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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 1459CLAY, CERAMIC, AND REFRACTORY MINERALS, NOT ELSEWHERE CLASSIFIED This category covers establishments primarily engaged in mining, milling, or otherwise preparing clay, ceramic, or refractory (heat-resistant) minerals, not elsewhere classified. Establishments producing clay in conjunction
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...
Fugger Family
Encyclopedia entry from: Europe, 1450 to 1789: Encyclopedia of the Early Modern World ...x2013; 1506), and Jakob (later known as "the Rich"; 1459 – 1525) pursued his business. So great was their...x2013; 1493; ruled 1440 – 1493) and Maximilian I (1459 – 1519; ruled 1493 – 1519), he received...
Josquin des Prez
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...spelling of his name was conjectural. If the Milanese archives from 1459 to 1472 that refer to the "biscantor" (singer) "Juschino...The earliest report about Josquin is an archival document of 1459 from Milan Cathedral, where he was employed as a singer. He...
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...
Jakob Fugger
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography Jakob Fugger Jakob Fugger (1459-1525) was one of Renaissance Europe's wealthiest citizens. His...in mining and trade. At the time of Fugger's birth on March 6, 1459, his family was already one of the most prominent in Augsburg, Bavaria...
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
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...
Germany, Idea of
Encyclopedia entry from: Europe, 1450 to 1789: Encyclopedia of the Early Modern World ...was Gian Francesco Poggio Bracciolini's (1380 – 1459) discovery at Hersfeld Abbey of a unique manuscript of Tacitus...this interest included such leading humanists as Conrad Celtis (1459 – 1508) and Jakob Wimpheling (1450 – 1528...

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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...
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...
Behaim, Martin
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography Behaim, Martin also known as Martin of Bohemia ( b . Nuremberg, Germany, 1459; d . Lisbon, Portugal, 29 July 1507), geography The mercantile interests of Behaim ’ s family extended from Venice...
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...
Henry VI
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church ...when Henry fell into a depressive stupor in 1453, York became Protector. Relations between them deteriorated into civil war in 1459, and Henry was taken prisoner. On being freed, he lived as an exile in Scotland, but in 1465 he was captured, imprisoned...
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...
Habsburg
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History ...beginning the family's rule over Austria. Habsburg domination of Europe resulted from the shrewd marriage policy of Maximilian I (1459–1519), whose own marriage gained The Netherlands, Luxembourg, and Burgundy and that of his son, Philip, which...
Stanley, Thomas, 1st earl of Derby
Book article from: A Dictionary of British History Stanley, Thomas, 1st earl of Derby ( c. 1435–1504). Thomas Stanley succeeded his father in 1459 as Baron Stanley. He served as steward to Edward IV and then to Richard III, who gave him the Garter. But his second wife...
Northampton, battle of
Book article from: A Dictionary of British History Northampton, battle of, 1460. The Yorkist leadership fled abroad after its ignominious flight from Ludford Bridge in 1459, but returned in the summer of 1460. On 10 July Warwick and the future Edward IV encountered Henry VI's army just south of...

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Old CG-1459 ends glorious career of mercy missions
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 9/20/1989; ; 514 words ; CG-1459, a U.S. Coast Guard helicopter involved...victim, in part, to the computer age. CG-1459 had its moments of glory, not all of them...Mackinac Island race were carried by CG-1459 from near Waukegan to the Cook County Hospital...
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Beyond the Written Word: Preaching and Theology in the Florence of Archbishop Antoninus 1427-1459.(Review)
Magazine article from: Renaissance Quarterly; 9/22/1999; ; 700+ words ; ...88222-4378-1 St. Antoninus (Antonino Pierozzi, 1389-1459), an acolyte of the fiery Observant Dominican preacher Giovanni Dominici, who became a powerful archbishop of Florence (1446-1459) and one of Renaissance Italy's leading reformers and moralists...
Niklaus Schatzmann. Verdorrende Baume und Brote wie Kuhfladen: Hexenprozesse in der Leventina 1431-1459 und die Anfange der Hexenverfolgung auf der Alpensudseite.(Book review)
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Beyond the Written Word: Preaching and Theology in the Florence of Archbishop Antoninus 1427-1459
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[1459] Withdrawal of TD, Draft TDs and 3 Product Rulings.
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1459 Sunday 23 September
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 9/23/2009; 251 words ; Yorkists and Lancastrians meet on Blore Heath The Battle of Blore Heath, the first major battle of the War of the Roses, took place in Staffordshire between the Earl of Salisburys Yorkists and Lord Audleys Lancastrians. About 3,000 men died, around 2,000 of them Lancastrians, including Lord Audley
[1459] Tax Office to appeal decision on GST and security deposits.
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