1453
| 1453 • Partial lunar eclipse. |
1471
Age: 18y
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propertyWattlesborough, Shropshire, England ⇓ Wattlesborough Castle was given to the Leighton family in 1471. It was kept by them until 1711. The picture is of Wattlesborough Tower. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1471 • Emperor Le Thanh Tong captures the Champa Capital, establishing new regions in middle Vietnam. |
about
Age: 22y
1475
Age: 22y
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birth of childWilliam Leighton The date is an estimate. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1475 • The Treaty of Picquigny ends the brief war between France and England. |
1495
Age: 42y
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occupationSheriff of Shropshire. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1495 • Battle of Fornovo: The French army under King Charles secures its retreat from Italy, by defeating a combined Milanese-Venetian force under Giovanni Francesco Gonzaga, Marquis of Mantua. |
1501
Age: 48y
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PartitionIn 1501 a partition was made of the estates of Sir John Burgh and his wife Jane Clopton between their four coheirs, including Thomas Leighton, the son of John Leighton and Ankaret his wife, mother of the daughters who had also predeccased him. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1501 • Amerigo Vespucci maps the two stars Alpha Centauri and Beta Centauri, as well as the stars of the constellation Crux, which are below the horizon in Europe. |
1519
Age: 66y
| 1519 • Martin Luther joins the debate regarding papal authority against Johann Eck at Leipzig. |