1461

Year 1461 was a (link will display the full calendar) of the.

Events of 1461

 * - - Yorkist troops led by  defeat Lancastrians under  and his son  in Wales.
 * - - The  army is defeated by a Lancastrian force under, who recovers control of her husband.
 * - The Duke of York seizes London and proclaims himself King
 * - - Edward IV defeats Queen Margaret to make good his claim to the English throne.  Thought to be the bloodiest battle ever fought in England.
 * Edward, Richard of York's son, crowned as, King of (reigns until )
 * - The, the last major Romano-Greek outpost falls to the under  after a siege of 21 days.
 * founded in south-west by the
 * succeeds as king (reigns until )
 * and  become students of
 * , capital of, is founded by the
 * Le Grand Testament
 * Judith and Holofernes

Births

 * -, poet and dramatist (died )
 * April -, Princess and Regent of France (died )
 * -, librarian of the Vatican (died )
 * -, King of Poland (died )
 * date unknown
 * , Italian jurist (died )
 * , Bohemian nobleman (died )
 * , English bishop and diplomat (died )

Deaths

 * -, Welsh founder of the Tudor dynasty (executed)
 * - (in battle)
 * (in battle) (born )
 * -, German astronomer and mathematician (born )
 * - King (born )
 * -, King of Navarre (born )
 * -, follower of (born c.1390)
 * date unknown
 * (born )
 * probable
 * , Italian painter
 * probable
 * , Italian painter
 * , Italian painter