Explore 44 historical events from 1430–1439.
Jaime or James of Portugal, also known as James of Coimbra, James of Lusitania, was a Portuguese infante (prince) of the House of Aviz, and a bishop and cardinal of the Roman Catho…
James of Portugal, Portuguese prince and cardinal (died 1459)
John I, also called John of Aviz, was King of Portugal from 1385 until his death in 1433. He is recognized chiefly for his role in Portugal's victory in a succession war with Casti…
John I of Portugal (born 1357)
Luigi Pulci was an Italian diplomat and poet best known for his Morgante, an epic and parodistic poem about a giant who is converted to Christianity by Orlando and follows the knig…
Luigi Pulci, Italian poet (died 1484)
Francesco Bussone, often called Count of Carmagnola, was an Italian condottiero.
Francesco Bussone da Carmagnola, Italian adventurer
Uko Fockena was an East Frisian chieftain of Moormerland and Emsigerland.
Uko Fockena, Frisian chieftain (born c
Janus was King of Cyprus and titular King of Armenian Cilicia and Jerusalem from 1398 to 1432.
Janus of Cyprus (born 1375)
Adolph III, Count of Waldeck was Count of Waldeck-Landau from 1397 until his death. He was the founder of the elder Waldeck-Landau line.
Adolph III, count of Waldeck (born 1362)
Joan of Arc is a patron saint of France, honored as a defender of the French nation for her role in the siege of Orléans and her insistence on the coronation of Charles VII of Fran…
Joan of Arc, French martyr and saint (born 1412)
Demetrios Laskaris Leontares or Leontarios was an important Byzantine statesman and military leader of the early 15th century, serving under the emperors Manuel II Palaiologos and …
Demetrios Laskaris Leontares, Byzantine admiral and diplomat
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: In Rouen, France, the 19-year-old Joan of Arc is burned at the stake by an English-dominated tribuna
The Battle of La Higueruela was fought in the vega of the river Genil near Granada on 1 July 1431 between the forces of John II of Castile, led by Álvaro de Luna, and troops loyal …
The Battle of La Higueruela takes place in Granada, leading to a modest advance of the Kingdom of Castile during the…
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: After being convicted of heresy, Joan of Arc was burned at the stake in Rouen, France
Joan of Arc is a patron saint of France, honored as a defender of the French nation for her role in the siege of Orléans and her insistence on the coronation of Charles VII of Fran…
Joan of Arc is captured at the Siege of Compiègne by troops from the Burgundian faction
Joan of Arc is a patron saint of France, honored as a defender of the French nation for her role in the siege of Orléans and her insistence on the coronation of Charles VII of Fran…
Joan of Arc, taken by the Burgundians in May, is handed over to Pierre Cauchon, the bishop of Beauvais.
Francesco I Sforza was an Italian condottiere who founded the Sforza dynasty in the duchy of Milan, ruling as its (fourth) duke from 1450 until his death. Renowned for his military…
Francesco Sforza, lord of Milan, conquers Lucca.
Henry Holland, 3rd Duke of Exeter, 3rd Earl of Huntington was a Lancastrian leader during the English Wars of the Roses. He was the only son of John Holland, 2nd Duke of Exeter, an…
Henry Holland, 3rd Duke of Exeter, Lancastrian leader (died 1475)
Count John III the Younger of Nassau-Siegen, German: Johann III. der Jüngere Graf von Nassau-Siegen, succeeded, with his brothers, his father in 1416 as Count of Nassau-Siegen. Wit…
John III, Count of Nassau-Siegen, German count
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 (born 1404)
Thomas Ros or Roos, 8th Baron Ros of Helmsley was an English peer.
Thomas de Ros, 8th Baron de Ros, English soldier and politician (born 1406)
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: Joan of Arc (pictured) was captured by Burgundian forces at the Siege of Compiègne