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1424 thumb|300px|August 17: English armies overcome a larger French and Scottish force in defending Normandy in the Battle of Verneuil (illustration in the Vigiles du roi Charles VII) 1424 Year 1424 (MCDXXIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar. Events January–March January 23 – William Cheyne becomes the Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales, replacing the late William Hankford.Powell Edward Edward Powell (historian) Cheyne, Sir William (d. 1443) Oxford Dictionary of National Biography Oxford University Press Oxford 2004 10.1093/ref:odnb/5264 February 1 – While negotiating his release from captivity, King James of Scotland is allowed to be married to Joan Beaufort in London, with a ceremony taking place at Southwark Cathedral.Alison Weir Alison Weir Mistress of the Monarchy: The Life of Katherine Swynford, Duchess of Lancaster Random House London 2008 232 978-0-345-45323-5 registration https://archive.org/details/mistressofmonarc0000weir February 12 – The coronation of Sophia of Halshany, wife of Władysław II Jagiełło, as Queen consort of Poland takes place at the Kraków Cathedral.Duczmal Małgorzata Jogailaičiai http://www.melc.lt/documents/Sonka_(Sofija)_Alseniske.pdf Vilnius 2012 Mokslo ir enciklopedijų leidybos centras 978-5-420-01703-6 425 February 14 – Wars in Lombardy: The army of the Florentine Republic, led by Captain Pandolfo III Malatesta, storms the city of Romagna. March 28 – King James I of Scotland is released after having been held captive in England for 18 years. James is freed after putting his royal seal on a ransom treaty of £40,000, secured by Scottish hostages taking his place, as agreed at Durham, England.Brown M. H. Michael Brown (historian) 2004 James I online Oxford Dictionary of National Biography 10.1093/ref:odnb/14587 http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/14587 16 May 2010 April–June April 1 – China's Emperor Zhu Di, angry over the refusal of the Mongolian vassal Arughtai to pay tribute, departs from Beijing with an army of almost one million troops on a campaign in Inner Mongolia. April 5 – King James returns to Scotland for the first time since 1406, after being escorted to the border along with his wife Joan Beaufort, Queen consort, by English and Scottish nobles. May 21 – The coronation of James I as King of Scotland takes place at Scone Abbey in the Scottish town of Scone. After the ceremony King James performs his first knighthood ceremony, honoring 18 prominent nobles. June 2 – Battle of L'Aquila: Jacopo Caldora and Micheletto Attendolo, for the Kingdom of Naples, defeat Braccio da Montone, for Alfonso V of Aragon. June 22 – Mamluk Sultanate of Egypt under the leadership of Egyptian general Ibn bint al-Aqsarayi launch a series of military expeditions marking the start of the Mamluk campaigns against Cyprus (1424–1426). July –September July 28 – The army of the Duchy of Milan, led by the Duke Filippo Maria Visconti, defeats the Republic of Florence's army, led by Carlo I Malatesta, in the Battle of Zagonara. Makers of modern strategy: from Machiavelli to the nuclear age Peter Paret 1986 Oxford University Press 21 August 12 – China's Yongle era Emperor, Zhu Di, dies at the age of 64 while leading an expedition of almost one million soldiers in an attempt to capture the Mongol leader Arughtai. The Emperor suffers a fatal stroke at at Yumuchuan in what is now Inner Mongolia, while Arughtai has escaped."The Chien-wen, Yung-lo, Hung-hsi, and Hsüan-te reigns". by Chan Hok-lam (1988), in The Cambridge History of China Volume 7: The Ming Dynasty, 1368–1644, Part 1, by ed. by Frederick W. Mote and Denis C. Twitchett,(Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1988) pp. 184–304. ISBN 0521243327 August 17 – Battle of Verneuil: An English force under John of Lancaster, Duke of Bedford, defeats a larger French army under John II, Duke of Alençon, John Stewart, and Archibald, Earl of Douglas. Alençon is captured and Douglas killed.https://www.thehistorypress.co.uk/articles/the-battle-of-verneuil-a-second-agincourt/ The Battle of Verneuil: a second Agincourt The History Press Richard Wadge 27 February 2021 September 7 – Prince Zhu Gaochi of China becomes the Hongxi Emperor (Emperor Renzong) of the Ming dynasty, beginning the Hongxi era, after the August 12 death of his father, the Emperor Zhu Di.Early Ming China: A Political History Edward L. Dreyer 1982 222 Stanford University Press https://archive.org/details/earlymingchinapo0000drey Palo Alto CA 0-8047-1105-4 September 13 – After the signing of a treaty between the different factions in the Hussite Wars, the Bohemian campaign is completed in the modern-day Czech Republic. September 23 – The Hussites, led by Jan Žižka, begin marching towards North Moravia to suppress the ongoing rebellion there. October –December October 11 – Prokop the Great takes command of the Hussites after the death of Jan Žižka from the plague.Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). Prokop. Encyclopædia Britannica. 22 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. November 1 – Zhu Zhanji is designated as the Crown Prince of Ming dynasty China by his father, the Hongxi Emperor. The Emperor dies eight months later and Zhu Zhanji becomes the Xuande Emperor on June 27, 1425.Zheng He: China and the Oceans in the Early Ming Dynasty, 1405-1433 Edward L Dreyer 2007 Pearson Longman New York Library of World Biography Series 978-0321084439 November – The Bourges astronomical clock, designed by Jean Fusoris, is installed in Bourges Cathedral as a gift to the town from Charles VII of France.Chevalier Michel La France des cathédrales : du IVe au XXe 327 Éditions Ouest-France 1997 fr December 10 – Radu II Chelul becomes the Prince of Wallachia (now in Romania) for the third time, taking over from Dan II after an Ottoman invasion. Date unknown Dalmatia: Aliota Capenna, lord of Lesina (modern-day Hvar), offers his realm to the Republic of Venice (also said to have occurred in 1409 and 1421).Stephanopoli Dimo Voyage de Dimo et Nicolo Stephanopoli en Grèce,: pendant les années V et VI 1799 Guilleminet Paris https://books.google.com/books?id=WskGAAAAQAAJ&q=aliota+capenna Births January 1 – Louis IV, Elector Palatine (1436–1449) (d. 1449) June 9 – Blanche II of Navarre (d. 1464) August – Demetrios Chalkokondyles, Greek scholar (d. 1511) October 31 – King Władysław III of Poland (d. 1444) December 8 – Anselm Adornes, Merchant, politician and diplomat (d. 1483) December 25 – Margaret Stewart, Dauphine of France (d. 1445) August 10 or 1426 – Boniface III, Marquess of Montferrat (d. 1494) date unknown – Abu Sa'id Mirza, ruler of Persia and Afghanistan (d. 1469) date unknown – Mary of Looz-Heinsberg, Dutch noble woman (d. 1502)Schutte O. Tamse C.A. 1979 Genealogische gegevens Nassau en Oranje in de Nederlandse geschiedenis nl Alphen aan den Rijn A.W. Sijthoff 41 90-218-2447-7 Dek A.W.E. 1970 Genealogie van het Vorstenhuis Nassau nl Zaltbommel Europese Bibliotheek 69 Blok P.J. Molhuysen P.C. Blok P.J. & 1911 Johan (Johann) IV, graaf van Nassau-Dillenburg https://www.dbnl.org/tekst/molh003nieu01_01/molh003nieu01_01_1900.php Nieuw Nederlandsch Biografisch Woordenboek https://www.dbnl.org/tekst/molh003nieu01_01/index.php nl Eerste deel Leiden A.W. Sijthoff 1219 Vorsterman van Oyen A.A. 1882 Het vorstenhuis Oranje-Nassau. Van de vroegste tijden tot heden nl Leiden & Utrecht A.W. Sijthoff & J.L. Beijers 93 Deaths January 4 – Muzio Sforza, Italian condottiero January 8 – Stephen Zaccaria, Latin Archbishop of Patras April 14 – Lucia Visconti, English countess (b. 1372)Catholic Church. Province of Canterbury (England). Archbishop (1414-1443 : Chichele) The Register of Henry Chichele, Archbishop of Canterbury, 1414-1443 https://books.google.com/books?id=6JkxAQAAIAAJ 1938 Clarendon Press lx May 10 – Emperor Go-Kameyama of JapanJapan Society of London Transactions and Proceedings of the Japan Society, London https://books.google.com/books?id=34U0AAAAIAAJ 1925 Kegan Paul, Trench, Trübner and Company 112 June 5 – Braccio da Montone, Italian condottiero June 10 – Duke Ernest of Austria (b. 1377) June 16 – Johannes Ambundii, Archbishop of Riga August 12 – Emperor Cheng Zu of China (b. 1360) August 17 – John Stewart, Earl of Buchan (b. c. 1381) September 17 – Catherine, Princess of Asturias, Castilian royal (b. 1422) October 11 – Jan Žižka, Czech general and Hussite leader date unknown – Joan II, Countess of Auvergne (b. 1378) probable – Johannes Abezier, provost and bishop of the Teutonic Knights (b. 1380) References