1546 in literature

Template:Short description Template:Year nav topic5 Template:Use British English This article contains information about the literary events and publications of 1546.

Events

• July 17 – Peter Faber, appointed by Pope Paul III to act as a peritus on behalf of the Holy See at the Council of Trent, arrives in Rome; exhausted by his journey; he dies a fortnight later.<ref name="Catholic News Asia | Church, Features, Opinion, Gospel, Dioceses - ucanews.com">"Blessed Peter Faber", ucanews</ref>
• unknown date – Francisco de Moraes visits Paris for the second time, obtaining inspiration for his Palmerin d'Angleterre.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

New books

Prose

• Sir John Prise of Brecon (anonymously) – Yn y lhyvyr hwnn (first book printed in Welsh)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
• François Rabelais – Le Tiers Livre<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

Drama

• Sperone Speroni – Canace (published)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

Poetry

• See 1546 in poetry

Births

• March 27 – Johannes Piscator, German theologian (died 1625)
• May 21 – Madeleine de l'Aubespine, French poet and patron (died 1596)
• October 5 – Cyriakus Schneegass, German Lutheran pastor, composer and music theorist (died 1597)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
• unknown dates
  • Philippe Desportes, French poet (died 1606)<ref>Jean Balsamo. Philippe Desports (1546-1606) Volume 62 of Actes et colloques. Editor, Contributor, Jean Balsamo. Publisher, Klincksieck, 2000</ref>
  • Pierre de La Primaudaye, French Protestant writer (died 1619)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
  • Veronica Franco, Venetian poet and courtesan (died 1591)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
  • Daniel Adam z Veleslavína, Czech lexicographer, publisher and writer (died 1599)

Deaths

• February 18 – Martin Luther, German theologian and reformer, 62<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
• April 7 – Friedrich Myconius, German Lutheran theologian, 55<ref>Gross, Ernie. This Day in Religion. New York:Neal-Schuman, 1990. Template:ISBN</ref>
• August 1 – Peter Faber, French Jesuit theologian, 40<ref name="Catholic News Asia | Church, Features, Opinion, Gospel, Dioceses - ucanews.com" />
• August 3 – Étienne Dolet, French humanist writer and printer, 37 (executed for heresy)<ref>{{#if: |

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