Year by year · 15th century

1460

1460 in world history: 2 events, 2 births, 5 deaths, 1 state founded and 1 that came to an end. 918 recorded states existed that year.

Events

  1. 30 December

    Richard, Duke of York, is killed at Wakefield

    Lancastrian forces defeated and killed Richard, Duke of York, near Wakefield. His son Edward avenged him at Towton three months later and took the throne as Edward IV.

  2. Treaty

    Treaty of Ribe

    The Treaty of Ribe, issued on 5 March 1460, was the charter by which the estates of Schleswig and Holstein elected King Christian I of Denmark as duke of Schleswig and count of Holstein after the Schauenburg line of Holstein-Rendsburg died out.

ProfileState830 states with a known seat in 1460Open the atlas at 1460 →

Born in 1460 2

Died in 1460 5

States founded 1

States that came to an end 1

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