Year 1522 (MDXXII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events of 1522 January – June January 9 – Pope Adrian VI (born Adrian Dedens and sometimes referred to as Hadrian) succeeds Pope Leo X as the 218th pope. April 27 – Battle of Bicocca: French and Swiss forces under Odet de Lautrec are defeated by the Spanish in their attempt to retake Milan, and are forced to withdraw into Venetian territory. July &nd… (More on 1522)