16th Century in Roman Numerals
16th century
XVI
sixteenth
1501 (MDI) – 1600 (MDC)
How it's written in English
English writes the ordinal in figures, 16th century, or in words, the sixteenth century. The Roman form XVI is what Spanish, French and Italian use: siglo XVI, XVIᵉ siècle, XVI secolo. Source: en.wikipedia.org
In other languages
| Language | How it's written | Source |
|---|---|---|
| English | 16th century | — |
| Spanish | siglo XVI | rae.es |
| Portuguese | século XVI | pt.wikipedia.org |
| German | 16. Jahrhundert | duden.de |
| French | XVIe siècle | vitrinelinguistique.oqlf.gouv.qc.ca |
| Italian | XVI secolo | it.wikipedia.org |
| Indonesian | abad ke-16 | lmsspada.kemdikbud.go.id |
| Polish | XVI wiek | zpe.gov.pl |
| Dutch | 16e eeuw | onzetaal.nl |
| Turkish | 16. yüzyıl | tdk.gov.tr |
| Romanian | secolul al XVI-lea | dexonline.ro |
| Japanese | 16世紀 | ja.wikipedia.org |
When does the 16th century start and end?
With no year zero, the 1st century ran from 1 to 100, so the 16th runs from 1501 to 1600. In everyday use, people also call 1500–1599 the 16th century. Source: en.wikipedia.org
Which century is a year?
1550 is in century XVI Open
Decades of the 16th century
| Year | Roman numerals |
|---|---|
| 1501 | MDI |
| 1510 | MDX |
| 1520 | MDXX |
| 1530 | MDXXX |
| 1540 | MDXL |
| 1550 | MDL |
| 1560 | MDLX |
| 1570 | MDLXX |
| 1580 | MDLXXX |
| 1590 | MDXC |
| 1600 | MDC |
Other centuries
Common questions
What years are in the 16th century?
1501 to 1600 (MDI to MDC).
Is 1600 in the 16th or the 17th century?
In the 16th: it is the last year of century XVI. The 17th century starts in 1601 (MDCI).
What number is century XVI?
16: XVI is the 16th century.