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Byzantine princes Sophia Palaiologina marries Ivan III, Grand Prince of Moscow in Dormition Cathedral, Moscow

Byzantine princes Sophia Palaiologina marries Ivan III, Grand Prince of Moscow in Dormition Cathedral, Moscow

Byzantine princes Sophia Palaiologina marries Ivan III, Grand Prince of Moscow in Dormition Cathedral, Moscow

Key People

Ivan the Great

Events Before

  1. Portuguese heir to the throne Prince John (15) marries his cousin Eleanor of Viseu (12)

    Portuguese heir to the throne Prince John (15) marries his cousin Eleanor of Viseu (12)

  2. Battle of Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire: Final battle between the Houses of Lancaster and York sees Prince of Wales, Edwar

    Battle of Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire: Final battle between the Houses of Lancaster and York sees Prince of Wales, Edward of Westminster, killed and King Edward IV return to his throne, restoring political stability to England until his death in 1483

  3. Wars of the Roses: Battle of Barnet - Yorkists defeat the Lancastrians and kill the Earl of Warwick

    The Battle of Barnet was a decisive Yorkist victory in the Wars of the Roses, a dynastic conflict of 15th-century England.

  4. Battle of Brunkeberg: Swedish regent Sten Sture defeats forces led by Danish King Christian I

    Sten Sture the Elder (Swedish: Sten Sture den äldre; 1440 – 14 December 1503) was a Swedish statesman and regent of Sweden from 1470 to 1497 and again from 1501 to 1503.

  5. Henry VI of England dies

    Henry VI of England, French king of england, known for king of england, died on 1471-05-21.

Events After

  1. Nicolaus Copernicus is born

    Nicolaus Copernicus mathematician and astronomer, known for mathematician and astronomer, was born on 1473-02-19.

  2. James IV is born

    James IV is born

  3. Duke Sigismund of Tirol ends contacts with Switzerland

    Duke Sigismund of Tirol ends contacts with Switzerland

  4. Breisach land guardian Peter von Hagenbach throws out Walloon and Italians

    Breisach land guardian Peter von Hagenbach throws out Walloon and Italians

  5. Stephen III of Moldavia defeats the Ottoman Empire at the Battle of Vaslui

    The Battle of Vaslui (also referred to as the Battle of Podul Înalt or the Battle of Racova) was a battle that was fought on 10 January 1475, between Stephen III of Moldavia and the Ottoman governor…

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