1546 in literature

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This article presents lists of the literary events and publications in 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.
• Francisco de Moraes visits Paris for the second time, obtaining inspiration for his Palmerin d’Angleterre.

New books

• Sir John Prise of Brecon - Yn y lhyvyr hwnn (first book in Welsh; anonymous)
• François Rabelais - Le tiers livre

New drama

• Sperone Speroni - Canace (published)

Poetry

• See 1546 in poetry

Births

• March 27 – Johannes Piscator, German theologian (died 1625)
• October 5 – Cyriakus Schneegass, German Lutheran pastor, composer and music theorist (died 1597)
• Unknown dates
  • Philippe Desportes, French poet (died 1606)
  • Pierre de La Primaudaye, French Protestant writer (died 1619)
  • Veronica Franco, Venetian poet and courtesan (died 1591)
  • Daniel Adam z Veleslavína, Czech lexicographer, publisher and writer (died 1599)

Deaths

• February 18 - Martin Luther, German theologian and reformer, 62
• April 7 - Friedrich Myconius, German Lutheran theologian, 55
• August 1 - Peter Faber, French Jesuit theologian, 40.