| Centuries: | 14th century - 15th century - 16th century |
| Decades: | 1430s 1440s 1450s - 1460s - 1470s 1480s 1490s
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| Years: | 1458 1459 1460 - 1461 - 1462 1463 1464 |
| 1461 in topic: |
| Subjects: Archaeology – Architecture – |
| Art – Literature – Music – Science |
| Leaders: State leaders – Colonial governors |
| Category: Establishments – Disestablishments |
| Births – Deaths – Works |
Year 1461 was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
Events of 1461[]
- February 2 - Battle of Mortimer's Cross - Yorkist troops led by Edward, Duke of York defeat Lancastrians under Owen Tudor and his son Jasper Tudor in Wales.
- February 17 - Second Battle of St Albans - The Earl of Warwick's army is defeated by a Lancastrian force under Queen Margaret, who recovers control of her husband.
- March 4 - The Duke of York seizes London and proclaims himself King Edward IV of England
- March 29 - Battle of Towton - 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 Edward IV, King of England (reigns until 1483)
- August 15 - The Empire of Trebizond, the last major Romano-Greek outpost falls to the Ottoman Empire under Mehmed II after a siege of 21 days.
- Cirencester Grammar School founded in south-west England by the Bishop of Durham
- Louis XI of France succeeds Charles VII of France as king (reigns until 1483)
- Leonardo da Vinci and Sandro Botticelli become students of Verrocchio
- Sarajevo, capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina, is founded by the Ottomans
- François Villon: Le Grand Testament
- Donatello: Judith and Holofernes
| Gregorian calendar | 1461 MCDLXI
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| Ab urbe condita | 2214 |
| Armenian calendar | 910 ԹՎ ՋԺ |
| Bahá'í calendar | -383 – -382 |
| Buddhist calendar | 2005 |
| Coptic calendar | 1177 – 1178 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 1453 – 1454 |
| Hebrew calendar | 5221 – 5222 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 1516 – 1517 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 1383 – 1384 |
| - Kali Yuga | 4562 – 4563 |
| Holocene calendar | 11461 |
| Iranian calendar | 839 – 840 |
| Islamic calendar | 865 – 866 |
| Japanese calendar | Kanshō
2
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| - Imperial Year | Kōki 2121 (皇紀2121年) |
| Julian calendar | 1506 |
| Korean calendar | 3794 |
| Thai solar calendar | 2004 |
Births[]
- February 6 - Džore Držić, poet and dramatist (died 1501)
- April - Anne of France, Princess and Regent of France (died 1522)
- May 25 - Zanobi Acciaioli, librarian of the Vatican (died 1519)
- August 5 - Alexander Jagiellon, King of Poland (died 1506)
- date unknown
- Alessandro Alessandri, Italian jurist (died 1523)
- Bohuslav Hasištejnský z Lobkovic, Bohemian nobleman (died 1510)
- Nicholas West, English bishop and diplomat (died 1533)
Deaths[]
- February 2 - Owen Tudor, Welsh founder of the Tudor dynasty (executed)
- March 28 - John Clifford (in battle)
- March 29
- Henry Percy (in battle) (born 1421)
- Lionel de Welles
- April 8 - Georg Purbach, German astronomer and mathematician (born 1423)
- July 22 - King Charles VII of France (born 1403)
- September 23 - Charles of Viana, King of Navarre (born 1421)
- October 7 - Jean Poton de Xaintrailles, follower of Joan of Arc (born c.1390)
- date unknown
- John de Mowbray (born 1415)
- probable
- Jonah Metropolitan of Moscow
- Domenico Veneziano, Italian painter
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People of the year 1461 at Familypedia
7 people were born in 1461
2 children were born to the 1 women born in 1461
28 people died in 1461
955 people lived in 1461
Events of the year 1461 at Familypedia
7 people were married in 1461.
| Joined with | |
|---|---|
| Magdalena de Valois (1443-1486) | Gaston de Foix (1444-1470) |
| Matthias Corvin (1443-1490) | Elizabeth II of Cilli (c1441-1455) + Catherine of Poděbrady (1449-1464) + Beatrice of Naples (1457-1508) |
| Katherine Neville (1442-c1503) | William Bonville, 6th Baron Harington (1442-1460)+William Hastings, 1st Baron Hastings (c1430-1483) |
| Gaston de Foix (1444-1470) | Magdalena de Valois (1443-1486) |
| Marie de Rochechouart (c1440-c1487) | Jean d'Estampes (-c1474) |
| Jeanne de Montberon (c1441-1498) | Louis Chabot (1440-1491) + Louis III de Parthenay (c1425-1493) |
| Louis III de Parthenay (c1425-1493) | Jeanne de Montberon (c1441-1498) |
There were 3 military battles in 1461.
| Event date | |
|---|---|
| Battle of Ferrybridge | 28 March 1461 JL |
| Second Battle of St Albans | 17 February 1461 JL |
| Battle of Towton | 29 March 1461 JL |