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Year 1453 was a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar, the 1453rd year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 453rd year of the 2nd millennium, the 53rd year of the 15th century, and the 4th year of the 1450s decade.
1453 1453 Fall of Constantinople Ottoman Empire Byzantine Empire Republic of Genoa: 1453 1454 Morea revolt of 1453–1454: Despotate of the Morea: Peasants 1453 1454 Percy–Neville feud: House of Neville: House of Percy: 1454 1466 Thirteen Years' War (1454–66) Prussian Confederation. Kingdom of Poland. Teutonic State: 1454 1519 Flower war ...
At the end of March 1453, emperor Constantine XI ordered a census of districts to record how many able-bodied men were in the city and whatever weapons each possessed for defense. George Sphrantzes, the faithful chancellor of the last emperor, recorded that "in spite of the great size of our city, our defenders amounted to 4,773 Greeks, as well ...
1453: The Battle of Castillon is the last engagement of the Hundred Years' War and the first battle in European history where cannons were a major factor in deciding the battle. 1453: Reign of Rajasawardhana ends. [11] 1454–1466: After defeating the Teutonic Knights in the Thirteen Years' War, Poland annexes Royal Prussia.
1453 - Constantinople falls to the Muslim Ottoman Turks who make it their capital. An Islamic service of thanksgiving is held in the church of Saint Sophia [18] 1453 Fall of Constantinople, overrun by Ottoman Empire; 1455 - With the bull Romanus Pontifex the patronage of missions in new countries behind Cape Bojador is given to the Portuguese.
Byzantine image depicting Jesus as Christ pantocrator. 4 BC: Nativity of Jesus.According to the Gospel of Luke, his birth occurred in the town of Bethlehem during the reigns of King Herod the Great of Judaea and the Roman Emperor Augustus, and he was the son of the Virgin Mary, who conceived him by the power of the Holy Spirit.
1453. January 9 – Stefano Porcari, Italian nobleman and humanist politician [86] February 13 – Sayf al-Din Jaqmaq, Egyptian Mamluk sultan [13] May 29.
January 7 – Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy, marries Isabella of Portugal.; January 10 – Philip the Good founds the Order of the Golden Fleece.; March 29 – The Ottoman Empire, under Murad II, captures Thessalonica after an eight-year siege.