Events from 1467

Medici bank develops holding company structure - separate partnerships in each city under central control, early corporate group

St. Nicholas of Flüe: Leaves family for hermitage (with wife's permission) - Vision of Christ as pilgrim tests his resolve - Begins 19-year fast - living only on Eucharist

Onin War begins in Kyoto, initiating Sengoku (Warring States) period of constant warfare