1478
EventsFebruary 18 - George, Duke of Clarence, convicted of treason against his older brother Edward IV of England, is privately executed in the Tower of London. April 26 - The Pazzi attack Lorenzo de' Medici and kill his brother Giuliano during High Mass in the Florence Cathedral. December 28 - Battle of Giornico - Swiss troops defeat the Milanese.Lorenzo de' Medici becomes sole ruler of FlorenceGrand Prince Ivan III of Moscow conquers Novgorod Vladislav II of Bohemia makes peace with Hungary Iskender succeeds his father Baeda Maryam as Emperor of Ethiopia at the age of six.
BirthsFebruary 7 - Sir Thomas More, English statesman and humanist author (d. 1535)December 6 - Baldassarre Castiglione, Italian writer and diplomat (d. 1529)Pope Clement VII (d. 1534)
DeathsFebruary 18 - George, Duke of Clarence, brother of Edward IV of England and Richard III of England (executed) (b. 1449)April 26 - Giuliano di Piero de' Medici (assassinated) (b. 1453) Baeda Maryam, Emperor of Ethiopia (b. 1448)
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