Pedro Martínez de Luna y Pérez de Gotor (1342 – 23 May 1423), known as el Papa Luna or Pope Luna, was an Aragonese nobleman who was antipope with the regnal name Benedict XIII during the Western Schism.
Cardinal Pedro de Luna of Aragon is chosen as Antipope Benedict XIII
Pedro Martínez de Luna y Pérez de Gotor (1342 – 23 May 1423), known as el Papa Luna or Pope Luna, was an Aragonese nobleman who was antipope with the regnal name Benedict XIII during the Western...
Historical Significance
Pedro Martínez de Luna y Pérez de Gotor (1342 – 23 May 1423), known as el Papa Luna or Pope Luna, was an Aragonese nobleman who was antipope with the regnal name Benedict XIII during the Western Schism.
Events Before
Anti-Semite monk in Seville, Spain stirs up people to attack Jews
Anti-Semite monk in Seville, Spain stirs up people to attack Jews
Korean Confucian scholar and statesman Jeong Mong-ju is assassinated on the Sonjuk Bridge in Gaeseong (now North Korea).
Korean Confucian scholar and statesman Jeong Mong-ju is assassinated on the Sonjuk Bridge in Gaeseong (now North Korea). A brown spot on the bridge is still said to be his blood.
Assassination attempt on Olivier de Clisson, Constable of France, by Pierre de Craon fails
Assassination attempt on Olivier de Clisson, Constable of France, by Pierre de Craon fails
Nanboku-chō, Emperor Go-Kameyama of Japan, abdicates in favor of rival claimant Go-Komatsu
The Nanboku-chō period (南北朝時代, Nanboku-chō jidai), also known as the Northern and Southern Courts period, was a period in Japanese history between 1336 and 1392, during the formative years of the...
Osmanen occupy Turnovo, Bulgaria
Osmanen occupy Turnovo, Bulgaria
Events After
Azzo X d'Este is defeated at the Battle of Portomaggiore by Venetian-Ferrarese troops
Azzo X d'Este is defeated at the Battle of Portomaggiore by Venetian-Ferrarese troops
Bishop Frederik of Blankenheim of Utrecht occupies Coevorden
Bishop Frederik of Blankenheim of Utrecht occupies Coevorden
John "Eleanor" Rykener, a male cross-dressing prostitute, is brought to court in London for "committing that detestable
John "Eleanor" Rykener, a male cross-dressing prostitute, is brought to court in London for "committing that detestable unmentionable and ignominious vice" in late medieval England's only recorded case on same-sex intercourse (verdict unknown)
John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster, marries 3rd wife Katherine Swynford, mother of four of his children at Lincoln Cathedr
John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster, marries 3rd wife Katherine Swynford, mother of four of his children at Lincoln Cathedral
Richard II of England (31) marries Isabella of Valois (6) in a dynastic marriage
Isabella of Valois (9 November 1389 – 13 September 1409) was Queen of England as the wife of Richard II, King of England, between 1396 and 1399, and Duchess of Orléans as the wife of Charles I, Duke...
More from the 1390s
John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster, marries 3rd wife Katherine Swynford, mother of four of his children at Lincoln Cathedr
John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster, marries 3rd wife Katherine Swynford, mother of four of his children at Lincoln Cathedral
Richard II of England (31) marries Isabella of Valois (6) in a dynastic marriage
Isabella of Valois (9 November 1389 – 13 September 1409) was Queen of England as the wife of Richard II, King of England, between 1396 and 1399, and Duchess of Orléans as the wife of Charles I, Duke...
Tamerlane captures and sacks Delhi, defeating Sultan Nasir-ud-Din Mahmud's armies by setting camels loaded with hay alig
Tamerlane captures and sacks Delhi, defeating Sultan Nasir-ud-Din Mahmud's armies by setting camels loaded with hay alight and driving them toward the Sultan's armored war elephants
Anti-Semite monk in Seville, Spain stirs up people to attack Jews
Anti-Semite monk in Seville, Spain stirs up people to attack Jews
Frequently Asked Questions
- What happened on September 28, 1394?
- Pedro Martínez de Luna y Pérez de Gotor (1342 – 23 May 1423), known as el Papa Luna or Pope Luna, was an Aragonese nobleman who was antipope with the regnal name Benedict XIII during the Western Schism.
- Why is Cardinal Pedro de Luna of Aragon is chosen as Antipope Benedict XIII significant?
- Pedro Martínez de Luna y Pérez de Gotor (1342 – 23 May 1423), known as el Papa Luna or Pope Luna, was an Aragonese nobleman who was antipope with the regnal name Benedict XIII during the Western Schism.