| Centuries: | 14th century - 15th century - 16th century |
| Decades: | 1440s 1450s 1460s - 1470s - 1480s 1490s 1500s
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| Years: | 1471 1472 1473 - 1474 - 1475 1476 1477 |
| 1474 in topic: |
| Subjects: Archaeology – Architecture – |
| Art – Literature – Music – Science |
| Leaders: State leaders – Colonial governors |
| Category: Establishments – Disestablishments |
| Births – Deaths – Works |
Year 1474 was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.
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)
- date unknown
- Juan Diego, Mexican Catholic saint (died 1548)
- Giacomo Pacchiarotti, Italian painter
- Cuthbert Tunstall, English church leader (died 1559)
- probable
- Edward Guilford, Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports (died 1534)
- Sir John Seymour, English courtier (approximate date; died 1536)
- Perkin Warbeck, pretender to the throne of England (approximate date; died 1499)
Deaths[]
- November 27 - Guillaume Dufay, Flemish composer (born 1397)
- December 11 - King Henry IV of Castile (born 1425)
- date unknown
- Gomes Eannes de Azurara, Portuguese chronicler (born c1410)
- William Canynge, English merchant (born c1399)
- James III of Cyprus (born 1473)
- Gendun Drup (born 1391)
- probable
- Walter Frye, English composer
- Jehan de Waurin, French chronicler
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People of the year 1474 at Familypedia
15 people were born in 1474
9 children were born to the 6 women born in 1474
21 people died in 1474
948 people lived in 1474
Events of the year 1474 at Familypedia
18 people were married in 1474.
There were 0 military battles in 1474.