Explore 76 historical events from 1460–1469.
Niccolò di Bernardo dei Machiavelli was a Florentine diplomat, author, philosopher, and historian who lived during the Italian Renaissance. He is best known for his political treat…
Niccolò Machiavelli, Italian historian and philosopher (died 1527)
Raffaele Sansoni Galeoti Riario was an Italian cardinal of the Renaissance, mainly known as the constructor of the Palazzo della Cancelleria and the person who invited Michelangelo…
Raffaele Riario, Italian cardinal (died 1521)
William II was Landgrave of Lower Hesse from 1493 and Landgrave of Upper Hesse after the death of his cousin, William III, Landgrave of Upper Hesse in 1500. This immediately sparke…
William II, Landgrave of Hesse (died 1509)
Robert Fayrfax was an English Renaissance composer, considered the most prominent and influential of the reigns of Kings Henry VII and Henry VIII of England. He represents the thir…
Robert Fayrfax, English Renaissance composer (died 1521)
Joan of France, sometimes called Joan the Lame, was briefly Queen of France as wife of King Louis XII, in between the death of her brother, King Charles VIII, and the annulment of…
Joan of France, Duchess of Berry (died 1505)
A series of military conflicts between the Ottoman Empire and various European states took place from the Late Middle Ages up through the early 20th century. The earliest conflicts…
Ottoman wars in Europe: Albanian leader Skanderbeg defeated an Ottoman army under Ballaban Badera to raise the siege of
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…
A Yorkist army under the Baron Montagu defeats a Lancastrian army under the Duke of Somerset in the battle of Hedgeley M
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…
Albanian commander Skanderbeg entered Krujë, breaking a 10-month siege by Ottoman forces
Manuel I, known as the Fortunate, was King of Portugal from 1495 to 1521. A member of the House of Aviz, Manuel was Duke of Beja and Viseu prior to succeeding his cousin, John II o…
Manuel I of Portugal (died 1521)
Frederick Jagiellon was a prince of the Kingdom of Poland and of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, Archbishop of Gniezno, Bishop of Kraków, and Primate of Poland. He was the sixth son …
Frederick Jagiellon, Primate of Poland (died 1503)
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 of France founds the chivalric order called the Order of Saint Michael in Amboise.
William II was Landgrave of Lower Hesse from 1493 and Landgrave of Upper Hesse after the death of his cousin, William III, Landgrave of Upper Hesse in 1500. This immediately sparke…
William II, Landgrave of Hesse (died 1509)
Niccolò di Bernardo dei Machiavelli was a Florentine diplomat, author, philosopher, and historian who lived during the Italian Renaissance. He is best known for his political treat…
Niccolò Machiavelli, Italian historian and philosopher (died 1527)
Manuel I, known as the Fortunate, was King of Portugal from 1495 to 1521. A member of the House of Aviz, Manuel was Duke of Beja and Viseu prior to succeeding his cousin, John II o…
Manuel I of Portugal (died 1521)
Gian Galeazzo Sforza, also known as Giovan Galeazzo Sforza, was the sixth Duke of Milan. He was the father of Bona Maria Sforza, who later became Queen of Poland. He died in 1494 a…
Gian Galeazzo Sforza, duke of Milan (died 1494)
Margarete of Saxony was a Saxon princess of the Ernestine line of the house Wettin by birth and by marriage a Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg.
Margaret of Saxony, Duchess of Brunswick-Lüneburg (died 1528)
Lope de Barrientos (1382–1469), sometimes called Obispo Barrientos, was a powerful clergyman and statesman of the Crown of Castile during the 15th century, although his prominence …
Lope de Barrientos, Castilian bishop (born 1389)
William Herbert, 1st Earl of Pembroke KG, known as "Black William", was a Welsh nobleman, soldier, politician, and courtier.
William Herbert, 1st Earl of Pembroke (born 1423)
Frederick Jagiellon was a prince of the Kingdom of Poland and of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, Archbishop of Gniezno, Bishop of Kraków, and Primate of Poland. He was the sixth son …
Frederick Jagiellon, Primate of Poland (died 1503)
John, known as John the Steadfast or John the Constant, was Elector of Saxony from 1525 until 1532. He belonged to the House of Wettin.
John, Elector of Saxony (died 1532)
Juan del Encina was a Spanish composer, poet, priest, and playwright, often credited as the joint-father of Spanish drama, alongside Gil Vicente. His birth name was Juan de Fermose…
Juan del Encina, Spanish poet, playwright, and composer (probable; (died 1530)
Catherine of Saxony, a member of the House of Wettin, was the second wife of Sigismund, Archduke of Austria and Regent of Tyrol.
Catherine of Saxony, Archduchess of Austria (died 1524)
Idris Imad al-Din ibn al-Hasan al-Qurashi was the 19th Da'i al-Mutlaq of Tayyibi Isma'ilis from 1428 to 1468. A major religious and political leader in 15th-century Yemen, as well …
Idris Imad al-Din, supreme leader of Tayyibi Isma'ilism, scholar and historian (born 1392)
Jean le Fèvre de Saint-Remy or Jean Lefebvre de Saint-Remy born in Abbeville, was a Burgundian chronicler during the Hundred Years' War and lord (seigneur) of Saint Remy, la Vacque…
Jean Le Fèvre de Saint-Remy, Burgundian historian and author (born 1395)
Bessarion was a Byzantine Greek Renaissance humanist, theologian, Catholic cardinal and one of the famed Greek scholars who contributed to the revival of letters in the 15th centur…
Cardinal Bessarion (pictured) announced his donation of 746 Greek and Latin codices to the Republic of Venice, forming t
Bessarion was a Byzantine Greek Renaissance humanist, theologian, Catholic cardinal and one of the famed Greek scholars who contributed to the revival of letters in the 15th centur…
Cardinal Bessarion announced his donation of 746 Greek and Latin codices to the Republic of Venice, forming the Bibliote
The Battle of Riccardina or Battle of Molinella, fought on July 25, 1467, in Molinella, was one of the most important battles of the 15th century in Italy.
The Battle of Molinella: The first battle in Italy in which firearms are used extensively.
The Second Battle of Olmedo was fought on 20 August 1467 near Olmedo in Castile as part of the War of the Castilian Succession between Henry IV of Castile and his half-brother Alfo…
The Second Battle of Olmedo takes places as part of a succession conflict between Henry IV of Castile and his…
Ferdinand II was King of Naples from 1495 to 1496. He was the son of Alfonso II of Naples and the grandson of Ferrante I of Naples.
Ferdinand II of Naples (died 1496)
Francisco Fernández de la Cueva, 2nd Duke of Alburquerque was a Spanish nobleman.
Francisco Fernández de la Cueva, 2nd Duke of Alburquerque, Spanish duke (died 1526)
Philip III, also known as Philip the Good, was Duke of Burgundy from 1419 until his death in 1467. He was a member of a cadet line of the House of Valois, to which all 15th-century…
Philip III, Duke of Burgundy (born 1396)
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…
Albanian commander Skanderbeg entered Krujë, breaking a 10-month siege by Ottoman forces
A series of military conflicts between the Ottoman Empire and various European states took place from the Late Middle Ages up through the early 20th century. The earliest conflicts…
Ottoman wars in Europe: Albanian leader Skanderbeg defeated an Ottoman army under Ballaban Badera to raise the siege of
Giovanni Sforza d'Aragona was an Italian condottiero, lord of Pesaro and Gradara from 1483 until his death. He is best known as the first husband of Lucrezia Borgia. Their marriage…
Giovanni Sforza, Italian nobleman (died 1510)