Explore 78 historical events from 1470–1479.
The Battle of Otlukbeli was fought between the Aq Qoyunlu and the Ottoman Empire on 11 August 1473.
The Battle of Otlukbeli: Mehmed the Conqueror of the Ottoman Empire decisively defeats Uzun Hassan of Aq Qoyunlu.
Richard of Shrewsbury, Duke of York was the second son of King Edward IV of England and Elizabeth Woodville. Richard and his older brother, King Edward V, mysteriously disappeared …
Richard of Shrewsbury, Duke of York (died 1483)
John Stafford, 1st Earl of Wiltshire KG, KB was an English nobleman, the youngest son of Humphrey Stafford, 1st Duke of Buckingham. In 1461 he was appointed Knight of the Order of …
John Stafford, 1st Earl of Wiltshire, English politician (born 1420)
James II was the penultimate King of Cyprus (usurper), reigning from 1460/1464 until his death.
James II, king of Cyprus
Nikolaus von Schönberg was a German Catholic cardinal and Archbishop of Capua.
Nikolaus von Schönberg, Catholic cardinal (died 1537)
Leon Battista Alberti was an Italian Renaissance humanist author, artist, architect, poet, priest, linguist, philosopher, and cryptographer; he epitomised the nature of those ident…
Leon Battista Alberti, Italian author, poet, and philosopher (born 1404)
Jacquetta of Luxembourg was a prominent figure in the Wars of the Roses. Through her short-lived first marriage to the Duke of Bedford, brother of King Henry V, she was firmly alli…
Jacquetta of Luxembourg, daughter of Pierre de Luxembourg (born 1416)
Nezahualcoyotl Acolmiztli, "Fasting Coyote" was tlatoani (king) of the Acolhua altepetl (city-state) of Texcoco from 1431 to his death in 1472, in pre-Columbian Mexico. He is noted…
Nezahualcoyotl, Aztec poet (born 1402)
Charles of Artois, was Count of Eu from 23 December 1397 until his death 75 years later. He was son of Philip of Artois, Count of Eu, and Marie of Berry. Charles was taken prisoner…
Charles of Artois, French nobleman (born 1394)
Albrecht Dürer, sometimes spelled in English as Durer or Duerer, was a German painter, printmaker, and theorist of the German Renaissance. Born in Nuremberg, Dürer established his …
Albrecht Dürer, German painter, engraver, and mathematician (died 1528)
Eskender was Emperor of Ethiopia and a member of the Solomonic dynasty. His throne name was Constantine II. The son of Emperor Baeda Maryam I by his wife Queen Romna, his early yea…
Eskender, Ethiopian emperor (died 1494)
George the Bearded was Duke of Saxony from 1500 to 1539 and was known for his strong opposition to the Reformation. While the Ernestine line accepted Lutheranism, the Albertines, l…
George, Duke of Saxony (died 1539)
Edward of Westminster, also known as Edward of Lancaster, was the only child of Henry VI of England and Margaret of Anjou. He was killed aged seventeen at the Battle of Tewkesbury.
Edward of Westminster, Prince of Wales, son and heir of Henry VI of England (born 1453)
The Wars of the Roses, known at the time and in following centuries as the Civil Wars, and also the Cousins' War, were a series of armed confrontations, machinations, battles and c…
Wars of the Roses: The Battle of Tewkesbury: Edward IV defeats a Lancastrian Army and kills Edward of Westminster, Princ
Edmund Beaufort, styled 4th Duke of Somerset, 6th Earl of Somerset, 3rd Marquess of Dorset, 3rd Earl of Dorset, was an English nobleman and military commander during the Wars of th…
Edmund Beaufort, English commander (born 1438)
Sir Thomas Tresham was an English politician, soldier and administrator. He was the son of Sir William Tresham and his wife Isabel de Vaux, daughter of Sir William Vaux of Harrow…
Thomas Tresham, Speaker of the House of Commons
Henry VI was King of England from 1422 to 1461 and again from 1470 to 1471, and claimant to the French throne from 1422 to 1453 under the terms of the Treaty of Troyes. He became k…
Henry VI, king of England (born 1421)
Thomas à Kempis was a German-Dutch Catholic canon regular of the Augustinians and the author of The Imitation of Christ, one of the best known Christian devotional books. His name …
Thomas à Kempis, German priest and mystic
Pope Paul II, born Pietro Barbo, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 30 August 1464 to his death in 1471. When his maternal uncle became Pope Eugene …
Paul II, pope of the Catholic Church (born 1417)
Borso d'Este was the first Duke of Ferrara and Modena, ruling from 1450 until his death. A member of the House of Este, he secured his titles from both Emperor Frederick III in 145…
Borso d'Este, Duke of Ferrara (born 1413)
The Ottoman Empire, historically also known as the Turkish Empire or Turkey, was a state that spanned much of Southeastern Europe, West Asia, and North Africa from the 14th century…
The Ottomans capture Euboea.
Pietro Bembo, O.S.I.H. was a Venetian scholar, poet, and literary theorist who also was a member of the Knights Hospitaller and a cardinal of the Catholic Church. As an intellectua…
Pietro Bembo, Italian cardinal, poet, and scholar (died 1547)
Charles VIII, called the Affable, was King of France from 1483 to his death in 1498. He succeeded his father Louis XI at the age of 13. His elder sister Anne acted as regent jointl…
Charles VIII of France (died 1498)
Francesco Armellini Pantalassi de' Medici was a cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He was a member of the Roman Curia.
Francesco Armellini Pantalassi de' Medici, Catholic cardinal (died 1528)