Explore 119 historical events from 1480–1489.
Pope Sixtus IV (or Xystus IV, Italian: Sisto IV; born Francesco della Rovere; was head of the Catholic Church and leader of the Papal States from 9 August 1471 until his death in 1…
Sixtus IV, pope of the Catholic Church (born 1414)
Gran Canaria, also Grand Canary Island, is the third-largest and second-most-populous island of the Canary Islands, a Spanish archipelago off the Atlantic coast of Northwest Africa…
Gran Canaria, the main island of the Canary Islands, is conquered by the Kingdom of Castile
Richard III was King of England from 26 June 1483 until his death in 1485. He was the last king of the Plantagenet dynasty and its cadet branch the House of York. His defeat and de…
Richard III becomes King of England
Richard III was King of England from 26 June 1483 until his death in 1485. He was the last king of the Plantagenet dynasty and its cadet branch the House of York. His defeat and de…
Richard III and Anne Neville are crowned King and Queen of England.
Pope Sixtus IV (or Xystus IV, Italian: Sisto IV; born Francesco della Rovere; was head of the Catholic Church and leader of the Papal States from 9 August 1471 until his death in 1…
Pope Sixtus IV consecrates the Sistine Chapel.
Hans Buchner was a German organist and composer.
Hans Buchner, German Renaissance composer (died 1538)
Symeon I of Constantinople was Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople three times: for a short time in 1466, from 1471 to 1475 and from 1482 to 1486. In 1484 he presided over the S…
Under the influence of the Ottoman government, patriarch Symeon I convenes a synod of the Eastern Orthodox Churches in…
Gasparo Contarini was an Italian diplomat, cardinal, and Bishop of Belluno. He advocated for dialogue with Protestants during the Reformation. Born in Venice, he served as the Repu…
Gasparo Contarini, Italian cardinal and diplomat (died 1542)
George Neville, Duke of Bedford was an English nobleman, a scion of the House of Neville. At birth, he was likely heir to great wealth, but due to the political failure of his fath…
George Neville, Duke of Bedford (born 1457)
Queen Jeonghui, of the Papyeong Yun clan, was a posthumous name bestowed on the wife and queen of Yi Yu, King Sejo. She was Queen of Joseon from 1455 until her husband's death in 1…
Queen Jeonghui, Korean regent (born 1418)
Anthony Woodville, 2nd Earl Rivers, was an English nobleman, courtier, bibliophile and writer. He was the brother of Queen Elizabeth Woodville who married King Edward IV. He was on…
Anthony Woodville, 2nd Earl Rivers, English courtier and translator (born 1440)
Sir Richard Grey was an English knight and the half-brother of King Edward V of England.
Richard Grey, half brother of Edward V of England (born 1458)
Louis XI, called the Prudent, was King of France from 1461 to 1483. He succeeded his father, Charles VII. Louis entered into open rebellion against his father in a short-lived revo…
Louis XI, King of France (born 1423)
The House of York was a cadet branch of the English royal House of Plantagenet. It fought with the House of Lancaster, another cadet branch of the House of Plantagenet, for the Eng…
The last monarch of the House of York and the Plantagenet dynasty, Richard III, was crowned King of England.
In July 1482, an English army invaded Scotland during the Anglo-Scottish Wars. The town of Berwick-upon-Tweed and its castle were captured and the English army briefly occupied Edi…
The Treaty of Fotheringhay is signed between the English and Alexander Stewart, Duke of Albany, the rebellious brother o
Abu Abdallah Muhammad XI, known in Europe as Boabdil, was the 22nd and last Nasrid ruler of the Emirate of Granada in Iberia.
Muhammad XI is crowned the twenty-second and last Nasrid king of Granada.
Maria of Aragon was Queen of Portugal from 30 October 1500 until her death in 1517 as the second wife of King Manuel I. Manuel was the widower of Maria's elder sister, Isabella.
Maria of Aragon, Queen of Portugal (died 1517)
Andrzej Krzycki of the Kotwicz coat of arms was a Renaissance Polish writer and archbishop. Krzycki wrote in prose in Latin and poetry in Polish. He is often considered one of Pola…
Andrzej Krzycki, Polish archbishop (died 1537)
Cho Kwangjo, also called by his art name Chŏngam (정암), was a Korean Neo-Confucian scholar who pursued radical reforms during the reign of Jungjong of Joseon in the early 16th centu…
Cho Kwangjo, Korean philosopher (died 1520)
Philipp III of Hanau-Lichtenberg was the third Count of Hanau-Lichtenberg.
Philipp III, Count of Hanau-Lichtenberg (died 1538)
Paolo dal Pozzo Toscanelli was an Italian mathematician, astronomer, and cosmographer. Born in Florence, he was a notable local Renaissance figure. Christopher Columbus carried his…
Paolo dal Pozzo Toscanelli, Italian mathematician and astronomer (born 1397)
In July 1482, an English army invaded Scotland during the Anglo-Scottish Wars. The town of Berwick-upon-Tweed and its castle were captured and the English army briefly occupied Edi…
The town and castle of Berwick-upon-Tweed is captured from Scotland by an English army.
Margrave Ernest I of Baden-Durlach was the founder of the so-called "Ernestine" line of the House of Baden, the line from which the later Grand Dukes descended. He was the ruling M…
Ernest, Margrave of Baden-Durlach (died 1553)
Margaret of Anjou was Queen of England by marriage to King Henry VI from 1445 to 1461 and again from 1470 to 1471. Through marriage, she was also nominally Queen of France from 144…
Margaret of Anjou wife of Henry VI and Queen Consort of England and disputed Queen Consort of France (born 1429)