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1420 1420 250px|thumb|March 25: The Hussites defeat Holy Roman Empire troops at the Battle of Sudomer. Year 1420 (MCDXX) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar. Events January–March January 25 – The civil war in Switzerland, which has pitted the cantons of Lucerne, Uri and Unterwalden, supporting rebels in Valais against the Baron of Valais and against the Canton of Bern, is ended by the signing of a treaty at the neutral town of Zug, after mediation by Amadeus VIII, Duke of Savoy.The History of Switzerland, for the Swiss People Zschokke Heinrich Emil C. S. Francis & Company 1855 https://archive.org/details/historyswitzerl00zschgoog 78–81 February 8 – Admiral Pietro Loredan of the Republic of Venice is assigned to carry out the conquest of Dalmatia (later part of Croatia) across the Adriatic Sea. Gulino Giuseppe Loredan, Pietro http://www.treccani.it/enciclopedia/pietro-loredan_(Dizionario-Biografico) 65 18 March 2017 February 14 – English Lollard William Taylor is acquitted of charges of heresy in a trial before the Archbishop of Canterbury, Henry Chichele. Taylor will in 1423 be convicted of heresy and burned at the stake.Taylor, William (d.1423) 55 March 1 – Pope Martin V issues the papal bull Omnium plasmatoris domini, calling upon Roman Catholics to unite in a crusade against what he considers heretic Christian sects, including the adherents of John Wycliffe (Lollards) and the followers of Jan Hus (Hussites)."Hussites", in The Catholic EncyclopediaŠmahel, František, Husitská revoluce, 3. Kronika válečných let (The Hussite Revolution. 3. Chronicle of the War Years) (Prague: Karolinum, 1996) p.36 (ISBAN 80-7184-075-0) March 15 – Sigismund, the Holy Roman Emperor, orders the execution of the Hussite Jan Krása, who had led an uprising against the Empire at Wroclaw. March 17 – Ferdinand de Palacios, an envoy of the Pope, publishes the papal bull at Wroclaw, calling for a crusade against the Hussites. March 25 – Hussite Wars After their offer of a surrender is refused, the outnumbered Hussites of Bohemia, led by Jan Zizka, defeat the invading Holy Roman Imperial forces at the Battle of Sudoměř fought near modern-day Čejetice in the Czech Republic.List of Hussite Battles March 26 – Frederick I, Elector of Brandenburg leads a decisive defeat of the Pomeranian Alliance in the battle of Angermünde.Werner Buchholz et al., Pommern (Siedler, 1999) 3-88680-780-0 pp.160-166 April–June April 22 – A dispute between the County of Nassau-Siegen and the Electorate of Trier over who shall be made count of Isenburg-Limburg is settled after negotiations. April 30 – Great Frisian War: In a war that began 70 years earlier in 1350 The Skieringers, led by Sikke Sjaarda, capture the city of Bolsward (part of Friesland in the modern Netherlands) from the wealthier Fetkeapers. The allies of the Fetkeapers, led by Focko Ukena, then react and make a counterattack on May 12 at Palesloot near Hindeloopen. May 12 – Naval and military forces of the Republic of Venice, led by Admiral Loredan, begin their assault on the territory of Dalamatia in order to control the Adriatic. By October, the area is under Venetian control. May 21 – Treaty of Troyes: With the Burgundian faction dominant in France, King Charles VI of France acknowledges Henry V of England as his heir, and as virtual ruler of most of France.Arthur Hassall France, Mediaeval and Modern: A History https://books.google.com/books?id=aSZdAAAAIAAJ 1919 Clarendon Press 978-0-598-86435-2 64 May 23 – Albert V, Duke of Austria, issues the Vienna Gesera, a campaign of expulsion or extermination of the 1,500 Jewish residents of Vienna. Those who are not imprisoned are executed 10 months later, and similar persecutions are carried out in other cities in Austria.Wiener Gesera, Jewish Virtual Library May 25 – Prince Henry the Navigator is appointed Grand Master of the Military Order of Christ. June 2 – Catherine of Valois (daughter of Charles VI of France) is married to King Henry V of England.Keith Dockray Henry V https://books.google.com/books?id=ildnAAAAMAAJ 2004 Tempus 978-0-7524-3046-1 185 June 7 – Troops of the Republic of Venice capture Udine after a long siege, ending the independence of the Patriarchal State of Friuli, run by the Patriarch of Aquileia. 200px|thumb|Vitkov Hill June 12–July 14 – The Hussites of Jan Zizka defeat the combined forces of the Holy Roman Empire, the Kingdom of Germany, the Duchy of Austria and the Kingdom of Hungary at the Battle of Vítkov Hill on the outskirts of Prague. July–September August 7 – Construction of the dome of Florence Cathedral is started, after Filippo Brunelleschi wins the commission for his "double shell" design. August 31 – A 9.4 MS-strong earthquake shakes Chile's Atacama Region, causing tsunamis in Chile, as well as Hawaii and Japan.Guzmán L. February 14, 2019 es Encuentran registros de megaterremoto ocurrido hace seis siglos en el norte de Chile http://www.economiaynegocios.cl/noticias/noticias.asp?id=546452 El Mercurio Santiago, Chile June 8, 2019Manuel Abad, Tatiana Izquierdo, Miguel Cáceres, Enrique Bernárdez and Joaquín Rodríguez-Vidal (2018). Coastal boulder deposit as evidence of an ocean-wide prehistoric tsunami originated on the Atacama Desert coast (northern Chile). Sedimentology. Publication: December, 13th, 2018. https://doi.org/10.1111/sed.12570 August – Radu II of Wallachia, supported by the Ottomans, and Dan II, with Hungarian help, start a seven-years-long struggle for the throne of Wallachia, after Michael I is killed in a battle. The throne of Wallachia will switch from one to another about four times until 1427, when Radu II dies. September 3 – Murdoch Stewart becomes the new Duke of Albany and Regent of Scotland for King James I, upon the death of his father Robert Stewart. During his time governing Scotland, Murdoch makes no effort to secure King James's release from captivity in England until forced to do so by political pressure.J. D. Mackie, A History of Scotland (Penguin Books, 1964) p.97 September 15 – In a crusade against the Hussites, Holy Roman Imperial forces begin the siege of Vyšehrad September 24 – The Ottoman Army defeats a rebellion, led by Miklós Csáki, Voivode of Transylvania (modern Romania). Two days later, the Ottoman troops loot and burn the city of Orăștie and take thousands of Transylvanian civilians as slaves. October–December October 21 – King Henry V summons the English Parliament, directing its members to assemble at Westminster on December 2. October 22 – Ghiyāth al-dīn Naqqāsh, an envoy of the embassy sent by the Timurid ruler of Persia, Shah Rukh (r. 1404–1447), to the Ming dynasty of China during the reign of the Yongle Emperor (r. 1402–1424), records his sight and travel over a large floating pontoon bridge at Lanzhou (constructed in 1372) as he crosses the Yellow River on this day. He writes that it was: "...composed of twenty three boats, of great excellence and strength attached together by a long chain of iron as thick as a man's thigh, and this was moored on each side to an iron post as thick as a man's waist extending a distance of ten cubits on the land and planted firmly in the ground, the boats being fastened to this chain by means of big hooks. There were placed big wooden planks over the boats so firmly and evenly that all the animals were made to pass over it without difficulty." October 28 – Beijing ("Northern Capital") is officially designated the capital of Ming dynasty China by the Yongle Emperor, replacing Nanjing, during the same year that the Forbidden City, the seat of government, is completed and construction begins on the Temple of Heaven in the new capital city. November 1 – Hussite Wars: Battle of Vyšehrad – Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor, fails and is ejected from Bohemia. November 17 – Hundred Years' War: Melun surrenders to the English.Palmer Alan Palmer Veronica 1992 The Chronology of British History Century Ltd London 119–122 0-7126-5616-2 December 2 – The 9th Parliament of King Henry V of England is opened at Westminster, and selects Roger Hunt as Speaker of the House of Commons. Date unknown Tang Saier starts a rebellion against the emperor of China, and takes two cities with her rebel army, before she is defeated.Lily Xiao Hong Lee, Sue Wiles: Biographical Dictionary of Chinese Women, Volume II: Tang Through Ming 618 - 1644 Alexander the Good defends Moldavia against the first incursion by the Ottomans, at the Cetatea Albă fortress. Henry V of England's flagship Grace Dieu is commissioned and makes her only voyage. Births February 9 – Dorothea of Brandenburg, Duchess of Mecklenburg (d. 1491) April 23 – George of Poděbrady, King of Bohemia (d. 1471)The Encyclopedia Americana https://books.google.com/books?id=w3BYAAAAYAAJ 1999 Grolier Incorporated 978-0-7172-0131-0 516 June 5 – Anna of Saxony, Landgravine of Hesse, German royalty (d. 1462)Anne Commire Women in World History https://books.google.com/books?id=DUMOAQAAMAAJ 1999 Gale 978-0-7876-4061-3 361 July 19 – William VIII of Montferrat (d. 1483) October 1 – Elisabeth of Cleves, Countess of Schwarzburg-Blankenburg, German noble (d. 1488) October 14 – Tomás de Torquemada, first grand inquisitor of Spain (d. 1498)Iris Lilian Whitman Longfellow and Spain https://books.google.com/books?id=0n8duekVayMC 1927 Lancaster Press Incorporated 214 approximate date Jean Fouquet, French painter (d. 1481) Nicolas Jenson, French engraver (d. 1480) Deaths June 11 – John III, Burgrave of Nuremberg (b. c. 1369) June 12 – Adolf I, Count of Nassau-Siegen (b. 1362)Dek A. W. E. 1970 Genealogie van het Vorstenhuis Nassau nl Zaltbommel Europese Bibliotheek 66 August – Michael I, ruler of Wallachia (killed in battle) August 9 – Pierre d'Ailly, French theologian and cardinal (b. 1351) September 3 – Robert Stewart, Duke of Albany, regent of Scotland (b. 1339) date unknown Marina Galina, Dogaressa of Venice Epiphanius the Wise, Russian hagiographerHenrik Birnbaum Michael S. Flier California Slavic Studies https://books.google.com/books?id=C9poAAAAMAAJ 1984 University of California Press 978-0-520-08638-8 60 King Lukeni lua Nimi of the Kingdom of Kongo (b. 1380) References