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Data for 1469

In the year 1469, King Edward IV of England is taken prisoner after the Battle of Edgecote Moor (Jul 26), Edward is released and resumes the throne (Sep), Ferdinand II of Aragon marries Isabella I of Castile, thus unifying Spain (Oct 19), Moctezuma I dies and is succeeded by Axayacatl as the Aztec ruler of Tenochtitlan - and all these fine people were born:

1469-0213 Elia Levita* Hebrew grammarian/scholar/poet - Neustadt, Holy Roman Empire (1549/79)
1469-0220 Thomas Cajetan* philosopher/ theologian/cardinal - Gaeta, Kingdom of Naples (1534/65)

1469-0320 Cecily of York* princess/daughter of king Edward IV - Westminster Palace, London, England (1507/38)

1469-0415 Guru Nanak* founder of Sikhism/the first of the ten Sikh Gurus - Rāi Bhoi Kī Talvaṇḍī, Delhi Sultanate (1539/70)
1469-0429 William II, Landgrave of Hesse* a.k.a. William the Middle - Hesse (1509/40)

1469-0503 Niccolò Machiavelli* diplomat/ musician/playwright – Florence, Italy (1527/58)
1469-0531 Manuel I of Portugal* King of Portugal (1495-1521) - Alcochete, Portugal (1521/52)

1469-0620 Gian Galeazzo Sforza* the sixth Duke of Milan - Abbiategrasso (1494/25)

1469-0826 Ferdinand II of Naples* (b Ferdinando Trastámara d’Aragona) Prince of Capua/King of Naples - Capuano Castle, Naples, Kingdom of Naples (1496/27)

Updated 27.12.2021
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