The Close of the Middle Ages, 1272-1494, 3rd Ed.Lodge, Richard, Sir
History
The Close of the Middle Ages, 1272-1494, 3rd Ed.
Lodge, Richard, Sir
Middle Ages
“ Charles III. of Naples claims crown of Hungary 191
“ Portuguese victory at Aljubarrota over 474
Castilians
“ Death of Louis of Anjou, who had obtained 154
Provence but had been defeated by Charles III. as
a claimant to Naples
1386. Jagello of Lithuania marries Hedwig, younger 191,
daughter of Lewis the Great, becomes a Christian, 459
and is crowned King of Poland
1386. Valentina Visconti married to Louis of 178,
Orleans 321
“ Charles III. of Naples assassinated in Hungary 155,
191
“ Swiss victory at Sempach. Defeat and death of 138
Leopold of Hapsburg
“ John of Gaunt advances the claim of his wife, 474
Constance, in Castile
“ Schleswig ceded by Denmark to Count of 442
Holstein
1387. Sigismund of Luxemburg crowned King of 192
Hungary
“ Outbreak of town-war in Germany 189
“ Death of Peter IV. of Aragon. Accession of 482
John I.
“ John of Gaunt withdraws his wife’s claim and 475
makes peace with John I. of Castile
“ Gian Galeazzo seizes Verona and Vicenza, and 179
ruins the house of Scala
“ Death of Olaf of Denmark and Norway. Succeeded 443
by his mother, Margaret
1388. Padua subjected by Gian Galeazzo Visconti 179
“ Albert of Sweden deposed; crown offered to 443
Margaret of Denmark and Norway
1389. Peace of Eger closes the town-war in Germany 190
“ Hapsburgs recognise by treaty the independence 138
of the Swiss Confederation
“ Turkish victory at Kossova 503
“ Amurath I. succeeded by Bajazet I. 503
“ Death of Urban VI. Election of Boniface IX. 187
1390. Death of John I. of Castile, and accession 475
of Henry III.
1391. Mary of Sicily marries Martin the Younger, 482
son of Martin I. of Aragon
“ Death of Greek emperor, John V., and accession 504
of Manuel II.
1392. Charles VI. becomes insane. The Dukes of 319
Burgundy and Orleans dispute for the government of
France
1394. Death of Avignon Pope, Clement VII. Election 187
of Benedict XIII.
1395. Wenzel creates Gian Galeazzo Duke of Milan 178
1396. Genoa submits to France through fear of 180
Milan
“ Battle of Nicopolis 193,
322,
504
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