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Year 1457 (MCDLVII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar.
Events
January–December
- February 11 – After years of captivity and absence from the Ming throne, the Zhengtong Emperor of China is reinstated, as the Tianshun Emperor.
- February 24 – Charles VIII of Sweden is declared deposed. The Archbishop of Sweden, Jöns Bengtsson Oxenstierna, and statesman Erik Axelsson Tott become co-regents of Sweden. The throne is then offered to Christian I of Denmark and Norway.
- March 6 – King James II of Scotland decrees that ". . . ye futebawe and ye golf be uterly cryt done and not usyt . . ", the first historical mention of the game of golf.
- April 12 – Ştefan cel Mare secures the throne of Moldavia, which he retains for the next 47 years.
- June 23 – Christian I is elected king of Sweden, ending the war between Sweden and Denmark and restoring the Kalmar Union.
- June 29 – The Dutch city of Dordrecht is devastated by fire.[1]
- August 14 – The Mainz Psalter, the second major book printed with movable type in the West, the first to be wholly finished mechanically (including colour), and the first to carry a printed date, is printed for the Elector of Mainz.
- September 2 – Battle of Ujëbardha: One of Skanderbeg's most important victories is won against the Ottoman army, in the open field.
Date unknown
- Albrechts University is founded at Freiburg im Breisgau.
- Edo Castle is built by Ōta Dōkan in modern-day Tokyo.
Births
- January 18 – Antonio Trivulzio, seniore, Roman Catholic cardinal (d. 1508)
- January 28 – King Henry VII of England (d. 1509)[2]
- February 2 – Peter Martyr d'Anghiera, Italo-Spanish historian and diplomat (d. 1526)
- February 13 – Mary of Burgundy, sovereign duchess regnant of Burgundy, married to Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1482)
- August 20 – Seongjong of Joseon, King of Joseon (d. 1494)
- September 21 – Hedwig Jagiellon, Duchess of Bavaria, Polish princess (d. 1502)
- November 16 – Beatrice of Naples, Hungarian queen (d. 1508)
- date unknown – Richard Grey, English knight, half brother of Edward V (executed 1483)
- probable
- Sebastian Brant, German humanist and satirist (d. 1521)[3]
- Filippino Lippi, Florentine painter (d. 1504)[4]
- Jacob Obrecht, Dutch composer (d. 1505)
- Thomas West, 8th Baron De La Warr (d. 1525)
Deaths
- March 14 – Jingtai Emperor of China (b. 1428)
- March 16 – László Hunyadi, Hungarian statesman and warrior (b. 1433)[5]
- May 22 – Saint Rita of Cascia, Italian saint (b. 1381)
- August 1 – Lorenzo Valla, Italian humanist
- August 19 – Andrea del Castagno, Italian painter (b. 1421)
- September 12 – Gabriele Sforza, Archbishop of Milan (b. 1423)[6]
- September 14 – Countess Palatine Margaret of Mosbach, countess consort of Hanau (b. 1432)
- September 22 – Peter II, Duke of Brittany (b. 1418)
- November 3 – Ludwig II, Count of Württemberg-Urach, German noble (b. 1439)
- November 23 – King Ladislaus Posthumus of Bohemia and Hungary (b. 1440)
- December 24 – Danjong of Joseon, King of Joseon (b. 1441)
- date unknown
- Abul-Qasim Babur Mirza, ruler of Khurasan (b. 1422)
- Bartolomeu Perestrello, Portuguese navigator and explorer (b. 1395)
References
- ^ "Building". Vrienden van de Grote Kerk Dordrecht. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
- ^ Roger Lockyer; Andrew Thrush (September 19, 2014). Henry VII. Routledge. p. 7. ISBN 978-1-317-89432-2.
- ^ Clayton J. Drees (2001). The Late Medieval Age of Crisis and Renewal, 1300-1500: A Biographical Dictionary. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 68. ISBN 978-0-313-30588-7.
- ^ Lucia Corrain (2008). The Art of the Renaissance. The Oliver Press, Inc. p. 17. ISBN 978-1-934545-04-1.
- ^ Zsigmond M¢ricz (January 1, 1995). Be Faithful Unto Death. Central European University Press. p. 305. ISBN 978-1-85866-060-8.
- ^ O. J. Schnaubelt; Joseph C. Schnaubelt; Frederick Van Fleteren (1999). Augustine in Iconography: History and Legend. P. Lang. p. 339. ISBN 978-0-8204-2291-6.