1481

Centuries: 14th century - 15th century - 16th century

Decades: 1430s 1440s 1450s 1460s 1470s - 1480s - 1490s 1500s 1510s 1520s 1530s

Years: 1476 1477 1478 1479 1480 - 1481 - 1482 1483 1484 1485 1486

• Anjou was reverted to the French crown.
• Change of King of Denmark and Norway from Christian I (1448-1481) to John (1481-1513)
• Change of emperor of the Ottoman Empire from Mehmed II (the Conqueror) (1451-1481) to Beyazid II (1481-1512)
• Change of Patriarch Maximus III[?] (1476-1481) to Symeon I[?] (1466, 1471-1474, 1481-1486)
• Fire destroyed the roof and the spires of the Cathedral of Notre Dame at Reims
• Tizoc, the Aztec ruler of the city of Tenochtitlan, rose to power
• Famous Aztec Calendar Stone or "Sun Stone" carved
• The Spanish Inquisition began (until 1820)
• Treaty of Tordesillas - The papal Bull Aeterni regis had granted all land south of the Canaries to Portugal.

Births

• July 1 - King Christian III of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden

Deaths

• Alphonso V of Portugal
• Duke Charles IV of Anjou[?], titular King of Naples
• Jean Fouquet[?], French painter