Alternative names: John Wells, John (John ) de WELLES 1st Viscount, Viscount John Welles, Sir Lord John 1st Viscount of Welles Knight of The Garter Welles, John DeWelles Knight of th Garter
He was born in the year 1450 in Welle, Lincolnshire, England.Source 3
Alternative: He was born in the year 1436 in Essex, England.
Alternative: He was born in the year 1436 in Welle, Lincolnshire, England.
January 8 » Louis XII of France marries Anne of Brittany in accordance with a law set by his predecessor, Charles VIII.
May 19 » Catherine of Aragon is married by proxy to Arthur, Prince of Wales. Catherine is 13 and Arthur is 12.
July 22 » Battle of Dornach: The Swiss decisively defeat the army of Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor.
November 5 » Publication of the Catholicon, written in 1464 by Jehan Lagadeuc in Tréguier; this is the first Breton dictionary as well as the first French dictionary.
November 23 » Pretender to the throne Perkin Warbeck is hanged for reportedly attempting to escape from the Tower of London. He had invaded England in 1497, claiming to be the lost son of King Edward IV of England.
December 18 » A rebellion breaks out in Alpujarras in response to the forced conversions of Muslims in Spain.
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