1447

Events

• March 6 - Nicholas V becomes Pope.
• Vlad II Dracul, ruler of Wallachia and his eldest son Mircea are assassinated. Vladislav II succeeds him with the assistance of John Hunyadi.
• Izasa Ienao founds Tenshin Shoden Katori Shinto Ryu, the earliest historically verifiable Japanese koryu martial art that is still extant today.

Births

Deaths

• February 23 - Pope Eugenius IV
• Vlad II Dracul, ruler of Wallachia.
• Mircea, eldest son of the ruler of Wallachia.