1455
Frederick IV of Baden, Dutch bishop (died 1517)
Frederik of Baden was a German nobleman who served as Bishop of Utrecht from 1496 until his resignation in 1517.
Frederick IV of Baden, Dutch bishop (died 1517)
The 1450s
Explore 78 historical events from 1450–1459.
1455
Queen Yun, Korean queen (died 1482)
Deposed Queen Yun of the Haman Yun clan was the second wife of Yi Hyeol, King Seongjong and the mother of Yi Yung, Prince Yeonsan. She was Queen of Joseon from 1476 until her depos…
Queen Yun, Korean queen (died 1482)
1455
John Cicero, Elector of Brandenburg (died 1499)
John II was Elector of Brandenburg from 1486 until his death, the fourth of the House of Hohenzollern. After his death he received the cognomen Cicero, after the Roman orator of th…
John Cicero, Elector of Brandenburg (died 1499)
1455
Scottish Royal forces loyal to King James II defeat a rebel army of the Black Douglases in the battle of Arkinholm
The Kingdom of Scotland was a sovereign state in northwest Europe, traditionally said to have been founded in 843. Its territories expanded and shrank, but it came to occupy the no…
Scottish Royal forces loyal to King James II defeat a rebel army of the Black Douglases in the battle of Arkinholm
1455
Start of the Wars of the Roses: At the First Battle of St Albans, Richard, Duke of York, defeats and captures King Henry
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…
Start of the Wars of the Roses: At the First Battle of St Albans, Richard, Duke of York, defeats and captures King Henry
1455
Andrea Gritti, Doge of Venice (died 1538)
Andrea Gritti was the Doge of the Venetian Republic from 1523 to 1538, following a distinguished diplomatic and military career. He started out as a successful merchant in Constant…
Andrea Gritti, Doge of Venice (died 1538)
1455
George, duke of Bavaria (died 1503)
George of Bavaria referred to as the Rich, was the last duke of Bavaria-Landshut. He was a son of Louis IX the Rich and Amalia of Saxony.
George, duke of Bavaria (died 1503)
1455
Edmund Beaufort, 2nd Duke of Somerset, English commander (born 1406)
Edmund Beaufort, 2nd Duke of Somerset, 4th Earl of Somerset, 1st Earl of Dorset, 1st Marquess of Dorset styled 1st Count of Mortain,, was an English nobleman and an important figur…
Edmund Beaufort, 2nd Duke of Somerset, English commander (born 1406)
1455
Thomas Clifford, 8th Baron de Clifford, Lancastrian commander (born 1414)
Thomas Clifford, 8th Baron de Clifford, also 8th Lord of Skipton, was the elder son of John, 7th Baron de Clifford, and Elizabeth Percy.
Thomas Clifford, 8th Baron de Clifford, Lancastrian commander (born 1414)
1455
Henry Percy, 2nd Earl of Northumberland, English commander (born 1393)
Henry Percy, 2nd Earl of Northumberland was an English nobleman and military commander in the lead up to the Wars of the Roses. He was the son of Henry "Hotspur" Percy, and the gra…
Henry Percy, 2nd Earl of Northumberland, English commander (born 1393)
1455
1454–1466 Thirteen Years' War: The Battle for Kneiphof ended with a decisive victory for the Teutonic Order.
The Thirteen Years' War, also called the War of the Cities, was a conflict fought in 1454–1466 between the Prussian Confederation, allied with the Crown of the Kingdom of Poland, a…
1454–1466 Thirteen Years' War: The Battle for Kneiphof ended with a decisive victory for the Teutonic Order.
1454
Bogislaw X, Duke of Pomerania (1474–1523) (died 1523)
Bogislaw X of Pomerania, the Great, was Duke of Pomerania from 1474 until his death in 1523.
Bogislaw X, Duke of Pomerania (1474–1523) (died 1523)
1454
Joanna of Aragon, Queen of Naples (died 1517)
Joanna of Aragon was Queen of Naples as the second wife of King Ferdinand I. She served as regent of Naples between the abdication and flight of her husband's son Alfonso II on 22 …
Joanna of Aragon, Queen of Naples (died 1517)
1454
Poliziano, Italian poet and scholar (died 1494)
Agnolo Ambrogini, commonly known as Angelo Poliziano or simply Poliziano, anglicized as Politian, was an Italian classical scholar and poet of the Florentine Renaissance. His schol…
Poliziano, Italian poet and scholar (died 1494)
1454
John II, king of Castile and León (born 1405)
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, king of Castile and León (born 1405)
1453
Fall of Constantinople: Ottoman armies under Sultan Mehmed II capture Constantinople after a 53-day siege, ending the Ro
The Fall of Constantinople, also known as the Conquest of Constantinople, was the capture of Constantinople, the capital city of the Byzantine Empire, by the Ottoman Empire. The ci…
Fall of Constantinople: Ottoman armies under Sultan Mehmed II capture Constantinople after a 53-day siege, ending the Ro
1453
Battle of Castillon: The last battle of the Hundred Years' War, the French under Jean Bureau defeat the English under…
The Battle of Castillon was a battle between the forces of England and France which took place on 17 July 1453 in Gascony near the town of Castillon-sur-Dordogne. On the day of th…
Battle of Castillon: The last battle of the Hundred Years' War, the French under Jean Bureau defeat the English under…
1453
Mary Stewart, Countess of Arran, Scottish princess (died 1488)
Mary Stewart, Countess of Arran was the elder daughter of King James II of Scotland and Mary of Guelders. King James III of Scotland was her eldest brother. She married twice: firs…
Mary Stewart, Countess of Arran, Scottish princess (died 1488)
1453
Ulubatlı Hasan, Ottoman commander (born 1428)
Ulubatlı Hasan, also known as Baba Hasan Ağa the Standard Bearer or Baba Hasan-ı ‘Alemî, was the sekbanbaşı who erected the first standard on the Byzantine walls during the Conques…
Ulubatlı Hasan, Ottoman commander (born 1428)
1453
Constantine XI Palaiologos, Byzantine emperor (born 1404)
Constantine XI Dragases Palaiologos or Dragaš Palaeologus was the last reigning Byzantine emperor from 23 January 1449 until his death in battle at the fall of Constantinople on 29…
Constantine XI Palaiologos, Byzantine emperor (born 1404)
1453
Álvaro de Luna, Duke of Trujillo, Constable of Castile
Álvaro de Luna y Fernández de Jarava, was a Castilian statesman, favourite of John II of Castile. He served as Constable of Castile and as Grand Master of the Order of Santiago. He…
Álvaro de Luna, Duke of Trujillo, Constable of Castile
1453
Loukas Notaras, last megas doux of the Byzantine Empire
Loukas Notaras was a Byzantine Greek statesman who served as the last megas doux or grand duke and the last mesazon of the Byzantine Empire, under emperors John VIII Palaiologos an…
Loukas Notaras, last megas doux of the Byzantine Empire
1453
Andronikos Palaiologos Kantakouzenos, Byzantine commander
Andronikos Palaiologos Kantakouzenos was the last Grand Domestic of the Byzantine Empire. Present in the city at the Fall of Constantinople in 1453, he was one of the group of high…
Andronikos Palaiologos Kantakouzenos, Byzantine commander
1453
Dmitry Shemyaka, Grand Prince of Moscow
Dmitriy Yurievich Shemyaka was the second son of Yury of Zvenigorod by Anastasia of Smolensk and grandson of Dmitri Donskoi. His hereditary patrimony was the rich northern town Gal…
Dmitry Shemyaka, Grand Prince of Moscow