Editing 1491

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{{C15 year in topic}}Year '''1491''' ('''[[Roman numerals|MCDXCI]]''') was a [[common year starting on Saturday]] of the [[Julian calendar]].

== Events ==
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=== January&ndash;December ===
* [[January 2]] &ndash; [[Alain I of Albret]] signs the Treaty of Moulins with [[Charles VIII of France]].
* [[March]] &ndash; The [[French–Breton War]] resumes.
* [[March 19]]−[[March 20|20]] &ndash; Alain I of Albret captures the [[Château des ducs de Bretagne]] for the French.
* [[April 23]] 
** [[Granada War|Granada is besieged]] by the [[Catholic Monarchs of Spain]]. 
**[[Santa Fe, Granada]] is founded. 
* [[May]] &ndash; The [[Ottoman–Mamluk War (1485–1491)]] between the [[Ottoman Empire]] and the [[Egypt]]ian [[Mamluk]]s ends.
* [[May 3]] &ndash; The ruler of the [[Kingdom of Kongo]], Nkuwu Nzinga, is baptised by [[Portuguese Empire|Portuguese]] missionaries, adopting the baptismal name of [[João I of Kongo|João I]].
* [[May 8]] &ndash; A solar eclipse takes place over [[Metz]].<ref>{{Cite book |first1=Jean |last1=Aubrion |first2=Pierre |last2=Aubrion |title=Journal de Jehan Aubrion, bourgeois de Metz |publisher=F. Blanc |year=1857 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lQhXAAAAMAAJ}}</ref>
* [[June 27]] &ndash; [[Louis XII of France|Louis of Orléans]] is released by Charles VIII of France after three years of imprisonment.
* [[September]] &ndash; [[Battle of Vrpile]] Gulch in southern [[Croatia]]: Forces of the [[Ottoman Empire]] are defeated by those of the [[Croatia in the union with Hungary|Kingdom of Croatia]].
* [[November]] &ndash; The pretender [[Perkin Warbeck]] begins a campaign to take the [[English throne]], with a landing in Ireland.<ref name=CBH>{{cite book|last=Palmer|first=Alan|last2=Palmer |first2=Veronica|year=1992|title=The Chronology of British History|publisher=Century Ltd|location=London|pages=135–138|isbn=0-7126-5616-2}}</ref>
* [[November 7]] &ndash; [[Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor]] and King [[Vladislaus II of Bohemia and Hungary]] sign the [[Peace of Pressburg (1491)|Peace of Pressburg]], formally ending the [[Austrian–Hungarian War (1477–88)]].
* [[November 16]] &ndash; An ''[[auto-da-fé]]'' held in Brasero de la Dehesa (outside [[Ávila, Spain|Ávila]]) concludes the case of the [[Holy Child of La Guardia]], with the execution of several Jewish and [[converso]] suspects.
* [[November 25]] &ndash; ''[[Reconquista]]'': The [[Granada War]] is effectively brought to an end (and the Siege of Granada extended for two months) with the signing of the [[Treaty of Granada]] between the [[Catholic Monarchs]] of Spain and the Moorish [[Emirate of Granada]].
* [[December 6]] &ndash; King [[Charles VIII of France]] marries [[Anne of Brittany]], forcing her to break her marriage contract with [[Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor]], thus incorporating [[Brittany]] into the kingdom of France.<ref>{{cite book|author=Robert Jean Knecht|title=The Valois: Kings of France, 1328-1589|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-vILAQAAMAAJ|year=2004|publisher=Hambledon and London|isbn=978-1-85285-420-1|page=92}}</ref>
* [[December 21]] &ndash; The Truce of Coldstream secures a five-year peace between [[Kingdom of Scotland|Scotland]] and [[Kingdom of England|England]].<ref name=CBH/>

=== Date unknown ===
* In the [[Ayutthaya Kingdom]] the reign of [[Ramathibodi II]] begins.
* The population of [[China]] reaches 56.238 million.<ref>{{Cite book |first1=Denis |last1=Crispin Twitchett |first2=Frederick |last2=W. Mote |first3=John |last3=King Fairbank |title=The Cambridge History of China |publisher=Cambridge University Press |year=1998 |isbn=9780521243339 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tVhvh6ibLJcC&pg=PA14}}</ref>
* The [[Bread and Cheese Revolt]] breaks out in [[West Friesland (region)|West Frisia]], [[North Holland]], caused by a famine among the peasants due to bad weather conditions.
* A major fire breaks out in [[Dresden]].
* In the Russian territory of Komi (the modern-day [[Komi Republic]]), annexed by Russia in [[1478]], [[copper]] and [[silver]] ores are discovered, and the territory gains importance as a [[mining]] and metallurgical center.
* [[Nicolaus Copernicus]] enters the [[University of Kraków]]</onlyinclude>

== Births ==
* [[January 30]] &ndash; [[Francesco Sforza (il Duchetto)|Francesco Sforza]], Italian noble (d. [[1512]])
* [[March 25]] &ndash; [[Marie d'Albret, Countess of Rethel]], French nobility (d. [[1549]])
* [[May 10]] &ndash; [[Suzanne, Duchess of Bourbon]] (d. [[1521]])
* [[June 28]] &ndash; [[Henry VIII of England]] (d. [[1547]])<ref>{{cite web |title=Henry VIII {{!}} Biography, Wives, & Facts |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Henry-VIII-king-of-England |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=10 April 2019 |language=en}}</ref>
* [[August 3]] &ndash; [[Maria of Jülich-Berg]], spouse of John III, Duke of Cleves (d. [[1543]])
* [[August 10]] &ndash; [[Queen Janggyeong (Joseon)|Queen Janggyeong]], Korean royal consort (d. [[1515]])
* [[August 25]] &ndash; [[Innocenzo Cybo]], Catholic cardinal (d. [[1550]])
* [[October 6]] &ndash; [[Francis de Bourbon, Count of St. Pol]], French noble (d. [[1545]])
* c. [[October 23]] &ndash; [[Ignatius of Loyola]], Spanish founder of the Society of Jesus, a Roman Catholic religious order (d. [[1556]])
* [[October 26]] &ndash; [[Zhengde Emperor]] of China (d. [[1521]])
* [[November 8]] &ndash; [[Teofilo Folengo]], Italian poet (d. [[1544]])
* [[November 11]] &ndash; [[Martin Bucer]], German Protestant reformer (d. [[1551]])
* [[December 13]] &ndash; [[Martín de Azpilcueta]], Spanish theologian and economist (d. [[1586]])
* [[December 31]] &ndash; [[Jacques Cartier]], French explorer (d. [[1557]])<ref>{{cite book|author=Alan Gordon|title=The Hero and the Historians: Historiography and the Uses of Jacques Cartier|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fYFSAAAAQBAJ&pg=PA2|year=2010|publisher=UBC Press|isbn=978-0-7748-1743-1|pages=2}}</ref>
* ''date unknown''
** [[Lapulapu]], Filipino king (d. [[1542]])
** [[Azai Sukemasa]], Japanese samurai and warlord (d. [[1546]])
** [[Isabella Losa]], Spanish scholar  (d. [[1564]])
* ''probable''
** [[George Blaurock]], Swiss founder of Anabaptism (d. [[1529]])
** [[Antonio Pigafetta]], Italian explorer (d. [[1534]])

== Deaths ==
* [[January 19]] &ndash; [[Dorothea of Brandenburg, Duchess of Mecklenburg]] (b. [[1420]])
* [[February 15]] &ndash; [[Ashikaga Yoshimi]], brother of Shōgun Ashikaga Yoshimasa (b. [[1439]])
* [[February 19]] &ndash; [[Enno I, Count of East Frisia]] (1466–1491) (b. [[1460]])
* [[March 6]] &ndash; [[Richard Woodville, 3rd Earl Rivers]]
* [[March 31]] &ndash; [[Bonaventura Tornielli]], Italian Roman Catholic priest (b. [[1411]])
* [[May 14]] &ndash; [[Filippo Strozzi the Elder]], Italian banker (b. [[1428]])
* [[July 13]] &ndash; [[Afonso, Prince of Portugal]] (b. [[1475]])
* [[July 16]] &ndash; [[William Herbert, 2nd Earl of Pembroke]], English earl (b. [[1451]])
* [[October 5]] &ndash; [[Jean Balue]], French cardinal and statesman (b. c. [[1421]])
* [[October 12]] &ndash; [[Fritz Herlen]], German artist (b. [[1449]])
* [[November 16]] &ndash; [[Holy Child of La Guardia]], Spanish [[folk saint]] (b. n/a) 
* [[December 28]] &ndash; [[Bertoldo di Giovanni]], Italian sculptor (b. c. [[1435]])
* ''date unknown'' &ndash; [[Anne of Orléans, Abbess of Fontevraud]]  (b. [[1464]])
* ''date unknown'' &ndash; [[Musa ibn Abi al-Ghassan]], knight of Granada
* ''probable''
** [[February 9]] (according to the Libro dei Morti) &ndash; [[Antonia di Paolo di Dono]], Italian artist and daughter of [[Paolo di Dono]]

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