Explore 105 historical events from 1480–1489.
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…
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.
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.
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)
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)
William III, called the Brave, was landgrave of Thuringia and claimant duke of Luxemburg. He is actually the second William to rule Thuringia, and in Luxembourg; he was the third M…
William III, duke of Luxembourg (born 1425)
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)
Federico da Montefeltro, also known as Federico III da Montefeltro KG, was one of the most successful mercenary captains (condottieri) of the Italian Renaissance. He became the lor…
Federico da Montefeltro, Italian warlord (born 1422)
The 1481 Rhodes earthquake occurred at 3:00 in the morning on 3 May. It triggered a small tsunami, which caused local flooding. There were an estimated 30,000 fatalities. It was th…
The largest of three earthquakes strikes the island of Rhodes and causes an estimated 30,000 casualties
Juana de la Cruz Vázquez y Gutiérrez, TOR,, was a Spanish abbess of the Franciscan Third Order Regular. Known to be a mystic, she was authorized to preach publicly, an extraordinar…
Juana de la Cruz Vázquez Gutiérrez, Spanish abbess of the Franciscan Third Order Regular (died 1534)
Christian II, was a monarch under the Kalmar Union, reigning as King of Denmark and Norway from 1513 until 1523. He was briefly King of Sweden from 1520 until 1521. As king of Denm…
Christian II of Denmark (died 1559)
Jorge de Lencastre was a Portuguese prince, illegitimate son of King John II of Portugal and Ana de Mendonça, a lady-in-waiting to Joanna la Beltraneja. He was created the second D…
Jorge de Lencastre, Duke of Coimbra (died 1550)
Francisco de Sá de Miranda was a Portuguese poet of the Renaissance.
Francisco de Sá de Miranda, Portuguese poet (died 1558)
Mehmed II, commonly known as Mehmed the Conqueror, was the sultan of the Ottoman Empire twice, from August 1444 to September 1446 and then later from February 1451 to May 1481.
Mehmed the Conqueror, Ottoman sultan (born 1432)
Christian I (Christiern I) was a German noble and Scandinavian monarch under the Kalmar Union. He was king of Denmark (1448–1481), Norway (1450–1481) and Sweden (1457–1464). From 1…
Christian I, king of Denmark (born 1426)