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King Charles VII issues the Pragmatic Sanction of Bourges stating that a General Church Council with superior power to t

King Charles VII issues the Pragmatic Sanction of Bourges stating that a General Church Council with superior power to the Pope must be held every 10 years

King Charles VII issues the Pragmatic Sanction of Bourges stating that a General Church Council with superior power to the Pope must be held every 10 years

Events Before

  1. Florence Cathedral (Cattedrale di Santa Maria del Fiore), started in 1296, is consecrated by Pope Eugene IV. Designed by

    Florence Cathedral (Cattedrale di Santa Maria del Fiore), started in 1296, is consecrated by Pope Eugene IV. Designed by Filippo Brunelleschi with support from Cosimo de' Medici, it features the largest dome in the world at the time.

  2. Peasant uprising in Transylvania

    The Transylvanian peasant revolt (Hungarian: erdélyi parasztfelkelés), also known as the Bábolna revolt (Romanian: Răscoala de la Bobâlna) was a popular revolt in the eastern territories of the...

  3. Portuguese, led by Henry the Navigator, assault Moroccan city of Tangiers, later ends in disaster when they are surround

    Portuguese, led by Henry the Navigator, assault Moroccan city of Tangiers, later ends in disaster when they are surrounded by the army of vizier Abu Zakariya Yahya al-Wattasi of Fez

  4. Albert II of Habsburg becomes King of Bohemia

    Albert II of Habsburg becomes King of Bohemia

  5. James I dies

    James I dies

Events After

  1. Kissing is banned in England to stop the spread of the Black Death

    Kissing is banned in England to stop the spread of the Black Death

  2. Plymouth, England, becomes the first town incorporated by the English Parliament

    Plymouth ( PLIM-əth) is a port city and unitary authority in Devon, South West England.

  3. 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

  4. 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...

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

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

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King Charles VII issues the Pragmatic Sanction of Bourges stating that a General Church Council with superior power to the Pope must be held every 10 years

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