1499

1499 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar.

January 8 - Louis XII of France marries Anne of Brittany due to law set by his predecessor, Charles VIII
July 22 - Battle of Dornach - The Swiss decisively defeat the Imperial army of Emperor Maximilian I.
July 28 - First Battle of Lepanto - The Turkish navy wins a decisive victory over the Venetians.
September 22 - Treaty of Basel. Maximilian is forced to grant the Swiss de facto independence.
November 23 - Pretender to the throne Perkin Warbeck is hanged for reportedly attempting to escape from the Tower of London. In 1497 he invaded England claiming to be the lost son of King Edward IV of England.
November 28 - Edward, Earl of Warwick is executed for reportedly attempting to escape from the Tower of London. He was the last male member of the House of York.
The French under Louis XII seize Milan, driving out Duke Ludovico Sforza.
Lake Maracaibo is discovered.

October 1 - Marsilio Ficino, Italian philosopher (born 1433)
November 23 - Perkin Warbeck, Flemish imposter
November 28 - Edward, Earl of Warwick, last male member of the English House of York (born 1475)
Alessio Baldovinetti, Florentine painter (born 1427)
John Cabot, Italian explorer (born c. 1450)
Johann Cicero, Elector of Brandenburg (born 1455)
Rennyo, leader of the Ikko sect of Buddhism (born 1415)

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