Explore 52 historical events from 1400–1409.
John de Vere, 12th Earl of Oxford, was the son of Richard de Vere, 11th Earl of Oxford, and his second wife, Alice Sergeaux (1386–1452). A Lancastrian loyalist during the latter pa…
John de Vere, 12th Earl of Oxford (died 1462)
John Wittlebury or Whittlebury was an English Member of Parliament.
John Wittlebury, English politician (born 1333)
Olivier V de Clisson, nicknamed "The Butcher", was a Breton soldier, the Constable of France, and the son of Olivier IV de Clisson. His father had been put to death by the French i…
Olivier de Clisson, French soldier (born 1326)
Baldus de Ubaldis was an Italian jurist, and a leading figure in Medieval Roman Law and the school of Postglossators.
Baldus de Ubaldis, Italian jurist (born 1327)
Philippe de Mézières, a French soldier and author, was born at the chateau of Mézières in Picardy.
Philippe de Mézières, French soldier and author (born 1327)
Nezahualcoyotl Acolmiztli, "Fasting Coyote" was tlatoani (king) of the Acolhua altepetl (city-state) of Texcoco from 1431 to his death in 1472, in pre-Columbian Mexico. He is noted…
Nezahualcoyotl, Acolhuan philosopher, warrior, poet and ruler (died 1472)
Katherine, Duchess of Lancaster was the third wife of John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster, the fourth son of King Edward III. From her earlier marriage, she is known as Katherine Swyn…
Katherine Swynford, widow of John of Gaunt
Thomas West, 1st Baron West was an English nobleman and member of parliament.
Thomas West, 1st Baron West, English nobleman (born 1335)
Aubrey de Vere, 10th Earl of Oxford was the third son of John de Vere, 7th Earl of Oxford and Maud de Badlesmere, daughter of Bartholomew de Badlesmere, 1st Lord Badlesmere.
Aubrey de Vere, 10th Earl of Oxford, English politician and nobleman (born c
Eleanor of Aragon was Queen of Portugal from 1433 to 1438 as the spouse of King Edward. After Edward's death, she served as regent in 1438-1440 for her son Afonso V. She was the da…
Eleanor of Aragon, Queen of Portugal (died 1445)
The Western Schism, also known as the Great Divide, the Great Occidental Schism, the Schism of 1378, or the Great Western Schism, was a split within the Catholic Church lasting fro…
Western Schism: The Roman Catholic Church is led into a double schism as Petros Philargos is crowned Pope Alexander V af
Blanche of England, also known as Blanche of Lancaster, was a member of the House of Lancaster, the daughter of King Henry IV of England by his first wife Mary de Bohun.
Blanche of England, sister of King Henry V (born 1392)
Martin I of Sicily, called the Younger, was King of Sicily from his marriage to Queen Maria in 1390 until his death in 1409.
Martin I, king of Sicily (born 1376)
The Council of Pisa was a controversial council held in 1409. It attempted to end the Western Schism by deposing both Benedict XIII (Avignon) and Gregory XII (Rome) for schism and …
The Council of Pisa elected Peter of Candia as Alexander V, becoming the third simultaneous claimant of the papacy durin
John de Vere, 12th Earl of Oxford, was the son of Richard de Vere, 11th Earl of Oxford, and his second wife, Alice Sergeaux (1386–1452). A Lancastrian loyalist during the latter pa…
John de Vere, 12th Earl of Oxford (died 1462)
Tallapaka Annamacharya, also known as Annamayya, was a Telugu composer and Hindu saint. Born in Thallapaka, he composed devotional songs known as saṁkīrtanas in praise of Venkatesw…
Annamacharya, Hindu saint (died 1503)
Taejo, personal name Yi Sŏnggye, later changed to Yi Tan, was the founder and first monarch of the Joseon dynasty of Korea. After overthrowing the Goryeo dynasty, he ascended to th…
Taejo of Joseon (born 1335)
Ashikaga Yoshimitsu was the third shōgun of the Ashikaga shogunate, ruling from 1368 to 1394 during the Muromachi period of Japan. Yoshimitsu was Ashikaga Yoshiakira's third son b…
Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, Japanese shōgun (born 1358)
The Ming invasion of Viet, known in Vietnam as the Ming–Đại Ngu War was a military campaign against the kingdom of Đại Ngu under the Hồ dynasty by the Ming dynasty of China. The ca…
Ming–Hồ War: Retired King Hồ Quý Ly and his son King Hồ Hán Thương of Hồ dynasty are captured by the Ming armies
Ulrich von Jungingen was the 26th Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights, serving from 1407 to 1410. His policy of confrontation with the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and the Kingdom of …
Ulrich von Jungingen becomes Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights
Olivier V de Clisson, nicknamed "The Butcher", was a Breton soldier, the Constable of France, and the son of Olivier IV de Clisson. His father had been put to death by the French i…
Olivier de Clisson, French soldier (born 1326)
The Ming dynasty, officially the Great Ming, was an imperial dynasty of China that ruled from 1368 to 1644, following the collapse of the Mongol-led Yuan dynasty. The Ming was the …
Ming forces conquered Đại Ngu in modern-day northern Vietnam, capturing Hồ dynasty emperor Hồ Quý Ly and bringing the co
Margrave William of Hachberg-Sausenberg was the ruling Margrave of Hachberg-Sausenberg, member of the branch of the House of Zähringen.
William, Margrave of Hachberg-Sausenberg (died 1482)
Coluccio Salutati was an Italian Renaissance humanist and notary, and one of the most important political and cultural leaders of Renaissance Florence; as chancellor of the Florent…
Coluccio Salutati, chancellor of Florence (born 1331)
William, known as William the Courteous, a member of the House of Habsburg and Wilhelm, was Duke of Austria from 1386. As head of the Leopoldian line, he ruled over the Inner Austr…
William, Duke of Austria
The Ming dynasty, officially the Great Ming, was an imperial dynasty of China that ruled from 1368 to 1644, following the collapse of the Mongol-led Yuan dynasty. The Ming was the …
Ming admiral Zheng He sets sail to explore the world for the first time.
Thomas West, 1st Baron West was an English nobleman and member of parliament.
Thomas West, 1st Baron West, English nobleman (born 1335)
Philippe de Mézières, a French soldier and author, was born at the chateau of Mézières in Picardy.
Philippe de Mézières, French soldier and author (born 1327)
Richard le Scrope was an English cleric who served as Bishop of Coventry and Lichfield and Archbishop of York and was executed in 1405 for his participation in the Northern Rising …
Richard le Scrope, Archbishop of York (born c
Thomas de Mowbray, 4th Earl of Norfolk, 2nd Earl of Nottingham, 8th Baron Segrave, 7th Baron Mowbray, English nobleman and rebel, was the son of Thomas de Mowbray, 1st Duke of Nor…
Thomas de Mowbray, 4th Earl of Norfolk (born 1385)
Alexander Stewart, Earl of Buchan, called the Wolf of Badenoch, was a Scottish royal prince, the fourth son of King Robert II of Scotland by his first wife Elizabeth Mure. He was J…
Alexander Stewart, Earl of Buchan, fourth son of King Robert II of Scotland (approximate, b. 1343)
The Ming treasure voyages were maritime expeditions undertaken by Ming China's treasure fleet between 1405 and 1433. The Yongle Emperor ordered the construction of the fleet in 140…
Marking the start of the Ming treasure voyages, a Chinese expeditionary fleet led by Zheng He set sail for foreign…
Owain ap Gruffudd Fychan or Owain Glyndŵr was a Welsh nobleman and military commander in the late Middle Ages who led a sixteen-year-long Welsh revolt establishing an independent W…
Welsh rebel leader Owain Glyndŵr, having declared himself Prince of Wales, allies himself with the French against King H
Philip of Saint-Pol was the younger son of Duke Anthony of Brabant and Joan of Saint-Pol. He succeeded his brother John IV as duke of Brabant in 1427, while he had inherited Saint-…
Philip I, Duke of Brabant (died 1430)