Christian I is crowned King of Denmark in the Church of Our Lady, Copenhagen, establishing the House of Oldenburg (still rules the Danish throne today)
Christian I is crowned King of Denmark in the Church of Our Lady, Copenhagen, establishing the House of Oldenburg (still
Christian I is crowned King of Denmark in the Church of Our Lady, Copenhagen, establishing the House of Oldenburg (still rules the Danish throne today)
Events Before
Christian I is crowned King of Denmark
Christian I (Christiern I) (February 1426 – 21 May 1481) was a German noble and Scandinavian monarch under the Kalmar Union.
First assembly of Catalan dioceses to choose their syndics (representative) to plead abolition of serfdom to King Alfons
First assembly of Catalan dioceses to choose their syndics (representative) to plead abolition of serfdom to King Alfons IV - 1st official recognition of serfs organizing to defend their rights
Second Battle of Kosovo, where the mainly Hungarian army led by John Hunyadi is defeated by an Ottoman army led by Sulta
Second Battle of Kosovo, where the mainly Hungarian army led by John Hunyadi is defeated by an Ottoman army led by Sultan Murad II
Bishop Jonah of Moscow chosen as the new Metropolitan of Kiev, for the first time by the bishops of Moscow not the Patri
Bishop Jonah of Moscow chosen as the new Metropolitan of Kiev, for the first time by the bishops of Moscow not the Patriarch of Constantinople
Pope Nicholas V appoints Rudolf of Diepholt, Bishop of Utrecht, as cardinal
Pope Nicholas V appoints Rudolf of Diepholt, Bishop of Utrecht, as cardinal
Events After
Battle of Formigny: French defeat the English decisively in the Hundred Years' War, paving the way for the capture of En
Battle of Formigny: French defeat the English decisively in the Hundred Years' War, paving the way for the capture of English strongholds in Normandy
'Abd al-Latif (Timurid monarch) is assassinated
'Abd al-Latif (Timurid monarch) is assassinated
Pope Nicolas V names Walram of Moers Bishop of the rich German city of Münster (voided 1452 during the conflict to contr
Pope Nicolas V names Walram of Moers Bishop of the rich German city of Münster (voided 1452 during the conflict to control the city)
Jews are expelled from Lower Bavaria by order of Louis IX
Jews are expelled from Lower Bavaria by order of Louis IX
Sultan Mehmed II, the Conqueror inherits the throne of the Ottoman Empire
The sultans of the Ottoman Empire (Turkish: Osmanlı padişahları), who were all members of the Ottoman dynasty (House of Osman), ruled over the transcontinental empire from its perceived inception in…
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birth
Lorenzo de' Medici is born
Lorenzo de' Medici is born
Margaret of Anjou (15) weds King Henry VI of England (23) in Titchfield Abbey, Hampshire
Margaret of Anjou (15) weds King Henry VI of England (23) in Titchfield Abbey, Hampshire
Future Duke of Burgundy Charles the Bold weds Catherine of France, Countess of Charolais
Future Duke of Burgundy Charles the Bold weds Catherine of France, Countess of Charolais
James II of Scotland (18 ) marries Mary of Guelders (15) at Holyrood Abbey in Edinburgh
James II (16 October 1430 – 3 August 1460) was King of Scots from 1437 until his death in 1460.
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