What Happened In History Year 1469

Historical Events for the Year 1469

• 26th July » Wars of the Roses: the Battle of Edgecote Moor, pitting the forces of Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick against those of Edward IV of England, takes place.
• 19th October » Ferdinand II of Aragon marries Isabella I of Castile, a marriage that paves the way to the unification of Aragon and Crown of Castile e.g Castile into a single country, Spain.

Famous Birthdays in 1469

• 20th March » Cecily of York (d. 1507)
• 3rd May » Niccolò Machiavelli, Italian historian and philosopher (d. 1527)
• 31st May » Manuel I of Portugal (d. 1521)
• 20th June » Gian Galeazzo Sforza, Italian husband of Isabella of Naples (d. 1494)
• 26th August » Ferdinand II of Naples (d. 1496)

Famous Deaths in History for 1469

• 9th September » George Douglas, Master of Angus (b. 1469)

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