A Sampler of Events That Made History Between 1400 AD and 1499 AD
1438 - Albrecht II von Habsburg becomes king of Hungary 1484 - Giovanni B Cibo elected as Pope Innocent VIII 1483 - Edward I (12) succeeds Edward IV as king of England 1469 - Crown prince Fernando of Aragon marries princess Isabella of Castilie 1464 - 1st meeting of States-General of Netherlands 1451 - Alam Shah of Delhi resigns throne 1496 - Moorish fortress Alhambra, near Grenada, surrenders to the Christi 1444 - Battle at Varna, Black Sea: Sultan Murad II beats crusaders 1431 - Joan of Arc handed over to the bishop 1477 - Battle at Nancy, Burgundy vs Switzerland, 7000+ killed