The 1400s

1406 620 years ago

Chen Yanxiang, the only person from Indonesia known to have visited dynastic Korea, reaches Seoul after having set out…

Chen Yanxiang was a merchant of Chinese origin, probably based on the Indonesian island of Java, who visited Joseon Korea and Muromachi Japan between 1394 and 1412. The only source…

Chen Yanxiang, the only person from Indonesia known to have visited dynastic Korea, reaches Seoul after having set out…

1406 620 years ago

John de Sutton V, Baron Sutton of Dudley (born 1380)

Sir John de Sutton V was the 4th Baron Sutton of Dudley and heir to Dudley Castle. He was the son of Sir John de Sutton IV, 3rd Baron Sutton, and Joan. John married Constance Bloun…

John de Sutton V, Baron Sutton of Dudley (born 1380)

1406 620 years ago

Cyprian, Metropolitan of Moscow (born 1336)

Cyprian was a prelate of Bulgarian origin, who served as the Metropolitan of Kiev, Rus' and Lithuania and the Metropolitan of Kiev and all Rus' in the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Co…

Cyprian, Metropolitan of Moscow (born 1336)

1405

Ming admiral Zheng He sets sail to explore the world for the first time.

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.

1405

Pope Pius II (died 1464)

Pope Pius II, born Enea Silvio Bartolomeo Piccolomini, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 19 August 1458 to his death in 1464.

Pope Pius II (died 1464)

1405

Thomas West, 1st Baron West, English nobleman (born 1335)

Thomas West, 1st Baron West was an English nobleman and member of parliament.

Thomas West, 1st Baron West, English nobleman (born 1335)

1405

Philippe de Mézières, French soldier and author (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)

1405

Richard le Scrope, Archbishop of York (born c

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

1405

Thomas de Mowbray, 4th Earl of Norfolk (born 1385)

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)

1405

Alexander Stewart, Earl of Buchan, fourth son of King Robert II of Scotland (approximate, b. 1343)

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)

1405

Marking the start of the Ming treasure voyages, a Chinese expeditionary fleet led by Zheng He set sail for foreign…

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…

1404

Welsh rebel leader Owain Glyndŵr, having declared himself Prince of Wales, allies himself with the French against King H

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

1404

Philip I, Duke of Brabant (died 1430)

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)

1404

Marie of Anjou (died 1463)

Marie of Anjou was Queen of France as the spouse of King Charles VII from 1422 to 1461. She served as regent and presided over the council of state several times during the absence…

Marie of Anjou (died 1463)

1404

Philip II, Duke of Burgundy (born 1342)

Philip II the Bold was Duke of Burgundy and jure uxoris Count of Flanders, Artois and Burgundy. He was the fourth and youngest son of King John II of France and Bonne of Luxembourg…

Philip II, Duke of Burgundy (born 1342)

1404

Albert IV, duke of Austria (born 1377)

Albert IV of Austria was a Duke of Austria.

Albert IV, duke of Austria (born 1377)

1404

William of Wykeham, English bishop (born 1320)

William of Wykeham was Bishop of Winchester and Chancellor of England. He founded New College, Oxford, and New College School in 1379, and founded Winchester College in 1382. He wa…

William of Wykeham, English bishop (born 1320)

1404

Pope Boniface IX (born 1356)

Pope Boniface IX was head of the Catholic Church from 2 November 1389 to his death, in October 1404. He was the second Roman pope during the Western Schism. In this time, the Avign…

Pope Boniface IX (born 1356)

1404

Marie Valois, French princess (born 1344)

Marie of France was the sixth child and second daughter of John II of France and Bonne of Bohemia.

Marie Valois, French princess (born 1344)

1403

Henry III of Castile sends Ruy González de Clavijo as ambassador to Timur to discuss the possibility of an alliance betw

Henry III of Castile, called the Suffering due to his ill health, was the son of John I and Eleanor of Aragon. He succeeded his father as King of Castile in 1390.

Henry III of Castile sends Ruy González de Clavijo as ambassador to Timur to discuss the possibility of an alliance betw

1403

Venetian–Genoese wars: The Genoese fleet under a French admiral is defeated by a Venetian fleet at the Battle of Modon.

The Battle of Modon was fought on 7 October 1403 between the fleets of the Republic of Venice and of the Republic of Genoa, then under French control, commanded by the French marsh…

Venetian–Genoese wars: The Genoese fleet under a French admiral is defeated by a Venetian fleet at the Battle of Modon.

1403

John IV, Duke of Brabant (died 1427)

John IV, Duke of Brabant was the son of Antoine of Burgundy, Duke of Brabant, Lothier and Limburg and his first wife Jeanne of Saint-Pol. He was the second Brabantian ruler from th…

John IV, Duke of Brabant (died 1427)

1403

Battle of Shrewsbury: King Henry IV of England defeats rebels to the north of the county town of Shropshire, England.

The Battle of Shrewsbury was fought on 21 July 1403, waged between an army led by the Lancastrian King Henry IV and a rebel army led by Henry "Harry Hotspur" Percy from Northumberl…

Battle of Shrewsbury: King Henry IV of England defeats rebels to the north of the county town of Shropshire, England.

1403

Louis III of Anjou (died 1434)

Louis III was a claimant to the Kingdom of Naples from 1417 to 1426, as well as count of Provence, Forcalquier, Piedmont, and Maine and duke of Anjou from 1417 to 1434. As the hei…

Louis III of Anjou (died 1434)