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=== October&ndash;December ===
* [[October 4]] &ndash; [[Henry VIII of England|Henry VIII]] contracts to marry [[Anne of Cleves]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Williams|first=Hywel|title=Cassell's Chronology of World History|url=https://archive.org/details/cassellschronolo0000will/page/210|url-access=registration|location=London|publisher=Weidenfeld & Nicolson|year=2005|isbn=0-304-35730-8|pages=[https://archive.org/details/cassellschronolo0000will/page/210 210–215]}}</ref>
* [[November 1]] &ndash; [[Joachim II Hector, Elector of Brandenburg|Joachim II Hector]] introduces Lutheranism in the Margraviate of Brandenburg, becoming the second Prince-Elector after the Prince-Elector of Saxony to turn Protestant.
* [[November 26]] &ndash; Abbot Marmaduke Bradley and 31 monks sign the deed surrendering [[Fountains Abbey]] to the English Crown.<ref name=Coppack>{{cite book |last = Coppack |first = Glyn |title = Fountains Abbey |publisher = Amberley |date = 2009 |pages =11, 130 |isbn= 978-1-84868-418-8}}</ref>
* [[December 7]] &ndash; [[Juan Pardo de Tavera]], Archbishop of Toledo, begins his administration as the Grand Inquisitor of Spain.<ref>[http://www2.fiu.edu/~mirandas/bios1531.htm Biographical Dictionary of Cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church]. fiu.edu. Retrieved on 26 January 2012.</ref>
* [[December 15]] &ndash; In the Spanish colony of [[New Kingdom of Granada|Nueva Granada]] (now the Republic of [[Colombia]], Spanish conquistador [[Baltasar Maldonado]] and his troops fight a final battle at [[Duitama]] (now the [[Boyacá Department]]) against the indigenous armies of the [[Muisca Confederation]], led by [[Tundama]].<ref>[https://pueblosoriginarios.com/biografias/tundama.html "Tundama biography], PueblosOriginarios.com</ref>
* [[December 27]] &ndash; [[Anne of Cleves]] arrives in [[England]] in fulfillment of the October 4 contract for marriage to King Henry VIII and the payment of a dowry of 100,000 [[florin]]s to her brother. The Anne and Henry are married 10 days later, but the marriage is annulled on July 12.