16th century
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Summary
16th century is a century[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of century entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,734 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Follows: 15th century[3]
- Followed by: 17th century[4]
- Part of: 2nd millennium[5]
- Commons category: 16th century[6]
- Has part(s): 1500s[7], 1510s[8], 1520s[9], 1530s[10], 1540s[11], 1550s[12], 1560s[13], 1570s[14], 1580s[15], 1590s[16]
- Start time: January 1, 1501[17]
- End time: December 31, 1600[18]
- Point in time: January 1, 1600[19]
- Topic's main category: Category:16th century[20]
- Topic's main Wikimedia portal: Portal:16th century[21]
- Stack Exchange tag: https://history.stackexchange.com/tags/16th-century[22], https://hsm.stackexchange.com/tags/16th-century[23]
- Has list: list of state leaders in the 16th century[24], list of state leaders in the 16th-century Holy Roman Empire[25], list of state leaders in 16th-century South Asia[26], list of shipwrecks in the 16th century[27], list of monarchs who lost their thrones in the 16th century[28], list of 16th-century religious leaders[29], Chronological list of saints and blesseds in the 16th century[30]
- Name: 16th-century[31], Cinquecento[32]
- Permanent duplicated item: Q31798747[33]
- Related category: Category:16th century-related lists[34]
- Category for births in this time period: Category:16th-century births[35]
- Category for deaths in this time period: Category:16th-century deaths[36]
Why It Matters
16th century has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] It is known by 55 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]