1470 in France

Events from the year 1470 in France

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Incumbents

• King of France – Louis XI^[1]
• Duke of Burgundy - Charles the Bold
• Duke of Brittany - Francis II

Events

January-December

• April: After the Yorkist victory at the Battle of Losecoat Field, the Earl of Warwick and Duke of Clarence land at Calais. Despite being Captain of Calais, Warwick was refused access to the stronghold and was subsequently forced to flee to Honfleur.^[2]
• 22 July: In the Angers Agreement, Louis XI reconciles the Earl of Warwick and Margaret of Anjou. Both agree to restore Henry VI to the English throne.^[3]
• 13 August: An invasion force under the Earl of Warwick and Duke of Clarence leaves Angers, sailing for England.^[4]

Date Unknown

• Johann Heynlin and Guillaume Fichet privately establish the first printing press at the Sorbonne University.^[5] They print Gasparino Barzizza's Epistolarum Liber, the first book printed in France.

Births

Charles VIII, King of France 1483–1498

• 30 June – Charles VIII of France (died 1498)^[6]

Full date missing

• Estienne de La Roche, mathematician (died 1530)
• Francis, Count of Vendôme, prince (died 1495)
• Guillaume de Marcillat, painter and stained glass artist (died 1529)
• Jacques de La Palice, nobleman (died 1525)

Deaths

Full date missing

• Richard Olivier de Longueil, bishop (born 1406)
• Guigone de Salins (born 1403)

See also

References

1. Hourihane, Colum (2012). The Grove Encyclopedia of Medieval Art and Architecture. Oxford University Press. p. 226. ISBN 978-0-19-539536-5. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
2. "Angers Agreement, July 1470". History of War. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
3. "Angers Agreement". Academic Dictionaries and Encyclopedias. Retrieved 2023-11-18.
4. "Clarence and Warwick's Invasion of 1470 | Schoolshistory.org.uk". 2020-08-13. Retrieved 2023-11-18.
5. "Heynlin & Fichet Establish the First Press in France : History of Information". www.historyofinformation.com. Retrieved 2023-11-18.
6. Blangstrup, Chr., ed. (1922). "Karl VIII, Konge af Frankrig". Salmonsens Konversationsleksikon (in Danish). Vol. 13 (2 ed.). Copenhagen: J.H. Schultz Forlagsboghandel. Retrieved 5 October 2015.