Year by year · 15th century

1495

1495 in world history: 5 events, 5 births, 3 deaths and 2 states founded. 912 recorded states existed that year.

Events

  1. 22 February

    Charles VIII of France enters Naples

    After a rapid march through Italy, the French king took Naples almost without a fight. A coalition of Italian states, Spain and the Emperor soon forced him out, but the Italian Wars had begun.

    Kingdom of NaplesItalian Wars

  2. 1 June

    Scottish exchequer records malt for 'aqua vitae'

    An entry in the Exchequer Rolls records malt given to Friar John Cor 'to make aqua vitae' for King James IV. It is the earliest known written reference to whisky distilling in Scotland.

    Scotland

  3. 28 June

    The French rout a Spanish and Neapolitan army at Seminara

    In the First Italian War, a French force of gendarmes and Swiss pikemen routed a larger Spanish and Neapolitan army at Seminara in Calabria. The defeat led to Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba's creation of the tercios.

    TercioGonzalo Fernández de Córdoba

  4. Event

    Diet of Worms (1495)

    The Diet of Worms of 1495, held under Maximilian I, launched the Imperial Reform of the Holy Roman Empire.

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In the profiles

Born in 1495 5

Died in 1495 3

States founded 2

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