1582 New Gregorian calendar introduced 1588 English defeat the Spanish Armada 1611 Authorized English Bible published 1613 Romanov dynasty begins in Russia 1618 Beginning of 30 Years War

1534 Henry VIII controls English church 1538 Cortes conquers Mexico 1547 Ivan the Terrible rules Russia 1558 Elizabeth I is England's queen 1580 Drake completes voyage around world

1488 Diaz rounds Cape of Good Hope 1492 Columbus discovers West Indies 1498 Vasco da Gama sails to India 1503 Leonard da Vinci paints Mona Lisa 1512 Michelangelo paints Sistine Chapel

				Anthonis Piers Obels  b.           d.
			Pieter Anthonis Obels  b.1547  d.
							Heinrick Adriaens van der Riet  b.1487  d.1562
				Jan Heynrick van der Rijt  b.1515  d.1587			Lijsbeth Michiels Heijmans  b.1483  d.1549
			Lijbeken Jansen van der Rijt  b.1547  d.1603
				Anthonia Jan Pieters Peckstocx  b.1521  d.

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