1460 – 1470s

Events in the 1460s 5

• 1460 – 1512 Antoine Brumel French Renaissance composer Antoine Brumel was a French composer known for his masses and motets. His twelve-voice Missa Et ecce terrae motus is one of the most spectacular works of the Renaissance.
• 1460 – 1518 Pierre de La Rue Franco-Flemish Renaissance composer Pierre de La Rue was a leading composer of the Burgundian and Habsburg courts whose masses and motets show great contrapuntal mastery and expressive depth.
• 1467 – 1615 Sengoku — the Warring States age A century of civil war among rival daimyo The Sengoku ("Warring States") period was the most violent age in Japanese history, as feudal lords (daimyo) fought ceaselessly for territory and power. From this chaos rose three great unifiers — Oda Nobunaga, Toyotomi Hideyoshi and Tokugawa Ieyasu — who step by step reunited the country.
• 1468 – 1529 Juan del Encina Spanish Renaissance composer and playwright Juan del Encina was a Spanish poet, playwright and composer whose villancicos helped establish Spanish secular music. He is considered the father of Spanish drama.
• 1469 – 1527 Niccolo Machiavelli Political philosopher Machiavelli wrote The Prince, a groundbreaking political treatise analyzing power, leadership, and statecraft.