16th Century
| Year | Date | Event |
|---|---|---|
| 1501 | 17 June | Death of Jan I Olbracht |
| 3 October | Union of Mielnik | |
| 12 December | Coronation of Alexander Jagiellon | |
| 1505 | 3 May | Signing of act of Nihil novi |
| 1506 | 19 August | Death of Alexander Jagiellon |
| 1507 | 24 January | Coronation of Sigismund I the Old |
| 1513 | Hortulus Animae, polonice published | |
| 1515 | July | First Congress of Vienna |
| 1519 | Polish-Teutonic War begins | |
| 1521 | Polish-Teutonic War concludes | |
| 1525 | 8 April | Signing of the Treaty of Kraków |
| 10 April | Prussian Homage | |
| 1526 | Annexation of Duchy of Masovia | |
| 1530 | 20 February | Coronation of Sigismund II August |
| 1537 | Chicken War | |
| 1543 | De revolutionibus orbium coelestium published | |
| 1548 | 1 April | Death of Zygmunt I the Old |
| 1558 | Livonian War begins | |
| 1561 | 28 November | Signing of Wilno Pact |
| 1563 | Northern Seven Years' War begins | |
| 1569 | 1 July | Signing of the Union of Lublin |
| 1570 | Signing of Sandomierz Agreement | |
| 13 December | Signing of the Treaty of Stettin concludes the Northern Seven Years' War | |
| 1572 | 7 July | Death of Zygmunt II August |
| 1573 | 28 January | Signing of the Warsaw Confederation |
| 11 May | Election of Henry of Valois | |
| 1574 | 21 February | Coronation of Henry Valois |
| 18 June | Flight of Henry Valois | |
| 1575 | 9 December | Election of Stephen Báthory |
| 1576 | 1 May | Coronation of Stephen Batory and Anna Jagiellon |
| 1579 | Founding of Vilnius University | |
| 1582 | 15 January | Signing of the Truce of Jam Zapolski concludes Commonwealth participation in the Livonian War |
| 15 October | Adoption of Gregorian calendar | |
| 1586 | 12 December | Death of Stefan Batory |
| 1587 | 19 August | Election of Sigismund III Vasa |
| 27 December | Coronation of Sigismund III Waza | |
| 1591 | Kosiński Uprising begins | |
| 1593 | Kosiński Uprising ends | |
| 1594 | Nalyvaiko Uprising begins | |
| 1596 | Nalyvaiko Uprising ends | |
| Transfer of capital from Kraków to Warsaw | ||
| Union of Brest concludes |
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