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The World During Their Reign
The most notable rulers who held power elsewhere at the same time, from European courts to Ottoman, Mughal, and Chinese thrones.
Charles VII of France
France
1422–1461
Henry VI of England
England
1422–1461; 1470–1471
Afonso V of Portugal
Portugal
1438–1481
Mehmed II
Ottoman Empire
1444–1446; 1451–1481
Pope Nicholas V
Papacy
1447–1455
Alfonso V of Aragon
Spain
1416–1458
James II of Scotland
Scotland
1437–1460
Emperor Go-Hanazono
Japan
1428–1464
Ashikaga Yoshimasa
Japan (Shogunate)
1449–1474
Karl Knutsson
Sweden
1448–1457; 1464–1465
Murad II
Ottoman Empire
1421–1444; 1446–1451
Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor
Holy Roman Empire
1452–1493
Constantine XI Palaiologos
Rome
1449–1453
Pope Callixtus III
Papacy
1455–1458
Meanwhile in history
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