1474
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, founder of the Ursulines (d. 1540) September 18 - Ludovico Ariosto, Italian poet (d. 1533)Perkin Warbeck, Fleming Pretender to the throne of England, claimed to be Richard, Duke of York (estimated date). Sir John Seymour, English courtier (approximate birth).
Deaths November 27 - Guillaume Dufay, composer December 12 - King Henry IV, the Impotent, of Castile
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