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Renaissance masterpiece The Ghent Altarpiece by Hubert and Jan van Eyck is consecrated at St Bravo's Cathedral, Belgium,

Renaissance masterpiece The Ghent Altarpiece by Hubert and Jan van Eyck is consecrated at St Bravo's Cathedral, Belgium, commissioned by wealthy merchants

Renaissance masterpiece The Ghent Altarpiece by Hubert and Jan van Eyck is consecrated at St Bravo's Cathedral, Belgium, commissioned by wealthy merchants

Events Before

  1. Judges' investigations for the trial of Joan of Arc begin in Rouen, France, the seat of the English occupation governmen

    Judges' investigations for the trial of Joan of Arc begin in Rouen, France, the seat of the English occupation government

  2. Joan of Arc is accused of relapsing into heresy by donning male clothing again, providing justification for her executio

    Joan of Arc is accused of relapsing into heresy by donning male clothing again, providing justification for her execution

  3. Hundred Years' War: 19-year-old Joan of Arc is burned at the stake by an English-dominated tribunal in Rouen, France

    Hundred Years' War: 19-year-old Joan of Arc is burned at the stake by an English-dominated tribunal in Rouen, France

  4. Bishop Gabriele Condulmer elected as Pope Eugene IV

    Pope Eugene IV (born Gabriele Condulmer; Latin: Eugenius IV; Italian: Eugenio IV; 1383 – 23 February 1447) was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 11 March 1431 to his...

  5. Battle of Domažlice: German imperial army takes flight and flees after hearing the Hussites sing their battle chorale, p

    Battle of Domažlice: German imperial army takes flight and flees after hearing the Hussites sing their battle chorale, part of the Hussite Crusades [1]

Events After

  1. Charles the Bold is born

    Charles the Bold is born

  2. Jacqueline, Countess of Haintaut, formally marries Frank van Borssele 2 years after first secretly marrying him

    Jacqueline, Countess of Haintaut, formally marries Frank van Borssele 2 years after first secretly marrying him

  3. The foundation stone of Cathedral St. Peter and St. Paul in Nantes, France is laid

    Nantes Cathedral, or the Cathedral of St. Peter and St. Paul of Nantes (French: Cathédrale Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul de Nantes), is a Roman Catholic Gothic cathedral located in Nantes, Pays de la...

  4. The Battle of Lipany (also called the Battle of Česky Brod), ending Taborites influence

    The Battle of Lipany (also called the Battle of Česky Brod), ending Taborites influence

  5. Navigator Gil Eanes leaves Cape Bojador for Lisbon

    Navigator Gil Eanes leaves Cape Bojador for Lisbon

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