1484
| 1484 • Pope Innocent VIII issues the Papal bull Summis desiderantes affectibus giving the inquisition a mission to hunt heretics and witches in Germany, led by Heinrich Kramer and Jacob Sprenger. |
1504
Age: 20y
marriageJohn Hygebed II Edlesborough, Bucks, England ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1504 • In Florence, Leonardo da Vinci and Machiavelli become involved in a scheme to divert the Arno River, cutting the water supply to Pisa to force its surrender: Colombino, the project foreman, fails to follow da Vinci’s design, and the project is a major failure. |
1505
Age: 21y
birth of childJohn Hygebed III Dagnall, Edlesborough, England ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1505 • Portuguese under Dom Lourenço d'Almeida reach Colombo, Sri Lanka, and send envoys to King of Kotte; they also reach the Comoros. |