Year 1553 (MDLIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events January–June May – The first Royal Charter is granted to St Albans, in England. June – The first of the five Battles of Kawanakajima, the "Battle of the Fuse," commences in Japan between Takeda Shingen of Kai Province and Uesugi Kenshin of Echigo Province, part of a major series of conflicts during the Japanese Sengoku Period. June 26 – Two new schools, Christ's Hospitalhttps://privycouncil.independent.gov.uk/royal-charters/chartered-bodies/ retrieved 24 Mar 2017 and King Edward's School, Witley, are created by Royal Charter in accordance with the will of King Edward VI of England; St Thomas' Hospital, London, in existence since the 12th century, is named in the same charter. July–December July 9 – Battle of Sievershausen: Prince-elector Maurice of Saxony defeats the Catholic forces of Margrave Albert of Brandenburg-Kulmbach. Maurice is mortally wounded. July 10 – Four days after the death of her cousin King Edward VI of England, Lady Jane Grey is proclaimed Queen of England – a position she holds for the next nine days. July 19 – The Lord Mayor of London proclaims Mary I the rightful Queen, following a change of allegiance by the Privy Council; Lady Jane Grey voluntarily abdicates. August – English explorer Richard Chancellor enters the White Sea and reaches Arkhangelsk, going on to the court of Ivan IV of Russia, opening up trade between England and Russia. August 3 – Queen Mary I of England arrives in London from East Anglia. August 18 – John Dudley, 1st Duke of Northumberland, is tried and convicted of treason for his role in putting his daughter-in-law, Lady Jane Grey, on the throne. September – Anglican bishops in England are arrested, and Roman Catholic bishops are restored. October 6 – Şehzade Mustafa, oldest son of Suleiman the Magnificent, is executed in Konya by order of his father. September 23 – The Sadians consolidate their power in Morocco, by defeating the last of their enemies. October 27 – Geneva's governing council burns Michael Servetus at the stake, as a heretic. December 25 – Battle of Tucapel: Mapuche rebels under Lautaro defeat the Spanish conquistadors, and execute Pedro de Valdivia, the first Royal Governor of Chile. Date unknown Tonbridge School is founded by Sir Andrew Judde, under letters patent of Edward VI of England. The xiii Bukes of Eneados of the