Year 1474 ( MCDLXXIV) was a

common year starting on Saturday A common year starting on Saturday is any non-leap year (i.e. a year with 365 days) that begins on Saturday, 1 January, and ends on Saturday, 31 December. Its dominical letter hence is B. The current year, 2022, is a common year starting on Saturd ...

(link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.

Events

January–December

February February is the second month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian calendars. The month has 28 days in common years or 29 in leap years, with the 29th day being called the ''leap day''. It is the first of five months not to have 31 days (th ...

– The Treaty of Utrecht puts an end to the

Anglo-Hanseatic War The Anglo-Hanseatic War was a conflict fought between England and the Hanseatic League, led by the cities of Gdańsk and Lübeck, that lasted from 1469 to 1474. Causes of the war include increasing English pressure against the trade of the Hans ...

. * March 19 – The

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of the Republic of Venice enacts the ''

Venetian Patent Statute The Venetian Patent Statute of March 19, 1474, established in the Republic of Venice the first statutory patent system in Europe, and may be deemed to be the earliest codified patent system in the world. The Statute is written in old Venetian. It ...

'', one of the earliest patent systems in the world. New and inventive devices, once put into practice, have to be communicated to the Republic to obtain the right to prevent others from using them. This is considered the first modern patent system. *

July 25 Events Pre-1600 * 306 – Constantine I is proclaimed Roman emperor by his troops. * 315 – The Arch of Constantine is completed near the Colosseum in Rome to commemorate Constantine I's victory over Maxentius at the Milvian Bridge. ...

– By signing the

Treaty of London The Treaty of London or London Convention or similar may refer to: *Treaty of London (1358), established a truce between England and France following the Battle of Poitiers *Treaty of London (1359), which ceded western France to England *Treaty of ...

, Charles the Bold of Burgundy agrees to support

Edward IV of England Edward IV (28 April 1442 – 9 April 1483) was King of England from 4 March 1461 to 3 October 1470, then again from 11 April 1471 until his death in 1483. He was a central figure in the Wars of the Roses, a series of civil wars in England ...

's planned invasion of France. * December 12 – Upon the death of Henry IV of Castile, a civil war ensues between his designated successor

Isabella I of Castile Isabella I ( es, Isabel I; 22 April 1451 – 26 November 1504), also called Isabella the Catholic (Spanish: ''la Católica''), was Queen of Castile from 1474 until her death in 1504, as well as List of Aragonese royal consorts, Queen consort ...

, and her niece

Juana Juana is a Spanish female first name. It is the feminine form of Juan (English John), and thus corresponds to the English names Jane, Janet, Jean, Joan, and Joanna. Juanita is a common variant. The name Juana may refer to: People *Juana I (14 ...

, who is supported by her husband, Afonso V of Portugal. Isabella wins the civil war after a lengthy struggle, when her husband, the newly crowned

Ferdinand II of Aragon Ferdinand II ( an, Ferrando; ca, Ferran; eu, Errando; it, Ferdinando; la, Ferdinandus; es, Fernando; 10 March 1452 – 23 January 1516), also called Ferdinand the Catholic (Spanish: ''el Católico''), was King of Aragon and Sardinia from ...

, comes to her aid.

Date unknown

Marsilio Ficino Marsilio Ficino (; Latin name: ; 19 October 1433 – 1 October 1499) was an Italian scholar and Catholic priest who was one of the most influential humanist philosophers of the early Italian Renaissance. He was an astrologer, a reviver of ...

completes his book '' Theologia Platonica'' (Platonic Theology). * Axayacatl defeats the

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of the Toluca Valley.

Births

January 7 Events Pre-1600 *49 BC – The Senate of Rome says that Caesar will be declared a public enemy unless he disbands his army. This prompts the tribunes who support him to flee to Ravenna, where Caesar is waiting. * 1325 – Alfonso IV ...

–

Thihathura II of Ava Thihathura II of Ava ( my, ဒုတိယ သီဟသူရ (အင်းဝ); February 1474 – 4 March 1501) was the joint-king of Ava who co-reigned with his father Minkhaung II for 15 years. When he was just six, his father ascended to the ...

(d.

1501 Year 1501 ( MDI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events January–June * January 17 – Cesare Borgia returns triumphantly to Rome, from Romagna. * March 25 & ...

) * March 1 –

Angela Merici Angela Merici or Angela de Merici ( , ; 21 March 1474 – 27 January 1540) was an Italian religious educator, who is honored as a saint by the Roman Catholic Church. She founded the Company of St. Ursula in 1535 in Brescia, in which women dedica ...

, Italian religious leader and saint (d.

1540 Year 1540 ( MDXL) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events January–June * January 6 – King Henry VIII marries Anne of Cleves, his fourth Queen consort; the ma ...

) *

March 21 Events Pre-1600 * 537 – Siege of Rome: King Vitiges attempts to assault the northern and eastern city walls, but is repulsed at the Praenestine Gate, known as the ''Vivarium'', by the defenders under the Byzantine generals Bessas an ...

–

, Italian religious leader and saint (d.

) * May 5 **

Juan Diego Juan Diego Cuauhtlatoatzin, also known as Juan Diego (; 1474–1548), was a Chichimec peasant and Marian visionary. He is said to have been granted apparitions of the Virgin Mary on four occasions in December 1531: three at the hill of Tepeyac a ...

, Roman Catholic Saint from Mexico (d.

1548 __NOTOC__ Year 1548 ( MDXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events January–June * February 14 – Battle of Uedahara: Firearms are used for the first time o ...

) ** Giovanni Stefano Ferrero, Italian cardinal (d.

1510 Year 1510 ( MDX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. Events January–June * January – Catherine of Aragon gives birth to her first child, a stillborn daughter. * ...

) * May 18 – Isabella d'Este, Marquise of Mantua (d. 1539) * August 6 – Luigi de' Rossi, Italian cardinal (d. 1519) * September 8 – Ludovico Ariosto, Italian poet (d. 1533) * October 6 – Luigi d'Aragona, Italian cardinal (d. 1518) * October 7 – Bernhard III, Margrave of Baden-Baden (d. 1536) * October 13 – Mariotto Albertinelli, High Renaissance Italian painter of the Florentine school (d. 1515) * November 7 – Lorenzo Campeggio, Italian Cardinal (d. 1539) * November 8 – Francesco Vettori, Italian diplomat (d. 1539) * November 11 – Bartolomé de las Casas, Spanish Dominican friar, historian, and social reformer (d. 1566) * December 24 – Bartolomeo degli Organi, Italian musician (d. 1539) * ''date unknown'' ** Anacaona, Taino queen and poet (d. 1503) **

, Mexican Catholic saint (d.

) ** Giacomo Pacchiarotti, Italian painter (d. 1539 or

) ** Cuthbert Tunstall, English bishop and diplomat (d. 1559) ** Humphrey Kynaston, English highwayman (d. 1534) * ''probable'' ** Sebastian Cabot (explorer), Sebastian Cabot, Venetian explorer (d. c. 1557) ** Edward Guilford, Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports of England (d. 1534) ** Stephen Hawes, English poet (d. c. 1521) ** John Seymour (1474–1536), Sir John Seymour, English courtier (d. 1536) ** Perkin Warbeck, pretender to the throne of England (d. 1499)

Deaths

* January 3 – Pietro Riario, Catholic cardinal (b. 1447) * March 22 – Iacopo III Appiani, Prince of Piombino (b. 1422) * April 14 – Anna of Brunswick-Grubenhagen, daughter of Duke Eric I of Brunswick-Grubenhagen (b. 1414) * April 30 – Queen Gonghye, Korean royal consort (b. 1456) * May 4 – Alain de Coëtivy, Catholic cardinal (b. 1407) * May 9 ** Alfonso Vázquez de Acuña, Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Jaén and Bishop of Mondoñedo (b. 1474) ** Peter von Hagenbach, Alsatian knight and ruler (b. 1423) * May 11 – John Stanberry, Bishop of Hereford * May 14 – Choe Hang (Joseon civil minister), Choe Hang, Korean politician (b. 1409) * July 5 – Eric II, Duke of Pomerania-Wolgast (b. 1418) * July 9 – Isotta degli Atti, Italian Renaissance woman (b. 1432) * July 18 – Mahmud Pasha Angelović, Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire (b. 1420) * August 1 – Walter Blount, 1st Baron Mountjoy, English politician (b. 1416) * August 16 – Ricciarda of Saluzzo (b. 1410) * August 26 – James III of Cyprus (b. 1473) * September 21 – George I, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau (b. 1390) * October 1 – Juan Pacheco, Spanish noble and politician (b. 1419) * November – William Canynge, English merchant (b. c. 1399) * November 27 – Guillaume Dufay, Flemish composer (b. 1397) * December 1 – Nicolò Marcello, Doge of Venice (b. 1397) * December 11 – King Henry IV of Castile (b. 1425) * December 16 – Ali Qushji, Ottoman astronomer and mathematician (b. 1403) * ''date unknown'' ** Gomes Eannes de Azurara, Portuguese chronicler (b. c. 1410) ** Antoinette de Maignelais, French royal favorite (b. 1434) ** 1st Dalai Lama, Gendun Drup, 1st Dalai Lama (b. 1391) * ''probable'' ** Walter Frye, English composer ** Jehan de Waurin, French chronicler

References

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