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Events on Tuesday 8 September 1468 2
1417 – 1468Sejo of Joseon (1417-1468)Died 8 September 1468, aged 50Sejo 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.
1468Betrothal treaty pledges Orkney and Shetland to ScotlandDenmark offers the islands as dowry collateralKing 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.