1474

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 is supported by her husband, Alfonso V of Portugal. Isabella wins 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 (d. 1540)
* May 18 - Isabella d'Este, Marquise of Mantua (d. 1539)
* September 8 - Ludovico Ariosto, Italian poet (d. 1533)
* October 13 - Mariotto Albertinelli, Italian painter (d. 1515)
*"date unknown"
**Juan Diego, Mexican Catholic saint (d. 1548)
**Giacomo Pacchiarotti, Italian painter (d. 1539 or 1540)
**Cuthbert Tunstall, English church leader (d. 1559)
*"probable"
**Edward Guilford, Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports (d. 1534)
**Sir John Seymour, English courtier (approximate date; d. 1536)
**Perkin Warbeck, pretender to the throne of England (approximate date; d. 1499)

Deaths

* November 27 - Guillaume Dufay, Flemish composer (b. 1397)
* December 11 - King Henry IV of Castile (b. 1425)
*"date unknown"
**Gomes Eannes de Azurara, Portuguese chronicler (b. c. 1410)
**William Canynge, English merchant (b. c. 1399)
**James III of Cyprus (b. 1473)
**Gendun Drup, 1st Dalai Lama (b. 1391)
*"probable"
**Walter Frye, English composer
**Jehan de Waurin, French chronicler