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Battle of Hermannstadt: Hungarian army led by John Hunyadi defeats an Ottoman force led by Mezid Bey near modern-day Sib

Battle of Hermannstadt: Hungarian army led by John Hunyadi defeats an Ottoman force led by Mezid Bey near modern-day Sibiu in Romania

Battle of Hermannstadt: Hungarian army led by John Hunyadi defeats an Ottoman force led by Mezid Bey near modern-day Sibiu in Romania

Events Before

  1. Future Duke of Burgundy Charles the Bold weds Catherine of France, Countess of Charolais

    Future Duke of Burgundy Charles the Bold weds Catherine of France, Countess of Charolais

  2. The Prussian Confederation is formed

    The Prussian Confederation (German: Preußischer Bund, Polish: Związek Pruski) was an organization formed on 21 February 1440 at Marienwerder (present-day Kwidzyn) by a group of 53 nobles and clergy...

  3. Christopher of Bavaria is appointed King of Denmark (1440-48)

    Christopher of Bavaria is appointed King of Denmark (1440-48)

  4. Notorious serial killer Gilles de Rais is finally arrested upon an accusation brought against him by the Bishop of Nante

    Notorious serial killer Gilles de Rais is finally arrested upon an accusation brought against him by the Bishop of Nantes

  5. Holland and Hanzesteden sign a ceasefire treaty

    Holland and Hanzesteden sign a ceasefire treaty

Events After

  1. San Marco convent designed by architect Michelozzo, with an altarpiece by Fra Angelico is consecrated in the presence of

    San Marco convent designed by architect Michelozzo, with an altarpiece by Fra Angelico is consecrated in the presence of Pope Eugene IV in Florence

  2. Ferrante (later Ferdinand I), illegitimate son of Alfonso the Magnanimous, King of Naples, made Duke of Calabria and hei

    Ferrante (later Ferdinand I), illegitimate son of Alfonso the Magnanimous, King of Naples, made Duke of Calabria and heir to the kingdom

  3. Battle of St. Jakob an der Sihl: Army of the Old Swiss Confederacy defeats an allied force of Zurich and Habsburg troops

    Battle of St. Jakob an der Sihl: Army of the Old Swiss Confederacy defeats an allied force of Zurich and Habsburg troops at the gates of Zurich; without means to lay siege to the city, they withdraw

  4. Gjergj Kastrioti Skanderbeg and his forces liberate Krujë in Middle Albania from the Ottomans and raise the Albanian fla

    Gjergj Kastrioti Skanderbeg and his forces liberate Krujë in Middle Albania from the Ottomans and raise the Albanian flag

  5. Julius II is born

    Julius II is born

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