Explore 39 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)
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)
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
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
Bona of Savoy was Duchess of Milan as the second wife of Galeazzo Maria Sforza (1444–1476), Duke of Milan. Following her husband's assassination in 1476, she served as regent of Mi…
Bona of Savoy, Duchess of Savoy (died 1503)
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)
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)
John Holland, 2nd Duke of Exeter, 2nd Earl of Huntingdon was an English nobleman and military commander during the Hundred Years' War. His father, the 1st Duke of Exeter, was a mat…
John Holland, 2nd Duke of Exeter (born 1395)
Filippo Maria Visconti was the Duke of Milan from 1412 until his death in 1447.
Filippo Maria Visconti, duke of Milan (born 1392)
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)
Henry Beauchamp, 14th Earl and 1st Duke of Warwick, was an English nobleman.
Henry de Beauchamp, 1st Duke of Warwick (born 1425)
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
Leonel Power, c. 1380–1445, was an English composer of the early Renaissance. Along with John Dunstaple he was a dominant figure of 15th-century English music. Mainly a composer of…
Leonel Power, English composer
Joan Beaufort was Queen of Scots from 1424 to 1437 as the spouse of King James I.
Joan Beaufort, Queen of Scotland
Oswald von Wolkenstein was a poet, composer and diplomat. In his diplomatic capacity, he traveled through much of Europe to as far as Georgia.
Oswald von Wolkenstein, Austrian poet and composer (born 1376)
Gjergj Kastrioti was an Albanian nobleman and military leader who led the League of Lezhë in the Ottoman-Albanian Wars until his death. Skanderbeg is considered to be a major figur…
Skanderbeg defeats an Ottoman invasion force at Torvioll
The Battle of St. Jakob an der Birs was fought between the Old Swiss Confederacy and French mercenaries, on the banks of the river Birs. The battle took place on 26 August 1444 and…
Battle of St. Jakob an der Birs: A vastly outnumbered force of Swiss Confederates is defeated by the Dauphin Louis…
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)
Keļallur Nīlakaṇṭha Somayāji, also referred to as Keļallur Comatiri, was a mathematician and astronomer of the Kerala school of astronomy and mathematics. One of his most influenti…
Nilakantha Somayaji, Indian astronomer and mathematician (died 1544)
Charlotte was the Queen of Cyprus from 1458 until 1464. She was the eldest and only surviving daughter of King John II of Cyprus and Helena Palaiologina. At the age of 14, she succ…
Charlotte, Queen of Cyprus (died 1487)
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)
The Battle of St. Jakob an der Sihl was a battle of the Old Zürich War that occurred on 22 July 1443, resulting in a defeat for Zürich.
Battle of St. Jakob an der Sihl in the Old Zürich War.