Valais witch trial proceedings begin in Valais Canton, Switzerland, the first organized witch trials
Valais witch trial proceedings begin in Valais Canton, Switzerland, the first organized witch trials
Valais witch trial proceedings begin in Valais Canton, Switzerland, the first organized witch trials
Events Before
Storm flood ravages Dutch coast
Storm flood ravages Dutch coast
BC Thutmose III, Pharaoh of Egypt, dies (according to the Low Chronology of the 18th Dynasty).
Thutmose III (variously also spelled Tuthmosis or Thothmes, Ancient Egyptian: 𓅝𓄟𓄤𓆣), sometimes called Thutmose the Great, (1479–1425 BC) was the fifth pharaoh of the 18th Dynasty of Egypt.
Countess Jacoba of Bavaria escapes from jail
Countess Jacoba of Bavaria escapes from jail
Pope Martin V founds the University of Leuven (Netherlands), today one of Europe's oldest universities [1]
The Old University of Leuven is the name historians give to the university, or studium generale, founded in Leuven, Brabant (then part of the Burgundian Netherlands, now part of Belgium), in 1425.
Jews are expelled from Bern, Switzerland
Jews are expelled from Bern, Switzerland
Events After
English siege of Orleans broken by Joan of Arc and the French army
Joan of Arc is a patron saint of France, honored as a defender of the French nation for her role in the siege of Orléans and her insistence on the coronation of Charles VII of France during the…
Duke Philip the Good (33) weds Isabella of Portugal (32) by proxy (he in Burgundy, she in Portugal)
Duke Philip the Good (33) weds Isabella of Portugal (32) by proxy (he in Burgundy, she in Portugal)
Battle of the Herrings fought during Hundred Years' War when French and Scottish troops unsuccessfully attack English co
Battle of the Herrings fought during Hundred Years' War when French and Scottish troops unsuccessfully attack English convoy (carrying barrels of herrings) near Rouvray
Hundred Years' War: the start of the Battle of Jargeau (France)
The Hundred Years' War was a conflict between the kingdoms of England and France and a civil war in France during the Late Middle Ages.
Dauphin crowned King Charles VII of France (despite having been king since 1422)
Charles VII, called the Victorious or the Well-Served, was King of France from 1422 to his death in 1461.
More from the 1420s
Pope Martinus V declares Jacqueline, Countess of Haintaut's marriage to Humphrey Duke of Gloucester invalid
Pope Martinus V declares Jacqueline, Countess of Haintaut's marriage to Humphrey Duke of Gloucester invalid
English siege of Orleans broken by Joan of Arc and the French army
Joan of Arc is a patron saint of France, honored as a defender of the French nation for her role in the siege of Orléans and her insistence on the coronation of Charles VII of France during the…
Henry V of England (33) marries Catherine of Valois (18), youngest daughter of King Charles VI of France at Troyes Cathe
Henry V of England (33) marries Catherine of Valois (18), youngest daughter of King Charles VI of France at Troyes Cathedral
Duke Philip the Good (33) weds Isabella of Portugal (32) by proxy (he in Burgundy, she in Portugal)
Duke Philip the Good (33) weds Isabella of Portugal (32) by proxy (he in Burgundy, she in Portugal)
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