| January 5 | Battle at Nancy, Burgundy vs Switzerland, 7000+ killed |
| April 21 | Maximilian of Habsburg marries Maria of Bourgondie at proxy |
| August 19 | Burgundy and acquires Burgundian possessions in the Netherlands and France |
| August 19 | Maximilian I, son of Holy Roman Emperor Frederick III, weds Mary of |
| November 18 | 1st English printed book "Dictes and Sayengis of the Phylosophers" |
| December 11 | Duchess Maria van Bourgondie ends Great Privilegie |