invades Savoy, reigniting conflict with Charles V French king Francis I invaded the Duchy of Savoy, seizing Turin and much of Piedmont after claiming the deceased Francesco II Sforza's Milan for France. The invasion launched a new round of the long Habsburg-Valois struggle for control of Italy. Fighting would continue until the Truce of Nice in 1538.
• 1536 First Suppression Act dissolves lesser monasteries England begins the dissolution of the monasteries The English Parliament passed the Act for the Dissolution of the Lesser Monasteries, authorizing the Crown to seize religious houses with incomes under £200 a year. It marked the first major step in Henry VIII's dissolution of the monasteries, redirecting their wealth and land to the crown. Larger monasteries would follow in subsequent years.