Explore 16 historical events from 1440–1449.
Ippolita Maria Sforza was an Italian noblewoman, a member of the Sforza family which ruled the Duchy of Milan from 1450 until 1535. She was the first wife of the Duke of Calabria, …
Ippolita Maria Sforza, Italian noble (died 1484)
Margaret of York, also known as Margaret of Burgundy, was Duchess of Burgundy from 1468 to 1477 as the third wife of Charles the Bold, and after his death (1477) acted as a protect…
Margaret of York (died 1503)
Edward IV was King of England from 4 March 1461 to 3 October 1470, then again from 11 April 1471 until he died in 1483. He was a central figure in the Wars of the Roses, a series o…
Edward IV, king of England (died 1483)
Mary of Enghien, also known as Maria d'Enghien, was ruling Countess of Lecce from 1384 to 1446 and Queen of Naples and titular Queen of Sicily, Jerusalem and Hungary from 1406 to 1…
Mary of Enghien (born 1368)
Elizabeth of York, Duchess of Suffolk also known as Elizabeth Plantagenet was the fifth child and second daughter of Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York and Cecily Neville. She w…
Elizabeth of York, Duchess of Suffolk (died 1503)
Robert Campin now usually identified with the Master of Flémalle, was a master painter who, along with Jan van Eyck, initiated the development of early Netherlandish painting, a ke…
Robert Campin, Flemish painter (born 1378)
Niccolò Albergati was an Italian Carthusian and a prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He was appointed cardinal and served as a papal diplomat to France and England (1422–23) in …
Niccolò Albergati, Italian Cardinal and diplomat (born 1373)
Victor, Duke of Münsterberg also: Victor, Duke of Münsterberg and Opava; Czech: Viktorin z Minsterberka; was an Imperial Count from 1459 and Count of Kladsko. From 1462 until his d…
Victor, Duke of Münsterberg, Reichsgraf, Duke of Münsterberg and Opava, Count of Glatz (died 1500)
John Beaufort, 1st Duke of Somerset, 3rd Earl of Somerset was an English nobleman and military commander during the Hundred Years' War. He was a paternal first cousin of King Henry…
John Beaufort, 1st Duke of Somerset, English commander (born 1404)
The Battle of Alfarrobeira took place on 20 May 1449. It was a confrontation between the forces commanded by King Afonso V of Portugal and his uncle Afonso, Duke of Braganza, again…
The Battle of Alfarrobeira is fought, establishing the House of Braganza as a principal royal family of Portugal
Álvaro Vaz de Almada, 1st Count of Avranches was a Portuguese knight and nobleman, with a long and illustrious career abroad in England. He was invested by the English king, Henry …
Álvaro Vaz de Almada, 1st Count of Avranches
Dom Peter, Duke of Coimbra, KG was a Portuguese infante (prince) of the House of Aviz, son of King Dom John I of Portugal and his wife, Philippa of Lancaster, daughter of John of G…
Infante Pedro, Duke of Coimbra (born 1392)
The Battle of Alfarrobeira took place on 20 May 1449. It was a confrontation between the forces commanded by King Afonso V of Portugal and his uncle Afonso, Duke of Braganza, again…
The Battle of Alfarrobeira is fought, establishing the House of Braganza as a principal royal family of Portugal
Polissena Sforza was an Italian noblewoman and wife of the Lord of Rimini. She was the daughter of the condottiero Francesco Sforza, the future Duke of Milan, and Giovanna d'Acquap…
Polissena Sforza, Lady of Rimini (born 1428)
Ippolita Maria Sforza was an Italian noblewoman, a member of the Sforza family which ruled the Duchy of Milan from 1450 until 1535. She was the first wife of the Duke of Calabria, …
Ippolita Maria Sforza, Italian noble (died 1484)
Margaret of York, also known as Margaret of Burgundy, was Duchess of Burgundy from 1468 to 1477 as the third wife of Charles the Bold, and after his death (1477) acted as a protect…
Margaret of York (died 1503)
Mary of Enghien, also known as Maria d'Enghien, was ruling Countess of Lecce from 1384 to 1446 and Queen of Naples and titular Queen of Sicily, Jerusalem and Hungary from 1406 to 1…
Mary of Enghien (born 1368)
John II of Castile was King of Castile and León from 1406 to 1454. He succeeded his older sister, Maria of Castile, Queen of Aragon, as Prince of Asturias in 1405.
John II of Castile defeats the Infantes of Aragon at the First Battle of Olmedo
Elizabeth of York, Duchess of Suffolk also known as Elizabeth Plantagenet was the fifth child and second daughter of Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York and Cecily Neville. She w…
Elizabeth of York, Duchess of Suffolk (died 1503)
Robert Campin now usually identified with the Master of Flémalle, was a master painter who, along with Jan van Eyck, initiated the development of early Netherlandish painting, a ke…
Robert Campin, Flemish painter (born 1378)
Bernardino of Siena, OFM, was an Italian Catholic priest and Franciscan missionary preacher in the Republic of Siena. He was a systematizer of scholastic economics.
Bernardino of Siena, Italian-Spanish missionary and saint (born 1380)
John Beaufort, 1st Duke of Somerset, 3rd Earl of Somerset was an English nobleman and military commander during the Hundred Years' War. He was a paternal first cousin of King Henry…
John Beaufort, 1st Duke of Somerset, English commander (born 1404)
Edmund, Earl of Rutland, was the fourth child and second surviving son of Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York, and Cecily Neville. He was a younger brother of Edward, Earl of Mar…
Edmund, Earl of Rutland (died 1460)
Victor, Duke of Münsterberg also: Victor, Duke of Münsterberg and Opava; Czech: Viktorin z Minsterberka; was an Imperial Count from 1459 and Count of Kladsko. From 1462 until his d…
Victor, Duke of Münsterberg, Reichsgraf, Duke of Münsterberg and Opava, Count of Glatz (died 1500)
Niccolò Albergati was an Italian Carthusian and a prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He was appointed cardinal and served as a papal diplomat to France and England (1422–23) in …
Niccolò Albergati, Italian Cardinal and diplomat (born 1373)
Edward IV was King of England from 4 March 1461 to 3 October 1470, then again from 11 April 1471 until he died in 1483. He was a central figure in the Wars of the Roses, a series o…
Edward IV, king of England (died 1483)