Necrology 1478
This is a list of famous people who died in 1478 . The entries are made alphabetically within the individual data. Animals can be found in the necrology for animals .
January
| Day | Surname | Profession known as | Age | receipt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6th January | Uzun Hasan | Turkmen rulers | ||
| 6th January | Jean VIII de Bourbon, comte de Vendôme | Count of Vendôme |
February
| Day | Surname | Profession known as | Age | receipt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 1st | Cristoforo della Rovere | Italian cardinal of the Catholic Church | 43 | |
| February 18 | George Plantagenet, 1st Duke of Clarence | Son of Richard Plantagenet, 3rd Duke of York, Prince of England | 28 | |
| 19th of February | Marco Zoppo | Italian painter, probably sculptor |
March
| Day | Surname | Profession known as | Age | receipt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19th March | Friedrich II. | Prince of Lüneburg |
April
| Day | Surname | Profession known as | Age | receipt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 6th | Katharina Moriggi | Italian Catholic Hermit and Blessed | ||
| April 13th | Günther Zainer | German printer of the incunable period | ||
| April 14th | Ulrich Schwarz | Councilor and city caretaker in Augsburg | ||
| 26th of April | Giuliano di Piero de 'Medici | Florentine politician; Co-regent of his brother Lorenzo il Magnifico (1449–1492) | 25th | |
| 26th of April | Francesco de 'Pazzi | Italian nobleman | ||
| 26th of April | Francesco Salviati | Archbishop of Pisa and Pazzi conspirator |
May
| Day | Surname | Profession known as | Age | receipt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 6th | Andrea Vendramin | Doge of Venice | ||
| May 20th | Regula by Lichtenthal | Nun in the Cistercian convent Lichtenthal |
June
| Day | Surname | Profession known as | Age | receipt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 12 | Luigi III. Gonzaga | Margrave of Mantua (1444–1478) | 66 | |
| June 16 | Přemysl II. | Duke of Opava |
July
| Day | Surname | Profession known as | Age | receipt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 18th | Michael Apostolios | Byzantine scholar | ||
| 24th July | Giovanni Battista Mellini | Bishop of Urbino and Cardinal of the Roman Church | 73 |
August
| Day | Surname | Profession known as | Age | receipt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 1st | Matthias von Rammung | German bishop | ||
| 4th of August | Schwickart the younger of Sickingen | Bailiff of the Electoral Palatinate Office Bretten | ||
| August 23 | Johannes Pullois | Franco-Flemish composer and singer | ||
| August 28th | Donato Acciaiuoli | Italian philologist | 49 | |
| August 28th | Jolande of France | Regent of Savoy | 43 |
September
| Day | Surname | Profession known as | Age | receipt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 1 | Markus of Baden | Margrave of Baden |
October
| Day | Surname | Profession known as | Age | receipt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 17th | Ruprecht von Pfalz-Simmern | Bishop of Strasbourg (1440–1478) | ||
| October 25 | Katarina Kosača-Kotromanić | last Bosnian queen | ||
| 8th Rajab ( October 2-14 ) |
Otman Baba | Islamic dervish |
November
| Day | Surname | Profession known as | Age | receipt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 8th | Ba'eda Mariam | Negus Negest (Emperor) of Ethiopia (1468–1478) |
December
| Day | Surname | Profession known as | Age | receipt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12th of December | Johannes Mentelin | German printer and bookseller | ||
| December 17th | Wartislaw X. | Duke of Pomerania-Wolgast | ||
| 20th of December | Johann V. von Venningen | Bishop of Basel | ||
| December 29th | John Pilkington | English knight |
Date unknown
| Day | Surname | Profession known as | Age | receipt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dietrich VI. from Limburg-Broich | Count of Limburg | |||
| Hans Fränkli | Swiss master furrier and politician | |||
| Diether von Gemmingen | Baden country steward with possession Heimsheim, Steinegg, Tiefenbronn, Friolzheim, Löningen and Mühlhausen | |||
| Georg Gmünder | Swiss Mayor | |||
| Lorenz Grove | German sculptor, ore and gunsmith | |||
| Weiprecht III. from Helmstatt | Imperial Knight and Vogt | |||
| Konrad Möller | Merchant and councilor of the Hanseatic city of Lübeck | |||
| Penchen Sangpo Trashi | Clergyman of the Gelug school of Tibetan Buddhism; Founder of Gangchen Monastery in Sakya |