Editing 1446 (section)

=== January&ndash;December ===
* [[March 6]] &ndash; The Battle of Ragaz marks the last military conflict of the Old Zurich War between the [[Swiss Confederacy]] and the [[Habsburgs]]. 1,200 Confederates defeat the Austrian army, commanded by Hans von Rechberg and Wolfhard V. von Brandis, the Habsburg bailiff of Feldkirch. Among other things, the banners of the lords of Brandis are lost to the confederates and later transferred to the church in Sarnen. According to contemporary accounts, around 900 men from the Habsburg army and around 100 men from the Swiss army fell in the battle.<ref name=:0>Peter Niederhäuser, Christian Sieber: Ein «Bruderkrieg» macht Geschichte 2006</ref>
* [[June 6]] &ndash; [[John Hunyadi]] is proclaimed regent, bestowing the title "governor" upon him. His election is primarily promoted by the lesser nobility, but Hunyadi has by this time become one of the richest barons of the kingdom. His domains cover an area exceeding 800,000 hectares (2,000,000 acres).<ref>Mureşanu, Camil (2001). John Hunyadi: Defender of Christendom. The Center for Romanian Studies. ISBN 973-9432-18-2, 127-128.</ref> Hunyadi is one of the few contemporaneous barons who has spent a significant part of their revenues to finance the wars against the Ottomans, thus bearing a large share of the cost of fighting for many years.<ref>Makkai, László (1994). "The Three Nations of Transylvania (1360–1526)". In Köpeczi, Béla; Barta, Gábor; Bóna, István; Makkai, László; Szász, Zoltán; Borus, Judit (eds.). History of Transylvania. Akadémiai Kiadó. pp. 178–243. ISBN 963-05-6703-2.</ref>
* [[June 12]]  &ndash; An  armistice between [[Duchy of Austria]] and the [[Swiss Confederation]] comes into force.<ref name=":0" />
* [[June 21]] &ndash; [[Lidköping]] gets its [[charter]], and thus qualifies as one of the now defunct [[Cities of Sweden]].
* [[August]]  &ndash;  [[Christopher of Bavaria]] undertakes a fruitless military campaign against Gotland to end [[Eric of Pomerania]]'s piracy.<ref name=:1>http://www.guteinfo.com/?id=2811, read on 2023-06-26 (Swedish)</ref><ref>[https://runeberg.org/nfbp/0215.html] on 2023-06-26 (Swedish)</ref>
* [[August 24]] &ndash; After many years of fruitless negotiations between [[Christopher of Bavaria]] and [[Eric of Pomerania]], a Swedish war march to [[Gotland]] is launched in the early summer of 1446. King Christopher comes with a force to the island and on an open field in [[Västergarn]] with crossbowmen at gunpoint behind each monarch's back; regular peace negotiations take place.<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://sok.riksarkivet.se/Sbl/Presentation.aspx?id=15392|title=Erik av Pommern|publisher=Svenskt biografiskt lexikon|access-date=1 June 2018}}</ref>
* [[September 27]] &ndash; [[Battle of Otonetë]]: [[Skanderbeg]] defeats the [[Ottoman Turks|Ottomans]].<ref>{{cite book|title=Albanische Forschungen|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-lppAAAAMAAJ|year=1964|publisher=O. Harrassowitz|isbn=978-3-87828-106-1|page=110|language=de}}</ref><ref>Francione, Gennaro (2006) [2003]. Aliaj, Donika (ed.). Skënderbeu, një hero modern : (Hero multimedial) [Skanderbeg, a modern hero (Hero multimedia)] (in Albanian). Translated by Tasim Aliaj. Tiranë, Albania: Shtëpia botuese "Naim Frashëri". ISBN 99927-38-75-8.</ref>
* Before [[October]] &ndash; [[Ottoman dynasty|Sultan]] [[Mehmed II]] of the [[Ottoman Empire]] is forced to abdicate, in favor of his father [[Murad II]], by the [[Janissaries]].<ref>Erhan Afyoncu, (2009), Truvanın İntikamı (ISBN 978-605-4052-11-0), p. 2, (In Turkish)</ref>
* [[October 9]] &ndash; The [[hangul]] alphabet is proclaimed in [[Korea]], by King [[Sejong the Great]]. The ''[[Hunmin Jeongeum]]'', published during the year, is considered the start of this brand new scientific writing system.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1971/10/10/archives/abc-isnt-simple-as-abc-in-korea-alphabet-on-525th-birthday-both.html "A.B.C. Isn't Simple as A.B.C. in Korea— Alphabet on 525th Birthday, Both Hailed and Assailed"], ''The New York Times'', October 10, 1971, p. 8</ref>
* [[October]] &ndash; [[Murad II]] invades Attica, forcing [[Constantine XI]] to return [[Thebes, Greece|Thebes]] to the duchy of Athens,<ref>Nicol, Donald M. (1992). The Immortal Emperor: The Life and Legend of Constantine Palaiologos, Last Emperor of the Romans. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-511-58369-8.</ref> and remove the tribute imposed in [[1444]]. [[Murad II]] imposes his own tribute.
* [[December 10]] &ndash; After hesitating for several weeks, Sultan [[Murad II]], of the [[Ottoman Empire]], destroys the [[Hexamilion wall]], in an assault that includes [[cannon]]s. Murad and the Ottoman governor of [[Thessaly]], [[Turakhan Beg]], ravage the [[Peloponnese]] Peninsula at will, with the Sultan devastating the northern shore, while [[Glarentza]] and Turakhan raid in the interior. The [[Despotate of the Morea]] is turned into an Ottoman [[vassal]] state.<ref>{{citation |title=The Papacy and the Levant (1204–1571), Volume II: The Fifteenth Century |last=Setton |first=Kenneth M. |year=1978 |publisher=DIANE Publishing |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0Sz2VYI0l1IC |isbn=0-87169-127-2 | pages = 96–97}}</ref>