1469
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Centuries: 14th century - 15th century - 16th century
Decades: 1410s 1420s 1430s 1440s 1450s - 1460s - 1470s 1480s 1490s 1500s 1510s
Years: 1464 1465 1466 1467 1468 - 1469 - 1470 1471 1472 1473 1474
[edit] Events
- July 26 - Battle of Edgecote Moor
- October 17 - Prince Ferdinand of Aragon wed princess Isabella of Castile. This event would lead to a unified Spain in 1516.
- Sigismund of Austria sells upper-Elsass (Alsace) to the Charles the Bold in exchange for aid in a war against the Swiss.
- Uzun Hassa wins in Persia and defeats Abu Said.
- Lorenzo de' Medici takes power in Florence.
- Moctezuma I, Aztec ruler of Tenochtitlan, dies and is succeeded by Axayacatl.
- James III of Scotland acquires Orkney and Shetland Islands from Denmark.
[edit] Births
[edit] Deaths
- Piero di Cosimo de' Medici, ruler of Florence (b. 1416)
- Moctezuma I, Aztec ruler of Tenochtitlan
