Explore 78 historical events from 1420–1429.
Thomas la Warr, 5th Baron De La Warr was an English nobleman, the second son of Roger la Warr, 3rd Baron De La Warr and Elizabeth de Welle, daughter of Adam, 3rd Baron Welles.
Thomas la Warr, 5th Baron De La Warr, English priest (born 1352)
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)
William III, called the Brave, was landgrave of Thuringia and claimant duke of Luxemburg. He is actually the second William to rule Thuringia, and in Luxembourg; he was the third M…
William III, Landgrave of Thuringia (died 1482)
George of Kunštát and Poděbrady, also known as Poděbrad or Podiebrad, was the sixteenth King of Bohemia, who ruled in 1458–1471. He was a leader of the Hussites, but moderate and t…
George of Poděbrady, King of Bohemia (died 1471)
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 lifts the Siege of Orléans, turning the tide of the Hundred Years' War
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 (born 1403)
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)
Pedro González de Mendoza was a Spanish cardinal, statesman and lawyer. He served on the council of King Henry IV of Castile and in 1467 fought for him at the Second Battle of Olme…
Pedro González de Mendoza, Spanish cardinal (died 1495)
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…
Peace of Ferrara between Republic of Venice, Duchy of Milan, Republic of Florence and House of Gonzaga: ending of the se
Mohnyin Thado was king of Ava from 1426 to 1439. He is also known in Burmese history as Mohnyin Min Taya after his longtime tenure as the sawbwa of Mohnyin, a Shan-speaking frontie…
Mohnyin Thado captured Sagaing to become the king of Ava, in present-day Myanmar
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 arrives to relieve the Siege of Orléans
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 lifts the Siege of Orléans, turning the tide of the Hundred Years' War
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: Start of the Battle of Jargeau
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: On the second day of the Battle of Jargeau, Joan of Arc leads the French army in their capture of th
Ghiyāth al-Dīn Jamshīd Masʿūd al-Kāshī was a Persian astronomer and mathematician during the reign of Tamerlane.
Jamshīd al-Kāshī, Persian astronomer and mathematician (born 1380)
Carlo I Tocco was the hereditary Count Palatine of Cephalonia and Zakynthos from 1376, and ruled as the Despot of Epirus from 1411 until his death on July 4, 1429.
Carlo I Tocco, ruler of Epirus (born 1372)
Charles VII, called the Victorious or the Well-Served, was King of France from 1422 to his death in 1461. His reign saw the end of the Hundred Years' War and a de facto end of the …
Charles VII's army defeats an English army under John Talbot at the Battle of Patay during the Hundred Years' War
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: Charles VII of France is crowned the King of France in the Reims Cathedral after a successful…
Cymburgis of Masovia, also spelled Zimburgis or Cimburga, was a Princess of Masovia of the Polish Piast dynasty and a Duchess of Austria from 1412 until 1424, by her marriage with …
Cymburgis of Masovia, duchess consort of Austria (born 1394)
Pedro González de Mendoza was a Spanish cardinal, statesman and lawyer. He served on the council of King Henry IV of Castile and in 1467 fought for him at the Second Battle of Olme…
Pedro González de Mendoza, Spanish cardinal (died 1495)
The Jingtai Emperor, personal name Zhu Qiyu, was the seventh emperor of the Ming dynasty of China, reigning from 1449 to 1457. He succeeded his elder brother, Emperor Yingzong.
Jingtai Emperor of China (died 1457)
Emperor Shōkō was the 101st emperor of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. His reign spanned the years from 1412 through 1428.
Emperor Shōkō of Japan (born 1401)
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…
Peace of Ferrara between Republic of Venice, Duchy of Milan, Republic of Florence and House of Gonzaga: ending of the se
Battle of Orléans or Siege of Orléans may refer to:Siege of Orléans (451), during the Hunnic invasion of Gaul Battle of Orléans (463), during the Gothic war against Aegidius Siege …
The English and their Burgundian allies begin the Siege of Orleans, the most pivotal investiture of the Hundred Years'…
John Tiptoft, 1st Earl of Worcester KG, was an English nobleman and scholar who served as Lord High Treasurer, Lord High Constable of England and Lord Deputy of Ireland. He was kno…
John Tiptoft, 1st Earl of Worcester, Lord High Treasurer (died 1470)
Lucrezia Tornabuoni was an Italian noblewoman and writer, wife of Piero di Cosimo de' Medici, de facto Lord of Florence and his political adviser. Lucrezia had significant politica…
Lucrezia Tornabuoni, Italian writer and wife of Piero di Cosimo de' Medici (died 1482)
Thomas Ros or Roos, 9th Baron Ros of Helmsley was a follower of the House of Lancaster during the Wars of the Roses.
Thomas de Ros, 9th Baron de Ros, English soldier and politician (died 1464)
Sigismund, a member of the House of Habsburg, was Duke of Austria from 1439 until his death. As a scion of the Habsburg Leopoldian line, he ruled over Further Austria and the Count…
Sigismund, Archduke of Austria (died 1496)
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 (born 1403)
Thomas la Warr, 5th Baron De La Warr was an English nobleman, the second son of Roger la Warr, 3rd Baron De La Warr and Elizabeth de Welle, daughter of Adam, 3rd Baron Welles.
Thomas la Warr, 5th Baron De La Warr, English priest (born 1352)
Henry IV, Count of Holstein-Rendsburg was Count of Holstein-Rendsburg and Duke of Schleswig from 1404 until his death.
Henry IV, Count of Holstein-Rendsburg (born 1397)
Mohnyin Thado was king of Ava from 1426 to 1439. He is also known in Burmese history as Mohnyin Min Taya after his longtime tenure as the sawbwa of Mohnyin, a Shan-speaking frontie…
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Mohnyin Thado was king of Ava from 1426 to 1439. He is also known in Burmese history as Mohnyin Min Taya after his longtime tenure as the sawbwa of Mohnyin, a Shan-speaking frontie…
King Mohnyin Thado formally ascends to the throne of Ava
Marie of Cleves was the third wife of Charles I, Duke of Orléans. She was born a German princess, the last child of Adolph I, Duke of Cleves and his second wife, Mary of Burgundy.
Marie of Cleves, Duchess of Orléans, French noble (died 1487)