1449
Today, 1449 is a topic of great relevance that has captured the attention of various people around the world. Interest in 1449 has been increasing, as its impact covers multiple aspects of daily life. In this article, we will explore in detail the different facets related to 1449, from its origin and evolution to its influence on today's society. In addition, we will examine the implications and consequences that 1449 has in different areas, as well as the future perspectives that are envisioned around this phenomenon. Without a doubt, 1449 is a topic that deserves our attention and analysis, so it is relevant to delve into its complexity to understand its true scope.
 | This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. (August 2019) |
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| Gregorian calendar | 1449 MCDXLIX |
| Ab urbe condita | 2202 |
| Armenian calendar | 898 ԹՎ ՊՂԸ |
| Assyrian calendar | 6199 |
| Balinese saka calendar | 1370–1371 |
| Bengali calendar | 855–856 |
| Berber calendar | 2399 |
| English Regnal year | 27 Hen. 6 – 28 Hen. 6 |
| Buddhist calendar | 1993 |
| Burmese calendar | 811 |
| Byzantine calendar | 6957–6958 |
| Chinese calendar | 戊辰年 (Earth Dragon) 4146 or 3939 — to — 己巳年 (Earth Snake) 4147 or 3940 |
| Coptic calendar | 1165–1166 |
| Discordian calendar | 2615 |
| Ethiopian calendar | 1441–1442 |
| Hebrew calendar | 5209–5210 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | 1505–1506 |
| - Shaka Samvat | 1370–1371 |
| - Kali Yuga | 4549–4550 |
| Holocene calendar | 11449 |
| Igbo calendar | 449–450 |
| Iranian calendar | 827–828 |
| Islamic calendar | 852–853 |
| Japanese calendar | Bun'an 6 / Hōtoku 1 (宝徳元年) |
| Javanese calendar | 1364–1365 |
| Julian calendar | 1449 MCDXLIX |
| Korean calendar | 3782 |
| Minguo calendar | 463 before ROC 民前463年 |
| Nanakshahi calendar | −19 |
| Thai solar calendar | 1991–1992 |
| Tibetan calendar | 阳土龙年 (male Earth-Dragon) 1575 or 1194 or 422 — to — 阴土蛇年 (female Earth-Snake) 1576 or 1195 or 423 |
Year 1449 (MCDXLIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar.
Events
January–December
- January 6 – Constantine XI Palaiologos is crowned Byzantine Emperor at Mistra; he will be the last in a line of rulers that can be traced to the founding of Rome.
- February – Alexăndrel seizes the throne of Moldavia, with the support of the boyars.
- March 24 – Hundred Years' War: English forces capture Fougères in Brittany.[1]
- April 7 – The last Antipope, Felix V, abdicates.
- April 19 – Pope Nicholas V is elected by the Council of Basel.[2]
- April 25 – The Council of Basel dissolves itself.
- May – An English privateering fleet led by Robert Wennington challenges ships of the Hanseatic League.[3]
- May 14 – Second Siege of Sfetigrad (1449): The Albanian garrison surrenders and the Ottomans seize the fortress.
- May 20 – Battle of Alfarrobeira: King Afonso V of Portugal defeats the forces of Peter, Duke of Coimbra.
- July – Hundred Years' War: The French invade Normandy.[1]
- August 13 – First Margrave War: Margrave Albrecht takes Lichtenau Fortress from Nuremberg.
- September 1 – Battle of Tumu Fortress: The Oirat Mongols defeat the Ming dynasty army, and capture the Zhengtong Emperor of China; the latter is officially deposed, while his brother ascends as the Jingtai Emperor the next year.
- October – Bogdan II of Moldavia enters the country with troops from John Hunyadi, and takes the throne after Alexăndrel flees.
- October 29 – The French recapture Rouen from the English.[1]
Births
- January 1 – Lorenzo de' Medici, Italian statesman (d. 1492)[4]
- January 17 – Osanna of Mantua, Italian Dominican tertiary (d. 1505)
- February 7 – Adriana of Nassau-Siegen, consort of Count Philip I of Hanau-Münzenberg (d. 1477)
- April 27 – Asakura Ujikage, 8th head of the Asakura clan of Japan (d. 1486)
- August 10 – Bona of Savoy, Duchess of Savoy (d. 1503)
- September 20 – Philipp I, Count of Hanau-Münzenberg, German noble (d. 1500)
- October 21 – George Plantagenet, 1st Duke of Clarence, brother of Edward IV of England and Richard III of England (d. 1478)
- November 11 – Catherine of Poděbrady, Hungarian Queen (d. 1464)
- November 14 – Sidonie of Poděbrady, Bohemian princess, duchess consort of Saxony (d. 1510)
- December 6 – Dorotea Gonzaga, Italian noble (d. 1467)
- date unknown
- Aldus Manutius, Italian printer
- Archibald Douglas, 5th Earl of Angus (d. 1513)
- Axayacatl, Aztec ruler of Tenochtitlan (d. 1481)[5]
- Domenico Gagini, Italian sculptor (d. 1492)
- Domenico Ghirlandaio, Italian artist (d. 1494)
- Magnus Hundt, German physician and theologian (d. 1519)
- Margaret of Thuringia, Electress consort of Brandenburg (d. 1501)
- probable
- Ilham Ghali khan of Kazan Khanate, (d. 1490)
- Srimanta Sankardeva, Assamese scholar and religious figure (d. c. 1568)
- Mandukhai Khatun, Mongolian queen
Deaths
- January 4 – Cecilia of Brandenburg, Duchess of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (b. c.1405)
- January 21 – Giovanni Berardi, Archbishop of Taranto (b. 1380)
- February 2 – Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani, Islamic scholar (b. 1372)
- March – Dolce dell'Anguillara, Italian condottiero (b. 1401)
- May – Alexander of Islay, Earl of Ross, Lord of the Isles
- May 20 (at the Battle of Alfarrobeira)
- June 1 – Polissena Sforza, Lady of Rimini (b. 1428)[6]
- August 13 – Louis IV, Elector Palatine (b. 1424)
- October 27 – Ulugh Beg, Timurid ruler and astronomer (b. 1394)[7]
- October 31 – Elisabeth of Brandenburg, Duchess of Brzeg-Legnica and Cieszyn, German princess (b. 1403)
- November 19 – Kunigunde of Sternberg, first spouse of the King George of Podebrady (b. 1425)
- December 24 – Walter Bower, Scottish chronicler (b. 1385)[8]
References
- ^ a b c Palmer, Alan; Palmer, Veronica (1992). The Chronology of British History. London: Century Ltd. pp. 123–125. ISBN 0-7126-5616-2.
- ^ Leonard von Matt; Hans Kühner (1963). The Popes: Papal History in Picture and Word. Universe Books. p. 128.
- ^ Sobecki, Sebastian I. (2008). The Sea and Medieval English Literature. Cambridge: D.S. Brewer. p. 155. ISBN 9781846155918.
- ^ Edith Carpenter (1893). Lorenzo De' Medici. G.P. Putnam's sons. p. 11.
- ^ "Axayácatl, "El de la máscara de agua" (1469-1481)" [Axayácatl,, "He with the Water Mask"]. Arqueologia Mexicana (in Spanish). July 6, 2016. Retrieved June 6, 2019.
- ^ Jones, P.J. (1974). The Malatesta of Rimini and the Papal State. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. pp. 201–202. ISBN 0-521-20042-3.
- ^ Sainik Samachar: The Pictorial Weekly of the Armed Forces. Director of Public Relations, Ministry of Defence. 1990. p. 20.
- ^ University of Oxford (1885). Register of the University of Oxford, 1449 (-1622). ed. by C.W. Boase (A. Clark). 2 vols. [in 5 pt.]. p. 168.