What happened in 1485?
Battle of Bosworth Field, Treaty of Leipzig and Ottoman–Mamluk War — among 35 events recorded in 1485. A further event is dated only to the wider period.
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Wars & Conflicts 8
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Battle of Bosworth Field
1485 last significant battle of the Wars of the Roses
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Ottoman–Mamluk War
1485–1491 war between the Egyptian Sultanate and the Ottoman Empire
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Polish-Ottoman War of 1485–1503
Military conflict
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Siege of Vienna
1485 siege of the Austrian–Hungarian War
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Battle of Cătlăbuga
1485 battle
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Battle of Moclín
1485 battle
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Battle of Malatya
1485 battle between the Ottoman Empire and the Egyptian Mamluk Sultanate
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Adana campaign
1485 Egyptian military campaign
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Politics & Government 1
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Treaty of Leipzig
1485 treaty dividing the Wettin lands of Saxony
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People 10
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tangtong gyalpo died
Tibetan lama
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Hernán Cortés born
Born in Medellín. Spanish conquistador.
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Thomas Cromwell born
Born in Putney. English statesman and politician (1485–1540).
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Matteo Bandello born
Born in Castelnuovo Scrivia. Italian writer.
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Turgut Reis born
Born in Bodrum. Ottoman corsair, naval commander, and governor (1485–1565).
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Giovanni Battista Ramusio born
Born in Treviso. Venetian geographer and writer (1485-1557).
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Beatus Rhenanus born
Born in Sélestat. German humanist, religious reformer, classical scholar and book collector (1485–1547).
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Richard III of England died
Died in Bosworth Field site. King of England from 1483 to 1485.
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Bernardo Clesio born
Born in Cles. Catholic cardinal.
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Johannes Dantiscus born
Born in Gdańsk. 16th-century bishop and author.
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Religion & Belief Systems 6
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Karamanli Mosque in Vushtrri
Building in Kosovo
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Maria Santissima Avvocata sopra Maiori
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St. Michael (Buchendorf)
Building in Upper Bavaria, Germany
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Krypetsky Monastery
Russian Orthodox monastery near Pskov, Russia
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Church of the Deposition from the Borodava
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Dorfkirche Reichstädt
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Social Movements & Revolutions 1
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Mad War
Late Medieval conflict between a coalition of feudal lords and the French monarchy
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Architecture & Engineering 4
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Santo Stefano, Belluno
Church building in Belluno, Italy
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St Peter's Church, Sudbury
Church in Sudbury, Suffolk, England, UK
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Church of All Saints
Church in Batley, West Yorkshire, England, UK
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Piccolomini Castle
Castle in Capestrano, Italy
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Empires & Countries 5
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Taungoo dynasty founded
Taungoo dynasty was founded, with its capital at Bago.
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Principality of Tver dissolved
Principality of Tver ceased to exist, having been centered at Tver.
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Angoche Sultanate founded
Angoche Sultanate was founded.
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Duchy of Gandía founded
Duchy of Gandía was founded, with its capital at Gandia.
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Albertine Duchy of Saxony (1485-1547) founded
Albertine Duchy of Saxony (1485-1547) was founded, with its capital at Dresden.
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Dated to the wider period
Wikidata records this entry only to a century, decade or millennium rather than to a specific year. It is listed here because 1485 is where that broader date falls, not because it is known to have happened in 1485.
1480s 1
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Moscow Kremlin Wall
Defensive wall that surrounds the Moscow Kremlin
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