1459

Centuries: 14th century - 15th century - 16th century

Decades: 1400s 1410s 1420s 1430s 1440s - 1450s - 1460s 1470s 1480s 1490s 1500s

Years: 1454 1455 1456 1457 1458 - 1459 - 1460 1461 1462 1463 1464

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Events

• September 3 - Battle of Blore Heath[?]. Yorkists under the Earl of Salisbury[?] defeat a Lancastrian force.
• October 12 - Due to the advance of a royal force on his fortress of Ludlow, The Duke of York flees to Ireland, while his ally Warwick goes to Calais

Births

• March 22 - Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor

Deaths

• October 10 - Gianfrancesco Poggio Bracciolini (humanist)