Timeline September 1468

Events in September 1468 3

• 1417 – 1468 Sejo of Joseon (1417-1468) Died 8 September 1468, aged 50 Sejo seized the Korean throne from his nephew in 1453 and ruled as the seventh king of Joseon, strengthening royal authority and overseeing legal and administrative reforms. He abdicated in favor of his son Yejong the day before his death. His reign remains controversial for the coup that brought him to power.
• 1468 Betrothal treaty pledges Orkney and Shetland to Scotland Denmark offers the islands as dowry collateral King Christian I of Denmark-Norway signed a marriage treaty betrothing his daughter Margaret to King James III of Scotland, pledging the Orkney Islands as security for part of her dowry. Unable to raise the full payment, Denmark forfeited the islands, and Shetland was pledged the following year. The arrangement led to Scotland's permanent annexation of both archipelagos in 1472.
• 1468 Treaty of Los Toros de Guisando Henry IV of Castile recognizes Isabella as heir King Henry IV of Castile signed an agreement with rebellious nobles recognizing his half-sister Isabella as heir to the Castilian throne in place of his daughter Joanna. The pact was negotiated near the stone bull statues of Guisando in Avila province. It paved the way for Isabella's eventual accession and marriage to Ferdinand of Aragon.