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Line 7: == Events == <onlyinclude> === January–December === * [[January 2]] – [[Alain I of Albret]] signs the Treaty of Moulins with [[Charles VIII of France]]. * [[March]] – The [[French–Breton War]] resumes. * [[March 19]]−[[March 20\|20]] – Alain I of Albret captures the [[Château des ducs de Bretagne]] for the French. * [[April 23]] ~~–~~ [[Granada War\|Granada is besieged]] by the [[Catholic Monarchs of Spain]]~~, and~~. [[Santa Fe, Granada]] is founded. * [[May]] – The ~~end~~[[Ottoman–Mamluk ofWar ~~the war~~(1485–1491)]] between the [[Ottoman Empire]] and the [[Egypt]]ian [[Mamluk]]s ends. * [[May 3]] – The ruler of the [[Kingdom of Kongo]], Nkuwu Nzinga, is baptised by [[Portuguese Empire\|Portuguese]] missionaries, adopting the baptismal name of [[João I of Kongo\|João I]]. * [[May 8]] – A solar eclipse takes place over [[Metz]].<ref>{{Cite book \|first1=Jean \|last1=Aubrion \|first2=Pierre \|last2=Aubrion \|title=Journal de Jehan Aubrion, bourgeois de Metz \|publisher=F. Blanc \|year=1857 \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lQhXAAAAMAAJ}}</ref> * [[June 27]] – [[Louis XII of France\|Louis of Orléans]] is released by Charles VIII of France after three years of imprisonment. * [[September]] – [[Battle of Vrpile]] Gulch in southern [[Croatia]]: Forces of the [[Ottoman Empire]] are defeated by those of the [[Croatia in the union with Hungary\|Kingdom of Croatia]]. * [[November]] – The pretender [[Perkin Warbeck]] begins a campaign to take the [[English throne]], with a landing in Ireland.<ref name=CBH>{{cite book\|last=Palmer\|first=Alan\|~~author2~~last2=Palmer \|first2=Veronica\|year=1992\|title=The Chronology of British History\|publisher=Century Ltd\|location=London\|pages=135–138\|isbn=0-7126-5616-2}}</ref> * [[November 7]] – [[Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor]] and King [[Vladislaus II of Bohemia and Hungary]] sign the [[Peace of Pressburg (1491)\|Peace of Pressburg]], formally ending the [[Austrian–Hungarian War (1477–88)~~\|Austrian–Hungarian War~~]]. * [[November 16]] – An ''[[auto-da-fé]]'' held in Brasero de la Dehesa (outside [[Ávila, Spain\|Ávila]]) concludes the case of the [[Holy Child of La Guardia]], with the execution of several Jewish and [[converso]] suspects. * [[November 25]] – ''[[Reconquista]]'': The [[Granada War]] is effectively brought to an end (and the Siege of Granada extended for two months) with the signing of the [[Treaty of Granada]] between the [[Catholic Monarchs]] of Spain and the Moorish [[Emirate of Granada]]. * [[December 6]] – King [[Charles VIII of France]] marries [[Anne of Brittany]], forcing her to break her marriage contract with [[Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor]], thus incorporating [[Brittany]] into the kingdom of France.<ref>{{cite book\|author=Robert Jean Knecht\|title=The Valois: Kings of France, 1328-1589\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-vILAQAAMAAJ\|year=2004\|publisher=Hambledon and London\|isbn=978-1-85285-420-1\|page=92}}</ref> * [[December 21]] – The Truce of Coldstream secures a five-year peace, between [[Kingdom of Scotland\|Scotland]] and [[Kingdom of England\|England]].<ref name=CBH/> === Date unknown === Line 30 ⟶ 31: * The [[Bread and Cheese Revolt]] breaks out in [[West Friesland (region)\|West Frisia]], [[North Holland]], caused by a famine among the peasants due to bad weather conditions. * A major fire breaks out in [[Dresden]]. * In the Russian territory of Komi (~~now~~ the modern-day [[Komi Republic]]), annexed by Russia in [[1478]], [[copper]] and [[silver]] ores are discovered, and the territory gains importance as a [[mining]] and metallurgical center. * [[Nicolaus Copernicus]] enters the [[University of Kraków]].</onlyinclude> == Births == Line 39 ⟶ 40: * [[June 28]] – [[Henry VIII of England]] (d. [[1547]])<ref>{{cite web \|title=Henry VIII {{!}} Biography, Wives, & Facts \|url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Henry-VIII-king-of-England \|website=Encyclopedia Britannica \|access-date=10 April 2019 \|language=en}}</ref> * [[August 3]] – [[Maria of Jülich-Berg]], spouse of John III, Duke of Cleves (d. [[1543]]) * [[August 10]] – [[Queen Janggyeong (Joseon)\|Queen Janggyeong]], Korean royal consort (d. [[1515]]) * [[August 25]] – [[Innocenzo Cybo]], Catholic cardinal (d. [[1550]]) * [[October 6]] – [[Francis de Bourbon, Count of St. Pol]], French noble (d. [[1545]]) Line 70 ⟶ 71: * [[December 28]] – [[Bertoldo di Giovanni]], Italian sculptor (b. c. [[1435]]) * ''date unknown'' – [[Anne of Orléans, Abbess of Fontevraud]] (b. [[1464]]) * ''date unknown'' – [[Musa ibn Abi al-Ghassan]], knight of Granada * ''probable'' ** [[February 9]] (according to the Libro dei Morti) – [[Antonia di Paolo di Dono]], Italian artist and daughter of [[Paolo di Dono]]