Year by year · 15th century

1449

1449 in world history: 9 events, 2 births and 4 deaths. 902 recorded states existed that year.

Events

  1. 7 April

    Antipope Felix V renounces his claim to the papacy

    Felix V, the former Duke Amadeus VIII of Savoy, renounced his claim to the papacy, ending the reign of the last antipope. The Council of Basel had elected him in 1439, after he had retired to a hermitage.

    Amadeus VIII, Duke of SavoyPapacy

  2. 1 September

    The Oirat Mongols capture the Ming emperor at Tumu

    Under the influence of the eunuch Wang Zhen, the Ming emperor Zhengtong led his army against the Oirat Mongols and was defeated and captured at Tumu fortress. The court enthroned his brother as the Jingtai Emperor and held Beijing.

    Tumu Crisis

  3. 28 October

    Christian I is crowned king of Denmark

    Christian I, elected king of Denmark in 1448 and the first king of the House of Oldenburg, was crowned in Copenhagen Cathedral. He later became king of Norway and, briefly, Sweden, and founded the University of Copenhagen in 1479.

    Christian I of Denmark
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In the profiles

  • Ming EmpireThe Oirat Mongols capture the Zhengtong Emperor at Tumu
  • Timurid EmpireUlugh Beg is put to death at the instigation of his own son

Wars and longer events

Born in 1449 2

Died in 1449 4

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