Timeline June 1458

Events in June 1458 3

• 1396 – 1458 Alfonso V of Aragon (1396-1458) Died 27 June 1458, aged 62 Known as "the Magnanimous," he ruled Aragon, Sicily, Sardinia, and conquered Naples, making his court in Naples a leading center of Renaissance patronage. His death triggered the division of his Mediterranean territories among rival heirs.
• 1458 Ottoman forces capture the Acropolis of Athens The last Frankish stronghold in Athens falls to Mehmed II In June 1458, after a short siege, the Florentine garrison holding the Acropolis surrendered to the Ottoman sultan Mehmed II, who reportedly toured the ancient citadel and ordered its monuments preserved. The capture ended centuries of Latin rule over Athens.
• 1458 Death of Alfonso V splits the Aragonese realms Naples and Aragon separate after a shared reign of three decades When Alfonso V of Aragon died on 27 June 1458, his Mediterranean empire was divided: his brother John II inherited Aragon, Sicily, and Sardinia, while his illegitimate son Ferdinand I took the throne of Naples. The split ended a personal union that had joined the Iberian and Italian crowns since 1442.