The 1460s

Explore 76 historical events from 1460–1469.

1466 560 years ago

Ottaviano Petrucci, Italian printer (died 1539)

Ottaviano Petrucci was an Italian printer. His Harmonice Musices Odhecaton, a collection of chansons printed in 1501, is commonly misidentified as the first book of sheet music pri…

Ottaviano Petrucci, Italian printer (died 1539)

1464

Joan of France, Duchess of Berry (died 1505)

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)

1464

Clara Gonzaga, Italian noble (died 1503)

Clara Gonzaga, Countess of Montpensier, Dauphine of Auvergne, Duchess of Sessa was an Italian noblewoman of the House of Gonzaga. She was the daughter of Federico I Gonzaga, Marque…

Clara Gonzaga, Italian noble (died 1503)

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1464

Cosimo de' Medici, Italian ruler (born 1386)

Cosimo di Giovanni de' Medici was an Italian banker and politician who became the de facto ruler of Florence during the Italian Renaissance, and was the first to establish the Medi…

Cosimo de' Medici, Italian ruler (born 1386)

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1464

Pope Pius II (born 1405)

Pope Pius II, born Enea Silvio Bartolomeo Piccolomini, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 19 August 1458 to his death in 1464.

Pope Pius II (born 1405)

1463

Isidore of Kiev (born 1385)

Isidore or Isidor of Kiev, also known as Isidore of Thessalonica, was a prelate of Byzantine Greek origin. From 1437 to 1441, he served as the metropolitan of Kiev and all Rus', ba…

Isidore of Kiev (born 1385)