Holland and Hanzesteden sign a ceasefire treaty
Holland and Hanzesteden sign a ceasefire treaty
Holland and Hanzesteden sign a ceasefire treaty
Events Before
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
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...
Christopher of Bavaria is appointed King of Denmark (1440-48)
Christopher of Bavaria is appointed King of Denmark (1440-48)
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
Ivan the Great is born
Ivan the Great is born
Events After
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
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
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
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
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
More from the 1440s
birth
Lorenzo de' Medici is born
Lorenzo de' Medici is born
Margaret of Anjou (15) weds King Henry VI of England (23) in Titchfield Abbey, Hampshire
Margaret of Anjou (15) weds King Henry VI of England (23) in Titchfield Abbey, Hampshire
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
James II of Scotland (18 ) marries Mary of Guelders (15) at Holyrood Abbey in Edinburgh
James II (16 October 1430 – 3 August 1460) was King of Scots from 1437 until his death in 1460.
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