1484
Innocent VIII Issues Witch Bull
The pope's Summis desiderantes affectibus authorized the Dominican inquisitors Kramer and Sprenger to investigate witchcraft in German lands.
Columbus Petitions Portuguese Court
The Genoese navigator presented his audacious plan for a westward sea route to Asia to King Joao II of Portugal.
Botticelli Paints Mars and Venus
Sandro Botticelli produced a languid, dreamlike panel of the war god Mars asleep in post-coital exhaustion while Venus watches with alert, knowing eyes…
Sixtus IV Dies in Rome
The Franciscan pope who had commissioned the Sistine Chapel and orchestrated the Pazzi Conspiracy died of gout.
Richard III Holds First Parliament
The English parliament passed the Titulus Regius formally recognizing Richard III's claim based on the alleged illegitimacy of his nephews.
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What happened in the year 1484?
Saeculum lists 5 events from 1484. The most significant is Innocent VIII Issues Witch Bull: The pope's Summis desiderantes affectibus authorized the Dominican inquisitors Kramer and Sprenger to investigate witchcraft in German lands.
What era was 1484 part of?
1484 falls within the Late Middle Ages (1301-1500). Plague, papal schism, and the seeds of nation-states.
Which regions saw notable events in 1484?
The events from 1484 span Europe.