1474

Years: 1471 1472 1473 - 1474 - 1475 1476 1477
Decades: 1440s 1450s 1460s - 1470s - 1480s 1490s 1500s
Centuries: 14th century - 15th century - 16th century

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 was supported by her husband, Alfonso V of Portugal. Isabella won the civil war after a lengthy struggle when her husband, Ferdinand II of Aragon, the newly crowned king of Aragon, comes to her aid.

March 1 - Angela Merici, Italian religious leader and saint (died 1540)
May 18 - Isabella d'Este, Marquise of Mantua (died 1539)
September 8 - Ludovico Ariosto, Italian poet (died 1533)
October 13 - Mariotto Albertinelli, Italian painter (died 1515)
Edward Guilford, Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports (died 1534)
Juan Diego Cuauhtlatoatzin, Mexican Catholic saint (died 1548)
Giacomo Pacchiarotti, Italian painter
Sir John Seymour, English courtier (approximate date; died 1536)
Cuthbert Tunstall, English church leader (died 1559)
Perkin Warbeck, pretender to the throne of England (approximate date; died 1499)