1471 Calendar
What Happened In Year 1471?
- April 14, 1471 – In England, the Yorkists under Edward IV defeat the Lancastrians under the Earl of Warwick at the Battle of Barnet; the Earl is killed and Edward IV resumes the throne.
- May 4, 1471 – Wars of the Roses: The Battle of Tewkesbury: Edward IV defeats a Lancastrian Army and kills Edward, Prince of Wales.
- October 10, 1471 – Battle of Brunkeberg in Stockholm: Sten Sture the Elder, the Regent of Sweden, with the help of farmers and miners, repels an attack by Christian I, King of Denmark.
Who Were Born In The Year 1471?
- February 15, 1471 – Piero di Lorenzo de' Medici, ruler of Florence (d. 1503)
- May 21, 1471 – Albrecht Dürer, German painter (d. 1528)
- July 15, 1471 – Eskender, Emperor of Ethiopia (d. 1494)
- August 27, 1471 – George, Duke of Saxony (d. 1539)
- October 7, 1471 – King Frederick I of Denmark and Norway (d. 1533)
- October 15, 1471 – Konrad Mutian, German humanist (d. 1526)
Who Died In The Year 1471?
- January 18, 1471 – Emperor Go-Hanazono of Japan (b. 1419)
- February 21, 1471 – John of Rokycan, Czech Catholic archbishop
- March 14, 1471 – Sir Thomas Malory, English author (b. 1405)
- April 14, 1471 – Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick, English kingmaker (b. 1428)
- May 4, 1471 – Edmund Beaufort, 4th Duke of Somerset, English military commander (executed)
- July 25, 1471 – Thomas à Kempis, German priest and mystic (b. 1380)
- July 26, 1471 – Pope Paul II (b. 1417)
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