German theologian (d. 1608) April 23 – Anna Marie of Brunswick-Lüneburg, Duchess of Prussia (d. 1568) April 24 – Thomas Lucy, English politician (d. 1600) June 6 – Giulio Antonio Santorio, Italian Catholic cardinal (d. 1602) June 7 – Amy Robsart, wife of Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester (d. 1560) June 13 – Countess Palatine Helena of Simmern, countess consort of Hanau-Münzenberg (1551-1561) (d. 1579) June 16 – Francis Coster, Brabantian Jesuit theologian, author (d. 1619) June 24 Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester, English politician (probable; d. 1588) William IV, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel, German Protestant leader (d. 1592) July 1 – Marino Grimani, Doge of Venice (d. 1605) July 12 – Mechthild of Bavaria, German duchess (d. 1565) July 25 – Alphonsus Rodriguez, Spanish Jesuit lay brother and saint (d. 1617) August 14 – Archduchess Magdalena of Austria, Member of the House of Habsburg (d. 1590) October 4 – Francisco de Toledo, Spanish Catholic cardinal (d. 1596) October 30 – Yuri of Uglich, Prince of Uglich (d. 1563) November 16 – Clara of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Abbess of Gandersheim, later Duchess of Brunswick-Grubenhagen (d. 1595) November 22 – Anne of Denmark, Electress of Saxony (d. 1585) November 28 – Bartholomäus Ringwaldt, German poet and theologian (d. 1599) December 7 – Louis I, Count of Sayn-Wittgenstein (d. 1605) December 20 John Günther I, Count of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen (d. 1586) Orazio Samacchini, Italian painter (d. 1577) December 26 – Guilielmus Xylander, German classical scholar (d. 1576) date unknown Robert Abercromby, Scottish Jesuit missionary (d. 1613) William Allen, English cardinal (d. 1594) Hernando Franco, Spanish composer (d. 1585) Luís Fróis, Portuguese missionary (d. 1597) Pedro Sarmiento de Gamboa, Spanish explorer (d. 1592) John Hawkins, English navigator (d. 1595) Étienne Jodelle, French dramatist and poet (d. 1573) Ralph Lane, English explorer (d. 1603) Henry Percy, 8th Earl of Northumberland (d. 1585) Thomas Norton, English lawyer (d. 1584) Tulsidas, medieval Hindi poet and philosopher (d. 1623) Flavio Orsini, Italian Catholic cardinal (d. 1581) probable Sofonisba Anguissola, Italian portrait painter (d. 1625) Archibald Campbell, 5th Earl of Argyll, Scottish politician (d. 1575) Orlande de Lassus, Flemish composer (d. 1594) Deaths May – Elizabeth Stafford, Countess of Sussex June – Bernardino Luini, Italian painter (b. 1482) June 28 – Pompeo Colonna, Italian Roman Catholic cardinal (b. 1479) August 11 – John of Denmark, Danish prince (b. 1518) August 16 – John, Elector of Saxony (b. 1468) August 19