1466 Explained

Year 1466 (MCDLXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar.

Events

• The Kingdom of Georgia collapses into anarchy, and fragments into rival states of Kartli, Kakheti, Imereti, Samtskhe-Saatabago and a number of principalities; this breakup is finalised in 1490, when Constantine II of Georgia has to recognize his rival monarchies.
• The Mentelin Bible, the first printed German language Bible, is produced.
• Louis XI of France introduces silk weaving to Lyon.^[1]
• The first known shop specialising in eyeglasses opens in Strasbourg.
• The second largest bell of Saint Peter's Church, Fritzlar in Hesse is cast by Meister Goswin aus Fritzlar.

Births

• February 11  - Elizabeth of York, queen of Henry VII of England (d. 1503)^[2]
• May  - Elisabeth of Hesse-Marburg, German landgravine (d. 1523)^{[3] [4]}
• May 22  - Marino Sanuto the Younger, Italian historian (d. 1536)
• June 18  - Ottaviano Petrucci, Italian music printer (d. 1539)
• July 5  - Giovanni Sforza, Italian noble (d. 1510)
• August 10  - Francesco II Gonzaga, Marquess of Mantua (d. 1519)
• September 9  - Ashikaga Yoshitane, Japanese shōgun (d. 1523)
• October 28  - Erasmus, Dutch philosopher (d. 1536)^[5]
• November 16  - Francesco Cattani da Diacceto, Florentine philosopher (d. 1522)
• November 26  - Edward Hastings, 2nd Baron Hastings, English noble (d. 1506)
• November 30  - Andrea Doria, Genoese condottiero and admiral (d. 1560)^[6]
• Probable  - Moctezuma II, Aztec Tlatoani (ruler) of Tenochtitlán (modern Mexico City), 1502–1520, son of Axayacatl (d. 1520)^[7]

Deaths

• February 23  - Girishawardhana Dyah Suryawikrama, 9th Maharaja of Majapahit
• March 6  - Alvise Loredan, Venetian admiral and statesman (b. 1393)
• March 8  - Francesco I Sforza, Duke of Milan (b. 1401)^[8]
• August  - Hacı I Giray, first ruler of the Crimean Khanate (b. 1397)
• October 30  - Johann Fust, German printer (b. c. 1400)
• December 13  - Donatello, Italian artist (b. 1386)^[9]
• Date unknown
  • Barbara Manfredi, Italian noblewoman (b. 1444)
  • Isotta Nogarola, Italian writer and intellectual (b. 1418)^[10]
  • Nicolaus Zacharie, Italian composer (b. c. 1400)

Notes and References

1. Book: Burke, James. James Burke (science historian). Connections. London. Macmillan. 1978. 0-333-24827-9.
2. Web site: Gregory XIV pope . Encyclopedia Britannica . 11 February 2020 . en.
3. Book: Schutte, O. . Tamse . C.A. . 1979 . Genealogische gegevens . Nassau en Oranje in de Nederlandse geschiedenis . nl . . A.W. Sijthoff . 42 . 90-218-2447-7 .
4. Book: Dek, A.W.E. . 1970 . Genealogie van het Vorstenhuis Nassau . nl . . Europese Bibliotheek . 70 .
5. Book: Joy Palmer. Liora Bresler. David Cooper. Fifty Major Thinkers on Education: From Confucius to Dewey. 11 September 2002. Routledge. 978-1-134-73594-5. 36.
6. Book: Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. 1991. Naval Historical Center, Department of the Navy. 978-0-16-002055-1. 291.
7. Web site: Moctezuma II. Biografias y Vidas. es. June 1, 2019. |
8. Web site: Francesco Sforza duke of Milan [1401–1466]]. Encyclopedia Britannica. 2018-07-22. en.
9. Web site: Donatello Italian sculptor. Encyclopedia Britannica. 2018-07-22. en.
10. Tom Streissguth, The Greenhaven Encyclopedia of the Renaissance (Farmington Hills, Michigan: Greenhaven Press, 2008), pp. 229–30.