Explore 78 historical events from 1420–1429.
The Hundred Years' War was a series of conflicts between the kingdoms of England and France and a civil war in France during the late Middle Ages. It emerged from feudal disputes o…
Hundred Years' War: A French army defeats the English at the Battle of La Brossinière.
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)
Henry Bowet was both Bishop of Bath and Wells and Archbishop of York.
Henry Bowet, Archbishop of York
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.
Catherine of Castile was suo jure Princess of Asturias and heiress presumptive to the Castilian throne all her life.
Catherine, Princess of Asturias, Spanish royal (died 1424)
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
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 …
Charles VI of France (born 1368)
The Golub War was a two-month war of the Teutonic Knights against the Kingdom of Poland and the Grand Duchy of Lithuania in 1422. It resulted in a Polish–Lithuanian–Moldavian victo…
After the brief Gollub War, the Teutonic Knights sign the Treaty of Melno with Poland and Lithuania.
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)
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…
Henry V of England (born 1386)
The Treaty of Melno or Treaty of Lake Melno was a peace treaty ending the Gollub War. It was signed on 27 September 1422, between the Teutonic Knights and an alliance of the Kingdo…
The Treaty of Melno was signed, establishing the Prussian–Lithuanian border, which afterwards remained unchanged for…
Charles, Prince of Viana, sometimes called Charles IV of Navarre, was the eldest son of King John II of Aragon and Queen Blanche I of Navarre. He pre-deceased his father.
Charles, Prince of Viana (died 1461)
Giovanni di Cosimo de' Medici was an Italian banker and patron of arts.
Giovanni di Cosimo de' Medici, Italian noble (died 1463)
Henry Percy, 3rd Earl of Northumberland, was an English magnate.
Henry Percy, 3rd Earl of Northumberland, English politician (died 1461)
John Paston I was an English country gentleman and landowner. He was the eldest son of the judge William Paston, Justice of the Common Pleas. After he succeeded his father in 1444,…
John Paston, English politician (died 1466)
Mehmed I, also known as Mehmed Çelebi or Kirişçi, was the sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1413 to 1421. Son of Sultan Bayezid I and his concubine Devlet Hatun, he fought with his…
Mehmed I, Ottoman sultan (born 1389)
Jean II Le Maingre, also known as Boucicaut, was a French knight and military leader. Renowned for his military skill and embodiment of chivalry, he was made a Marshal of France.
Jean Le Maingre, French general (born 1366)
Prince Henry of Portugal, Duke of Viseu, better known in English as Prince Henry the Navigator, was a Portuguese prince, a central figure in the early days of the Portuguese Empire…
Henry the Navigator is appointed governor of the Order of Christ
The Republic of Venice, officially the Most Serene Republic of Venice and traditionally known as La Serenissima, was a sovereign state and maritime republic with its capital in Ven…
Troops of the Republic of Venice capture Udine, ending the independence of the Patria del Friuli
The Battle of Vítkov Hill was a part of the Hussite Wars. The battle pitted the forces of King Sigismund, against Hussite forces under command of Jan Žižka. Vítkov Hill was located…
Battle of Vítkov Hill, decisive victory of Czech Hussite forces commanded by Jan Žižka against Crusade army led by…
The 1420 Caldera earthquake was a pre-Columbian earthquake that shook the southern portion of Atacama Desert in the early morning of 31 August 1420 and caused tsunamis in Chile as …
The 8.8–9.4 Caldera earthquake shakes Chile's Atacama Region causing tsunami in Chile, Hawaii, and Japan.