1488

Year 1488 was a (link will display the full calendar) of the ).

Events of 1488

 * - The present was formed by decree of.
 * - of  lands in  after rounding the, at the tip of  becoming the first known an to travel this far south.
 * - succeeds his father  as King of.
 * . Troops loyal to King defeat rebel forces led by the Dukes of  and  in the main engagement of the.
 * - becomes  at the age of 11. Her marriage to King Charles VIII in 1491 effectively ends Breton independence from France.
 * takes possession of.
 * becomes to.
 * City of in western  founded by.

Births

 * -, German Latin poet (died )
 * -, last Catholic Archbishop of Sweden (died )
 * -, German religious reformer (died )
 * June -, Swiss music theorist (died )
 * August -, Italian painter (died )


 * date unknown
 * Rabbi, Jewish scholar (died )
 * , German scholar, cartographer, and cosmographer (died )
 * , Swiss religious reformer (died )
 * , Polish nobleman (died )
 * , Spanish bishop (died )
 * , Archbishop of Uppsala (died )
 * probable
 * , Lord Chancellor of England (died )
 * , French soldier (died )
 * , English Bible translator (died )

Deaths

 * -, Lord of Imola and Forli (born )
 * - King (born c)
 * -, Italian explorer (born )
 * - (fell from a horse) (born )
 * - (born )
 * -, Italian sculptor (born c)
 * date unknown
 * (born )
 * , Japanese swordsman (born c)