The 1470s

1471 555 years ago

Wars of the Roses: The Battle of Tewkesbury: Edward IV defeats a Lancastrian Army and kills Edward of Westminster, Princ

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…

Wars of the Roses: The Battle of Tewkesbury: Edward IV defeats a Lancastrian Army and kills Edward of Westminster, Princ

1471 555 years ago

Edmund Beaufort, English commander (born 1438)

Edmund Beaufort, styled 4th Duke of Somerset, 6th Earl of Somerset, 3rd Marquess of Dorset, 3rd Earl of Dorset, was an English nobleman and military commander during the Wars of th…

Edmund Beaufort, English commander (born 1438)

1471 555 years ago

Thomas Tresham, Speaker of the House of Commons

Sir Thomas Tresham was an English politician, soldier and administrator. He was the son of Sir William Tresham and his wife Isabel de Vaux, daughter of Sir William Vaux of Harrow…

Thomas Tresham, Speaker of the House of Commons

1471 555 years ago

Henry VI, king of England (born 1421)

Henry VI was King of England from 1422 to 1461 and again from 1470 to 1471, and claimant to the French throne from 1422 to 1453 under the terms of the Treaty of Troyes. He became k…

Henry VI, king of England (born 1421)

1471 555 years ago

Thomas à Kempis, German priest and mystic

Thomas à Kempis was a German-Dutch Catholic canon regular of the Augustinians and the author of The Imitation of Christ, one of the best known Christian devotional books. His name …

Thomas à Kempis, German priest and mystic

1471 555 years ago

Paul II, pope of the Catholic Church (born 1417)

Pope Paul II, born Pietro Barbo, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 30 August 1464 to his death in 1471. When his maternal uncle became Pope Eugene …

Paul II, pope of the Catholic Church (born 1417)

1471 555 years ago

Borso d'Este, Duke of Ferrara (born 1413)

Borso d'Este was the first Duke of Ferrara and Modena, ruling from 1450 until his death. A member of the House of Este, he secured his titles from both Emperor Frederick III in 145…

Borso d'Este, Duke of Ferrara (born 1413)

1470

The Ottomans capture Euboea.

The Ottoman Empire, historically also known as the Turkish Empire or Turkey, was a state that spanned much of Southeastern Europe, West Asia, and North Africa from the 14th century…

The Ottomans capture Euboea.

1470

Pietro Bembo, Italian cardinal, poet, and scholar (died 1547)

Pietro Bembo, O.S.I.H. was a Venetian scholar, poet, and literary theorist who also was a member of the Knights Hospitaller and a cardinal of the Catholic Church. As an intellectua…

Pietro Bembo, Italian cardinal, poet, and scholar (died 1547)

1470

Charles VIII of France (died 1498)

Charles VIII, called the Affable, was King of France from 1483 to his death in 1498. He succeeded his father Louis XI at the age of 13. His elder sister Anne acted as regent jointl…

Charles VIII of France (died 1498)

1470

Francesco Armellini Pantalassi de' Medici, Catholic cardinal (died 1528)

Francesco Armellini Pantalassi de' Medici was a cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He was a member of the Roman Curia.

Francesco Armellini Pantalassi de' Medici, Catholic cardinal (died 1528)

1470

John Bourchier, 1st Earl of Bath, English noble (died 1539)

John Bourchier, 1st Earl of Bath was created Earl of Bath in 1536. He was the feudal baron of Bampton in Devon.

John Bourchier, 1st Earl of Bath, English noble (died 1539)

1470

Hongzhi, emperor of the Ming dynasty (died 1505)

The Hongzhi Emperor, personal name Zhu Youcheng, was the tenth emperor of the Ming dynasty of China, reigning from 1487 to 1505. He succeeded his father, the Chenghua Emperor.

Hongzhi, emperor of the Ming dynasty (died 1505)

1470

Bernardo Dovizi, Italian cardinal (died 1520)

Bernardo Dovizi of Bibbiena was an Italian cardinal and comedy writer, known best as Cardinal Bibbiena, for the town of Bibbiena, where he was born.

Bernardo Dovizi, Italian cardinal (died 1520)

1470

Lucrezia de' Medici, Italian noblewoman (died 1553)

Lucrezia Maria Romola de' Medici was an Italian noblewoman, the eldest daughter of Lorenzo de' Medici and Clarice Orsini and mother of Maria Salviati and Giovanni Salviati. Her por…

Lucrezia de' Medici, Italian noblewoman (died 1553)

1470

Charles VIII, king of Sweden (born 1409)

Karl Knutsson Bonde, also known as Charles VIII and called Charles I in Norwegian contexts, was King of Sweden and King of Norway (1449–1450).

Charles VIII, king of Sweden (born 1409)

1470

Richard Olivier de Longueil, French cardinal (born 1406)

Richard Olivier de Longueil (1406–1470) was a French Roman Catholic bishop and cardinal.

Richard Olivier de Longueil, French cardinal (born 1406)