1499 deaths

Italian philosopher and Catholic priest (1433–1499)

Italian painter (1425-1499)

Italian writer

Elector of Brandenburg (1455–1499)

Imposter-pretender to the throne of England

Venetian noble, merchant and diplomat

Portuguese explorer

English Earl

Palatine of the Kingdom of Hungary

Duchess of Savoy

Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire from 1498 to 1499

French cardinal

Rennyo (, 1415–1499) was a descendant of Shinran and the 8th head priest of the Hongan-ji branch of Jōdo Shinshū, a major Japanese Buddhist tradition. He is known for his tireless preaching of the Shin teaching and is credited with transforming the Honganji into a major religious organization. According to Dobbins, during Rennyo's tenure, Hongan-ji temple "emerged as the premier institution of the school, and the Shinshū itself burgeoned into one of Japan's largest and most powerful schools of Buddhism." Shinshū Buddhists often refer to him as the restorer of the sect ( in Japanese). He was al

ninth ruler of the Timurid dynasty in Transoxiana

French governess (1436–1499)

Portuguese explorer

queen; Korean royal consort

Spanish explorer

Swiss noble

Early Netherlandish painter (1480-1499)

Moroccan sufi

Italian condottiero

Serbian noble

Spanish jurist

Italian philosopher

German artist (c.1450-1499)

English Earl

Italian painter (1440–1499)

English knight, illegitimate son of Richard III

politician and leader of the Grisons (-1499)

Jewish writer and polyhistor