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| Years: 1471 1472 1473 - 1474 - 1475 1476 1477 | |
| Decades: 1440s 1450s 1460s - 1470s - 1480s 1490s 1500s | |
| Centuries: 14th century - 15th century - 16th century | |
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Events
- December 12 - Upon the death of Henry IV of Castile a civil war ensues between his designated successor Isabella I of Castile and her sister Juana who was supported by her husband, Alfonso V of Portugal. Isabella won the civil war after a lengthy struggle when her husband, Ferdinand II of Aragon, the newly crowned king of Aragon, comes to her aid.
Births
- March 1 - Angela Merici, Italian religious leader and saint (died 1540)
- May 18 - Isabella d'Este, Marquise of Mantua (died 1539)
- September 8 - Ludovico Ariosto, Italian poet (died 1533)
- October 13 - Mariotto Albertinelli, Italian painter (died 1515)
- Edward Guilford, Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports (died 1534)
- Juan Diego Cuauhtlatoatzin, Mexican Catholic saint (died 1548)
- Giacomo Pacchiarotti, Italian painter
- Sir John Seymour, English courtier (approximate date; died 1536)
- Cuthbert Tunstall, English church leader (died 1559)
- Perkin Warbeck, pretender to the throne of England (approximate date; died 1499)
Deaths
- November 27 - Guillaume Dufay, Flemish composer
- December 12 - King Henry IV of Castile
- Gomes Eannes de Azurara, Portuguese chronicler
- William Canynge, English merchant
- James III of Cyprus (born 1473)
- Henry Holland, 3rd Duke of Exeter
- Walter Frye, English composer
- Gedun Drub, 1st Dalai Lama (born 1391)
- Jehan de Waurin, French chronicler
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