1458 CE

The Loveday is staged in London, by which Henry VI of England attempts to unite the warring factions who have triggered the Wars of the Roses. The Love Day is staged in London, by which Henry VI of England attempts to unite the warring factions who have triggered the Wars of the Roses. Isidore of Kiev is installed as the Latin Patriarchate of Constantinople, leader of Eastern Orthodox Christians in the Ottoman Empire, with the approval of the Muslim Ottoman Sultan, Mehmed II.

In the 1450s, the 15th century.

Geopolitics & Diplomacy

Conflict & Security

  • May – Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick defeats a Spanish fleet in the English Channel.Englandsource
  • June – Francesco II Acciaioli, last Duke of Athens, surrenders the city to the Ottoman Empire and Sultan Mehmed II enters peacefully in August. Ottoman authorities issue a decree to protect the Acropolis.source
  • October 24 – King Afonso V of Portugal conquers the area around Ksar es-Seghir in the Sultanate of Morocco, led by Sultan Abd al-Haqq II.source
  • November 12 – (6th waxing of Nadaw 820 ME) Min Khayi, ruler of the Burmese Kingdom of Arakan leads a successful defense of an invasion from the Shan State by his son, Prince Min Swe.source
  • November 13 – Sultan Abd al-Haqq II of Morocco begins a 7-week siege of the Portuguese settlement of Alcácer-Ceguer, but is ultimately unsuccessful in recovering the captured territory.source

Exploration & Expansion

  • Moctezuma I, Tlatoani of Tenochtitlán, leads an expedition to the city-state Coixtlahuaca in Mixtec territory, but is defeated.source

Religion & Belief

  • February 20 – Stefan Branković, blind since 1441, becomes the Despot of Serbia upon the death of his brother, Lazar Branković.source
  • April 2 – George of Poděbrady (King Jiří z Poděbrad) receives the Crown of Saint Wenceslas at his coronation at the St. Vitus Cathedral in Prague as King of Bohemia.source
  • April 20 – Isidore of Kiev is installed as the Latin Patriarchate of Constantinople, leader of Eastern Orthodox Christians in the Ottoman Empire, with the approval of the Muslim Ottoman Sultan, Mehmed II.source
  • August 19 – The conclave to elect a new Pope concludes at the Apostolic Palace, with only 19 of the 27 members of the College of Cardinals participating. One of the electors, Cardinal Domenico Capranica appeared to be the most likely choice for Pope, but had died suddenly on August 14, two days before the conclave opened. On the first ballot on August 18, no candidate had more than five votes, but by the next day, Cardinal Enea Piccolomini, Archbishop of Siena, receives unanimous support after initially competing against Guillaume d'Estouteville and Filippo Calandrini. Piccoloni takes the name Pope Pius II as the 210th pope.source
  • September 3 – The coronation of Pope Pius II by Cardinal Prospero Colonna takes place on the front steps of St. Peter's Basilica in Rome.source
  • Thomas Barrett appointed bishop of Annaghdown.Irelandsource
  • Parliament of Ireland withdraws attaintment against John Cantwell II, Archbishop of Cashel, on grounds of ill-health.Irelandsource
  • John Bole, Archbishop of Armagh hires Aodh son of Eoghan mac Néill Óg O'Neill as a protectorIrelandsource

Crime & Justice

  • Richard Nugent, Lord Delvin seizes land from his estranged son in law William ButlerIrelandsource

Disasters & Accidents

  • The Jewish community is expelled from Erfurt (Germany); their houses are sold, and the synagogue turned into an arsenal.source

Culture & Society

  • January 24 – Matthias Corvinus becomes king of Hungary, at age 14.source
  • March 25 – The Loveday is staged in London, by which Henry VI of England attempts to unite the warring factions who have triggered the Wars of the Roses.source
  • 25 March – The Love Day is staged in London, by which Henry VI of England attempts to unite the warring factions who have triggered the Wars of the RosesEnglandsource
  • April 19 – In Bohemia, a group of Silesian princes and city rulers form an alliance against the new King, George of Podebrady. Within a year, the resistance is dropped and the Silesian princes pay homage to King George.source
  • July 15 – Magdalen College, Oxford, is founded.source
  • 15 July – foundation of Magdalen College, Oxford.Englandsource
  • December 26 – François II becomes the new Duke of Brittany upon the death of his uncle Arthur de Richemont.source
  • Magdalen College was founded in the University of Oxford, England.source
  • Rowland FitzEustace, 1st Baron Portlester marries Joan, widow of Christopher Lord KilleenIrelandsource

Births

  • February 15 – Ivan the Young, Ruler of Tver (died 1490)source
  • April 9 – Camilla Battista da Varano, Italian saint (died 1524)source
  • April 13 – John II, Duke of Cleves (died 1521)source
  • May 2 – Eleanor of Viseu, Portuguese princess and later Queen of Portugal (died 1525)source
  • July 28 – Jacopo Sannazaro, Italian poet (died 1530)source
  • August 18 – Lorenzo Pucci, Italian Catholic cardinal (died 1531)source
  • October 3 – Saint Casimir, Prince of Poland and Duke of Lithuania (died 1484)source
  • October 16 – Adolph II, Prince of Anhalt-Köthen, German prince (died 1526)source
  • December 25 – Amago Tsunehisa, Japanese warlord (died 1541)source
  • Thomas Docwra, Grand Prior of the English Knights Hospitaller (died 1527)source
  • Jacob Obrecht, Dutch composer (died 1505)source
  • Thomas Docwra, Grand Prior of the English Knights Hospitaller (died 1527)Englandsource
  • Richard Grey, half brother of Edward V of England (died 1483)Englandsource
  • Catherine Woodville, Duchess of Buckingham, noblewoman (died 1497)Englandsource

Deaths

  • January 17 – Louis I, Landgrave of Hesse, Landgrave of Hesse (1413–1458) (born 1402)source
  • February 20 – Lazar Branković, Despot of Serbiasource
  • March 25 – Íñigo López de Mendoza, 1st Marquis of Santillana, Spanish poet (born 1398)source
  • April 11 – Helena Palaiologina, Queen of Cyprus (born 1428)source
  • May 6 – At Bidar in India, the Sultan of Bahmani, dies after a reign of 22 years and is succeeded by his son, Humayun Shah Zalim Bahmani.source
  • June 27 – King Alfonso V of Aragon (born 1396)source
  • June 27 – Alfonso V of Aragon, King of Aragon in Spain since 1416 and King of Naples in Italy since 1442, dies at his home at the Castel dell'Ovo in Naples. By prior arrangement with his family, Alfonso is succeeded as King of Naples by his son, Fernando, popularly known in Naples as "Ferrante". At the same time, Alfonso's brother Juan, King of Navarre and King of Sicily, becomes the new King of Aragon.source
  • August 6 – Pope Callixtus III dies after a reign of slightly more than three years.source
  • August 6 – Pope Callixtus III (born 1378)source
  • September 7 – Maria of Castile, Queen of Aragon, Queen consort of Aragon and Naples (born 1401)source
  • December 26 – Arthur III, Duke of Brittany (born 1393)source
  • 26 December – Arthur III, Duke of Brittany, ruler of Brittany (born 1393)Francesource
  • date unknown – Isabelle Romée, mother of Joan of Arcsource
  • Thomas Rempston, soldier (unknown year of birth)Englandsource
  • Thomas de Courtenay, Earl of Devon, nobleman (born 1414)Englandsource
  • Calbhach Ó Conchobhair Failghe (Calvach O'Connor Faly), chief of Uíbh FhailgheIrelandsource