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Crown prince Fernando of Aragon (17) marries heir Princess Isabella of Castile (18), will unite the two Spanish crowns (

Crown prince Fernando of Aragon (17) marries heir Princess Isabella of Castile (18), will unite the two Spanish crowns (not officially one country till 1707-16)

Crown prince Fernando of Aragon (17) marries heir Princess Isabella of Castile (18), will unite the two Spanish crowns (not officially one country till 1707-16)

Events Before

  1. Battle at Velke Kostolany: Hungarian king Mátyás Corvinus beats Bratrici

    Battle at Velke Kostolany: Hungarian king Mátyás Corvinus beats Bratrici

  2. The miraculous image in Our Lady of Good Counsel appear in Genazzano, Italy

    The miraculous image in Our Lady of Good Counsel appear in Genazzano, Italy

  3. Stephen III of Moldavia defeats Matthias Corvinus of Hungary, with the latter being injured thrice, at the Battle of Bai

    Stephen III of Moldavia defeats Matthias Corvinus of Hungary, with the latter being injured thrice, at the Battle of Baia

  4. Philip the Good dies

    Philip the Good dies

  5. Duke of Burgundy Charles the Bold marries third wife English Princess Margaret of York

    Margaret of York (3 May 1446 – 23 November 1503), also known as Margaret of Burgundy, was Duchess of Burgundy from 1468 to 1477 as the third wife of Charles the Bold, and after his death (1477) acted...

Events After

  1. Edward V is born

    Edward V is born

  2. 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)

  3. 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

  4. 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.

  5. 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.

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