Curated category
1450s births
- Lady Margaret ButlerKilkenny Castle in County Kilkenny, Ireland, served as the birthplace of Lady Margaret Butler around 1454. She entered the world as the daughter and…
- Filippino LippiFilippino Lippi was born in 1457 at Prato, Tuscany. He entered the world as the illegitimate son of Lucrezia Buti and Fra Filippo Lippi.
- William WarhamWilliam Warham was the son of Robert Warham, a tenant farmer from Malshanger in Hampshire. He studied at Winchester College before moving to New College…
- Hieronymus BoschJheronimus van Aken was born in the town of 's-Hertogenbosch, which locals simply called Den Bosch. His family roots stretched back to Nijmegen and Aachen…
- Richard EmpsonRichard Empson was born about 1450 in Northamptonshire. His father Peter Empson held property at Towcester and Easton Neston.
- Simonetta VespucciSimonetta Cattaneo entered the world around 1453 within the Republic of Genoa. Her birthplace remains uncertain, though possibilities include the city itself…
- Jean MoutonJean de Hollingue, known as Jean Mouton, was born around 1459 in the village of Haut-Wignes near Boulogne-sur-Mer. Records from his early life remain scarce…