The 1410s

1411 615 years ago

Ming China's Admiral Zheng He returns to Nanjing after the third treasure voyage and presents the Sinhalese king,…

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 China's Admiral Zheng He returns to Nanjing after the third treasure voyage and presents the Sinhalese king,…

1411 615 years ago

Battle of Harlaw, one of the bloodiest battles in Scotland, takes place.

The Battle of Harlaw was a Scottish clan battle fought on 24 July 1411 just north of Inverurie in Aberdeenshire. It was one of a series of battles fought during the Middle Ages bet…

Battle of Harlaw, one of the bloodiest battles in Scotland, takes place.

1411 615 years ago

Leopold IV, Duke of Austria (born 1371)

Leopold IV of Austria, Duke of Further Austria, was an Austrian Habsburg Duke of the Leopoldinian Line, known as "the Fat".

Leopold IV, Duke of Austria (born 1371)

1411 615 years ago

The Treaty of Selymbria is concluded between the Ottoman Empire and the Republic of Venice.

The Treaty of Selymbria was an agreement concluded on 3 September 1411 between the Republic of Venice and the Ottoman prince Musa Çelebi, ruler of the European portion of the Ottom…

The Treaty of Selymbria is concluded between the Ottoman Empire and the Republic of Venice.

1411 615 years ago

King Charles VI of France granted a monopoly to the people of Roquefort-sur-Soulzon for the ripening of Roquefort cheese

Charles VI, nicknamed the Beloved and in the 19th century, the Mad, was King of France from 1380 until his death in 1422. He is known for his mental illness and psychotic episodes …

King Charles VI of France granted a monopoly to the people of Roquefort-sur-Soulzon for the ripening of Roquefort cheese

1411 615 years ago

Scottish clansmen led by Donald of Islay, Lord of the Isles, and Alexander Stewart, Earl of Mar, fought the Battle of…

A Scottish clan is a kinship group among the Scottish people. Clans give a sense of shared heritage and descent to members, and in modern times have an official structure recognise…

Scottish clansmen led by Donald of Islay, Lord of the Isles, and Alexander Stewart, Earl of Mar, fought the Battle of…

1411 615 years ago

The Treaty of Selymbria was concluded between the Republic of Venice and the Ottoman prince Musa Çelebi.

The Treaty of Selymbria was an agreement concluded on 3 September 1411 between the Republic of Venice and the Ottoman prince Musa Çelebi, ruler of the European portion of the Ottom…

The Treaty of Selymbria was concluded between the Republic of Venice and the Ottoman prince Musa Çelebi.

1410

In a decisive battle at Onon River, the Mongol forces of Oljei Temur were decimated by the Chinese armies of the Yongle

The Yongle Emperor's campaigns against the Mongols consisted of five large-scale military expeditions undertaken by the Ming dynasty into Mongolia between 1410 and 1424, each led p…

In a decisive battle at Onon River, the Mongol forces of Oljei Temur were decimated by the Chinese armies of the Yongle

1410

Ottoman Interregnum: Süleyman Çelebi defeats his brother Musa Çelebi outside the Byzantine capital, Constantinople

The Ottoman Interregnum, or Ottoman Civil War, was a civil war in the Ottoman realm between the sons of the Ottoman sultan Bayezid I following their father's defeat and capture by …

Ottoman Interregnum: Süleyman Çelebi defeats his brother Musa Çelebi outside the Byzantine capital, Constantinople

1410

Ottoman Interregnum: Süleyman Çelebi defeats his brother Musa Çelebi outside the Ottoman capital, Edirne.

The Ottoman Interregnum, or Ottoman Civil War, was a civil war in the Ottoman realm between the sons of the Ottoman sultan Bayezid I following their father's defeat and capture by …

Ottoman Interregnum: Süleyman Çelebi defeats his brother Musa Çelebi outside the Ottoman capital, Edirne.

1410

Polish–Lithuanian–Teutonic War: Battle of Grunwald: The allied forces of the Kingdom of Poland and the Grand Duchy of…

The Polish–Lithuanian–Teutonic War, also known as the Great Teutonic War, occurred between 1409 and 1411 between the Teutonic Knights and the allied Kingdom of Poland and Grand Duc…

Polish–Lithuanian–Teutonic War: Battle of Grunwald: The allied forces of the Kingdom of Poland and the Grand Duchy of…

1410

End of the Siege of Marienburg: The State of the Teutonic Order repulses the joint Polish—Lithuanian forces.

The siege of Marienburg was an unsuccessful two-month siege of the castle in Marienburg (Malbork), the capital of the monastic state of the Teutonic Knights. The joint Polish and L…

End of the Siege of Marienburg: The State of the Teutonic Order repulses the joint Polish—Lithuanian forces.

1410

Arnold, Duke of Guelders, (died 1473)

Arnold of Egmond was Duke of Guelders, Count of Zutphen.

Arnold, Duke of Guelders, (died 1473)

1410

John IV, Count of Nassau-Siegen, German count (died 1475)

Count John IV of Nassau-Siegen, German: Johann IV. Graf von Nassau-Siegen, official titles: Graf zu Nassau, Vianden und Diez, Herr zu Breda, was since 1442 Count of Nassau-Siegen, …

John IV, Count of Nassau-Siegen, German count (died 1475)

1410

Antipope Alexander V

Peter of Candia, also known as Peter Phillarges, denominated Alexander V, was an antipope elected by the Council of Pisa during the Western Schism (1378–1417). He reigned briefly f…

Antipope Alexander V

1410

Rupert of Germany, Count Palatine of the Rhine (born 1352)

Rupert of the Palatinate, a member of the House of Wittelsbach, was Elector Palatine from 1398 and King of the Romans from 1400 until his death.

Rupert of Germany, Count Palatine of the Rhine (born 1352)

1410

Martin of Aragon, Spanish king (born 1356)

Martin the Humane, also called the Elder and the Ecclesiastic, was King of Aragon, Valencia, Sardinia and Corsica and Count of Barcelona from 1396 and King of Sicily from 1409. He …

Martin of Aragon, Spanish king (born 1356)

1410

Ulrich von Jungingen, German Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights (born 1360)

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, German Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights (born 1360)

1410

Louis II, Duke of Bourbon (born 1337)

Louis de Bourbon, called the Good, was the third Duke of Bourbon and a prince of the blood. He was also the Count of Clermont-en-Beauvaisis, Lord of Beaujeu and Grand Chamberman of…

Louis II, Duke of Bourbon (born 1337)

1410

The Kingdom of Poland and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania defeated the Teutonic Knights at the Battle of Grunwald, the…

The Crown of the Kingdom of Poland was a political and legal concept formed in the 14th century in the Kingdom of Poland, assuming unity, indivisibility and continuity of the state…

The Kingdom of Poland and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania defeated the Teutonic Knights at the Battle of Grunwald, the…