15th Century in Roman Numerals
15th century
XV
fifteenth
1401 (MCDI) – 1500 (MD)
How it's written in English
English writes the ordinal in figures, 15th century, or in words, the fifteenth century. The Roman form XV is what Spanish, French and Italian use: siglo XV, XVᵉ siècle, XV secolo. Source: en.wikipedia.org
In other languages
| Language | How it's written | Source |
|---|---|---|
| English | 15th century | — |
| Spanish | siglo XV | rae.es |
| Portuguese | século XV | pt.wikipedia.org |
| German | 15. Jahrhundert | duden.de |
| French | XVe siècle | vitrinelinguistique.oqlf.gouv.qc.ca |
| Italian | XV secolo | it.wikipedia.org |
| Indonesian | abad ke-15 | lmsspada.kemdikbud.go.id |
| Polish | XV wiek | zpe.gov.pl |
| Dutch | 15e eeuw | onzetaal.nl |
| Turkish | 15. yüzyıl | tdk.gov.tr |
| Romanian | secolul al XV-lea | dexonline.ro |
| Japanese | 15世紀 | ja.wikipedia.org |
When does the 15th century start and end?
With no year zero, the 1st century ran from 1 to 100, so the 15th runs from 1401 to 1500. In everyday use, people also call 1400–1499 the 15th century. Source: en.wikipedia.org
Which century is a year?
1450 is in century XV Open
Decades of the 15th century
| Year | Roman numerals |
|---|---|
| 1401 | MCDI |
| 1410 | MCDX |
| 1420 | MCDXX |
| 1430 | MCDXXX |
| 1440 | MCDXL |
| 1450 | MCDL |
| 1460 | MCDLX |
| 1470 | MCDLXX |
| 1480 | MCDLXXX |
| 1490 | MCDXC |
| 1500 | MD |
Other centuries
Common questions
What years are in the 15th century?
1401 to 1500 (MCDI to MD).
Is 1500 in the 15th or the 16th century?
In the 15th: it is the last year of century XV. The 16th century starts in 1501 (MDI).
What number is century XV?
15: XV is the 15th century.