Explore 63 historical events from 1420–1429.
Manuel II Palaiologos or Palaeologus was Eastern Roman emperor from 1391 to 1425. Shortly before his death he was tonsured a monk and received the name Matthaios (Ματθαίος). Manuel…
Manuel II Palaiologos, Byzantine emperor (born 1350)
Eleanor of Castile was heir presumptive to the throne of the Crown of Castile and Princess of Asturias from 1424 until a few months before her death.
Eleanor, Princess of Asturias (born 1423)
Charles III, called the Noble, was King of Navarre from 1387 to his death and Count of Évreux in France from 1387 to 1404, when he exchanged Évreux for the Duchy of Nemours.
Charles III of Navarre (born 1361)
James I was King of Scots from 1406 to 1437. The youngest of three sons, he was born in Dunfermline Abbey to King Robert III and his wife Annabella Drummond. His older brother Davi…
Coronation of James I of Scotland at Scone
Blanche II was a Navarrese princess and claimant to the throne of Navarre. She was the daughter of John II of Navarre and Blanche I of Navarre, and was recognized early in life as …
Blanche II of Navarre (died 1464)
Braccio da Montone, born Andrea Fortebraccio, was a renowned Italian condottiero in the early 15th century. He distinguished himself through innovative military strategies and was …
Braccio da Montone, Italian nobleman (born 1368)
Ernest the Iron-Willed, a member of the House of Habsburg, ruled over the Inner Austrian duchies of Styria, Carinthia and Carniola from 1406 until his death. He was head of the Hab…
Ernest, Duke of Austria (born 1377)
The Hundred Years' War was a conflict between the kingdoms of England and France and a civil war in France during the late Middle Ages. It emerged from feudal disputes over the Duc…
Hundred Years' War: Battle of Verneuil: An English force under John, Duke of Bedford defeats a larger French army…
Johannes VI Ambundii, Archbishopric of Riga 1418-1424, secular name Johannes Ambundii de Swan, also Abundi, Ambundij, Habundi, Habendi, Habindi, Almanni and ~ von Schwan was a Ger…
Johannes Ambundii, archbishop of Riga
The Yongle Emperor, personal name Zhu Di, was the third emperor of the Ming dynasty of China, reigning from 1402 to 1424. He was the fourth son of the Hongwu Emperor, the founder o…
Yongle, emperor of the Ming Empire (born 1360)
John Stewart, Earl of Buchan was a Scottish nobleman and soldier who fought alongside the Kingdom of France during the Hundred Years War. In 1419, he was sent to France by his fath…
John Stewart, Earl of Buchan (born c. 1381)
Georg von Peuerbach was an Austrian astronomer, poet, mathematician and instrument maker, best known for his streamlined presentation of Ptolemaic astronomy in the Theoricae Novae …
Georg von Peuerbach, German mathematician and astronomer (died 1461)
Ferdinand I, also known as Ferrante, was king of Naples from 1458 to 1494.
Ferdinand I of Naples (died 1494)
Thomas Rotherham, also known as Thomas (Scot) de Rotherham, was an English cleric and statesman. He served as bishop of several dioceses, most notably as Archbishop of York and, on…
Thomas Rotherham, English cleric (died 1500)
Eleanor of Castile was heir presumptive to the throne of the Crown of Castile and Princess of Asturias from 1424 until a few months before her death.
Eleanor, Princess of Asturias (died 1425)
The Hundred Years' War was a conflict between the kingdoms of England and France and a civil war in France during the late Middle Ages. It emerged from feudal disputes over the Duc…
Hundred Years' War: Battle of Cravant: A Franco-Scottish army is defeated by the Anglo-Burgundians at Cravant on the…
Louis XI, called the Prudent, was King of France from 1461 to 1483. He succeeded his father, Charles VII. Louis entered into open rebellion against his father in a short-lived revo…
Louis XI, King of France (died 1483)
Antonio di Tuccio Manetti was an Italian mathematician and architect from Florence. He is particularly noted for his investigations into the site, shape and size of Dante's Inferno…
Antonio Manetti, Italian mathematician and architect (died 1497)
Pedro Martínez de Luna y Pérez de Gotor, known as el Papa Luna or Pope Luna, was an Aragonese nobleman who was antipope with the regnal name Benedict XIII during the Western Schism…
Antipope Benedict XIII (born 1328)
The sultans of the Ottoman Empire, who were all members of the Ottoman dynasty, ruled over the transcontinental empire from its perceived inception in 1299 to its dissolution in 19…
Ottoman Sultan Murad II besieges Constantinople, but is ultimately unsuccessful
The Battle of Arbedo was fought on 30 June 1422 between the Duchy of Milan and the Swiss Confederation, and ended with a Milanese victory.
Battle of Arbedo between the duke of Milan and the Swiss cantons
Henry V, also called Henry of Monmouth, was King of England, Lord of Ireland, and Duke of Aquitaine from 1413 until his death in 1422. His victory at Agincourt in 1415 and his conq…
King Henry V of England dies of dysentery while in France and his son, Henry VI, becomes king at the age of nine months.
Federico da Montefeltro, also known as Federico III da Montefeltro KG, was one of the most successful mercenary captains (condottieri) of the Italian Renaissance. He became the lor…
Federico da Montefeltro, Italian condottiero (died 1482)
Constantine II ruled as emperor (tsar) of the Tsardom of Vidin from 1397 to 1422. He was born in the early 1370s and died in exile at the Serbian court on 17 September 1422. Consta…
Constantine II, tsar of Bulgaria