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Lorenzo di Credi
Lorenzo di Credi , 1459-1537, Florentine painter. He spent his early years in the workshop of Verrocchio, whom he assisted in the painting of an altarpiece at the Cathedral of Pistoia. He was strongly influenced by his fellow pupil Leonardo da Vinci, whose works he copied devotedly. Examples of his ... Read more
Wiener Neustadt
Wiener Neustadt , city (1991 pop. 35,134), Lower Austria province, E Austria. It is an industrial and rail center. Manufactures include locomotives, heavy machinery, and textiles. Founded in 1192, Wiener Neustadt was the birthplace of Emperor Maximilian I (1459-1519). The city was severely damaged i... Read more
Adrian VI
Adrian VI 1459-1523, pope (1522-23), a Netherlander (b. Utrecht) named Adrian Florensz; successor of Leo X. He taught at Louvain and was tutor of the young prince, later Holy Roman Emperor Charles V . This was a time when Roman life was extravagant, papal expenditures on worldly objects were lavis... Read more
Martin Behaim
Martin Behaim , b. 1436? or 1459?, d. 1506?, German traveler and cosmographer. He studied (possibly under Regiomontanus) astronomy, navigation, and mathematics. He went to Portugal as a merchant c.1480, and in 1486, he went to Fayal in the Azores. He is believed to have developed an astrolabe and ot... Read more
Giovanni Battista Cima
Giovanni Battista Cima , c.1459-c.1517, Venetian painter, called Cima da Conegliano. Influenced by Giovanni Bellini and Antonello da Messina, he created many fine altarpieces in the best tradition of Venetian coloring and landscape. Many of his paintings have remained in Venice. There are notable al... Read more
Josquin Desprez
Josquin Desprez , c.1440-1521, Flemish composer, b. Hainaut, regarded by his contemporaries as the greatest of his age. Luther spoke highly of Desprez, who may have instructed Erasmus in music. He was in Milan from 1459 to 1479, and he sang in the papal choir intermittently from 1486 to 1494. After ... Read more
Holstein
Holstein former duchy, N central Germany, the part of Schleswig-Holstein S of the Eider River. Kiel and Rendsburg were the chief cities. For a description of Holstein and for its history after 1814, see Schleswig-Holstein . For a time part of the duchy of Saxony, Holstein was created (1111) a coun... Read more
Thomas Stanley Derby, 1st earl of
Thomas Stanley Derby, 1st earl of där´bē , 1435?-1504, English nobleman. During the Wars of the Roses, Stanley was ostensibly a supporter of the Lancastrian Henry VI, but he had Yorkist sympathies, having married Eleanor, sister of the Yorkist Richard Neville, earl of Warwick. In th... Read more
Sir John Fastolf
Sir John Fastolf , 1378?-1459, English soldier. He won distinction for his long service in the latter part of the Hundred Years War. He was knighted some time prior to 1418 for service at Agincourt (1415) and in other engagements, acted as governor of Anjou and Maine (1423-26), and was made (1426) a... Read more
Benozzo Gozzoli
Benozzo Gozzoli , 1420-97, Florentine painter, whose real name was Benozzo di Lese. He was apprenticed to Fra Angelico, first in Florence and later in Rome. Becoming independent in 1449, he chose to stay in Montefalco for a few years. There he created an altarpiece of a Madonna and Child with Saint... Read more

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Maximilian I (Holy Roman Empire) (1459–1519; Ruled 1493–1519)
Encyclopedia entry from: Europe, 1450 to 1789: Encyclopedia of the Early Modern World MAXIMILIAN I (HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE) (1459 – 1519; ruled 1493 – 1519) MAXIMILIAN I (HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE) (1459 – 1519; ruled 1493 –...1455). Maximilian was born on 22 March 1459 in his parents' residence city of Wiener...
SIC 1459 Clay, Ceramic, and Refractory Minerals, Not Elsewhere Classified
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of American Industries SIC 1459 CLAY, CERAMIC, AND REFRACTORY MINERALS, NOT ELSEWHERE CLASSIFIED This category covers establishments primarily engaged in mining...
York, Richard Plantagenet, duke of
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to Irish History ...the liberty of Meath and chief governor 1449–50, 1459–60. Descended on both sides from Edward III (through...the strength of the support York won in Ireland was proved in 1459, when he took refuge there after fleeing on 12 October from...
Maximilian I
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography Maximilian I Maximilian I (1459-1519), Holy Roman emperor from 1493 to 1519, began the restoration...1957-1970). Additional Sources Benecke, Gerhard, Maximilian I (1459-1519): an analytical biography, London; Boston: Routledge...
Census
Encyclopedia entry from: Europe, 1450 to 1789: Encyclopedia of the Early Modern World ...began in Siena in 1381, in Florence in 1450, and in Bologna in 1459, whereas parish registers do not survive before the mid- to...for example in Nuremberg (1449), N ö rdlingen (1459), and Strasbourg (1473), although these were not followed...
Martin Behaim
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography Martin Behaim Martin Behaim (1459?-1507) fashioned a globe depicting the known world in 1492. In...Merchant Martin Behaim was born in Nuremberg, Germany, sometime around 1459. In his youth, it is believed that he studied mathematics with the...
Illegitimacy
Encyclopedia entry from: West's Encyclopedia of American Law ...ruling in Trimble v. Gordon, 430 U.S. 762, 97 S. Ct. 1459, 52 L. Ed. 2d 31 (1977), Claud Johnson could not have made...will. In Trimble v. Gordon , 430 U.S. 762, 97 S. Ct. 1459, 52 L. Ed. 2d 31 (1977), the Supreme
Blore Heath, battle of
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to British History Blore Heath, battle of, 1459. Warwick's father, the earl of Salisbury , supported the duke of York in 1459 when he rebelled against Henry VI. He marched from Yorkshire to join York, who was in Wales, near Ludlow. Royalist forces mustered...
Mar, John Stewart, earl of
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to British History Mar, John Stewart, earl of [S] ( c. 1459–80). Fourth son of James II, created earl of Mar 1459. Although a royal brother, Mar took almost no part in the affairs of state, and little is known of his life apart from his execution...
Dürer, Albrecht (1471–1528)
Encyclopedia entry from: Europe, 1450 to 1789: Encyclopedia of the Early Modern World ...x2013; 1530); the imperial poet laureate Conrad Celtis (1459 – 1508); the mathematicians Johannes Werner (1468...1463 – 1525), the Holy Roman emperor Maximilian I (1459 – 1519); Cardinal Albrecht of Brandenburg (1490...

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Prentice, Martin
Book article from: A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture Prentice, Martin ( fl. 1459–87). English carpenter. He worked at King's College Chapel, Cambridge (1459–62), and became Master-Carpenter there in 1480, when construction was resumed. He was responsible for...
Blore Heath, battle of
Book article from: A Dictionary of British History Blore Heath, battle of, 1459. Warwick's father, the earl of Salisbury , supported the duke of York in 1459 when he rebelled against Henry VI. He marched from Yorkshire to join York, who was in Wales, near Ludlow. Royalist forces mustered...
Roses, Wars of the
Book article from: A Dictionary of British History ...the 30‐year period. Nevertheless, especially in 1459–61 and 1469–71, there was considerable...his supporters in a successful rebellion against Henry VI. In 1459 they rebelled again, were at first defeated, but were victorious...
Mouton, Jean
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music Mouton, Jean ( b Holluigue, c. 1459; d St Quentin, 1522). Fr. composer. Served at courts of Louis XII and François I. Wrote at least 15 masses, over...
Vitruvius Pollio, Marcus
Book article from: A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture ...Although known and copied in manuscript form during the Middle Ages, from 1414, when Poggio Bracciolini (1380–1459) publicized the existence of the fine manuscript in the Abbey of St Gallen, Switzerland, De Architectura began to be taken...
Habsburg
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists ...until 1700 and in Austria until 1918, when the upheavals of the First World War brought the dynasty to an end. Maximilian I (1459–1519), who became emperor in 1493 and reigned until his death, was one of the most cultured rulers of his time...
Ludford Bridge, battle of
Book article from: A Dictionary of British History Ludford Bridge, battle of, 1459. After Salisbury's victory at Blore Heath , he marched to Ludlow to join his allies Warwick and York . Confronted by a large Lancastrian force, the Yorkist leaders fled, leaving their troops to surrender.
Salisbury, Richard Neville, 5th earl of
Book article from: A Dictionary of British History ...and his alliance with Richard of York . He was chancellor in York's first protectorate and fought with him at St Albans ; in 1459, at Blore Heath (Staffs.), he defeated royalist forces opposing his junction with York. Following the Yorkist collapse...
Antoninus, St
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church Antoninus, St (1389–1459), Abp. of Florence. He became a Dominican in 1404/5 and was among those who sought to restore the primitive observances and...
Hadrian VI
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church Hadrian VI (1459–1523), Pope from 1522. He was tutor to the future Charles V and from 1516 the virtual ruler of Spain. As Pope his...

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Beyond the Written Word: Preaching and Theology in the Florence of Archbishop Antoninus 1427-1459.(Review)
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