Major Events
- Jan 5 Battle of Nancy: Swiss Confederacy led by René II decisively defeats the Duchy of Burgundy, 7,000+ killed including the Duke of Burgundy Charles the Bold
- Nov 18 First English dated printed book "Dictes & Sayengis of the Phylosophers" by William Caxton at his press in London
- Dec 11 Duchess Maria of Burgundy ends the 'Great Privilege' in states of The Netherlands
Born in 1477
- Jan 14 Hermann of Wied, German Catholic archbishop (d. 1552)
- Jan 16 Johannes Schöner, German polymath, astronomer and cartographer (Schöner globes), born in Karlstadt am Main, Lower Franconia, Bavaria (d. 1547)
- Jan 25 Anna of Brittany, Duchess of Brittany and the only woman to be Queen consort of France twice to Charles VIII (1491-98), and Louis XII (1499-1514), born in Nantes, France (d. 1514)
- Mar 20 Jerome Emser, German theologian (d. 1527)
Charles the BoldMore 1477 Deaths
Articles About 1477
Battle of Nancy
The corpse of Charles the Bold, Duke of Burgundy, is discovered after the Battle of NancyJanuary 4
Diamond That Says I Love You
When Maximilian, Archduke of Austria, presented his young wife with a diamond ring he began a tradition that has lasted for five and a half centuries.August 19
Famous Weddings in 1477
- Aug 16 Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor, weds Mary of Burgundy, the heiress to the Duchy of Burgundy in Ghent, Belgium
Leonardo da Vinci
Louis XI