1400 AD facts for kids

The year 1400 was a special year. It was a leap year in the Julian calendar, which means it had an extra day. However, in the Gregorian calendar, which we use today, it was not a leap year. This year saw many important events across Europe, Asia, and Africa.

Events

Important Events in Europe

• January – King Henry IV of England stopped a rebellion. Some nobles tried to put the old king, Richard II, back on the throne. The nobles involved were defeated.
• February – Henry Percy, also known as Hotspur, led the English army into Scotland.
• February 14 – King Richard II of England died in Pontefract Castle. The exact reason for his death is not fully known.
• May – Frederick I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, tried to become the King of the Romans. Sadly, he was killed shortly after.
• August – English forces captured the city of Edinburgh in Scotland. However, they could not capture Edinburgh Castle.
• August – The leaders of the German states decided that Wenceslaus was no longer fit to be King of the Romans. They chose a new king because they felt he was not doing a good job.
• August 21 – Rupert, Count Palatine of the Rhine, was chosen as the new King of the Romans.
• September 16 – Owain Glyndŵr was named Prince of Wales by the Welsh people. He then began attacking English castles in north-east Wales.
• December – Manuel II Palaiologos, the Byzantine Emperor, visited England. He was the only Byzantine Emperor to ever do so.

Events in Asia and Africa

• March 23 – Five-year-old Trần Thiếu Đế was forced to give up his rule of Đại Việt. This country is now modern-day Vietnam. He gave the throne to his grandfather, Hồ Quý Ly. This ended the Trần Dynasty, which had ruled for 175 years. The Hồ Dynasty then began, and the country's name was changed to Đại Ngu.
• August – Timur's army attacked the city of Aleppo in Syria. This was part of Timur's plan to conquer Syria.
• Timur won battles against the Ottoman Empire and the Mamluk Sultanate of Egypt.
• Timur captured the city of Damascus in what is now Syria. Many people in the city were killed by Timur's army.
• Timur also conquered the Empire of the Black Sheep Turkomans. This area is now Azerbaijan. He also took over the Jalayirid Dynasty in what is now Iraq.
• In modern-day Korea, King Jeongjong of Joseon stepped down from being king. He was worried his younger brother, Taejong, would attack him. Taejong then became the new king.
• Prince Parameswara started the Malacca Sultanate. This kingdom was in what is now western Malaysia and northern Sumatra.
• Hananchi became the new King of Hokuzan in what is now Okinawa, Japan.
• Wallachia, which is now southern Romania, successfully stopped the Ottoman Empire from invading.
• The Kingdom of Kongo began in Africa.

Other Important Events

• The Haast's eagle and Moa birds became extinct. This happened because of hunting by Māori people.
• The Mississippian culture in North America started to decline.
• Europe was estimated to have about 52 million people living there.
• The House of Medici family became very powerful in Florence, Italy.
• Newcastle upon Tyne in England was given special status as a county corporate by King Henry IV. This meant it could govern itself more independently.
• Jean Froissart finished writing his Chronicles. This book described many important events from the 14th Century in France.

Births

• January 13 – Infante John of Portugal, a military leader (died 1442)
• May 19 – John Stourton, an English noble (died 1462)
• July 26 – Isabel le Despenser, an English noblewoman (died 1439)
• December 25 – John Sutton, a Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (died 1487)
• Luca della Robbia, a famous sculptor from Florence (died 1482)
• Isabella, Duchess of Lorraine (died 1453)
• Richard Neville, an English politician (died 1460)
• Owen Tudor, a Welsh courtier (died 1461)
• Rogier van der Weyden, a Dutch painter (died 1467)
• Hans Multscher, a German painter and sculptor (died 1467)
• Helene Kottanner, a Hungarian writer (died after 1470)

Deaths

• January 7 – Thomas Holland and John Montagu, English nobles (both died)
• January 13 – Thomas le Despenser, an English politician (died)
• January 16 – John Holland, an English politician (died)
• February 14 – King Richard II of England (born 1367)
• April 21 – John Wittlebury, an English politician (born 1333)
• April 23 – Aubrey de Vere, an English noble (born 1338)
• April 28 – Baldus de Ubaldis, an Italian legal expert (born 1327)
• June 5 – Frederick I, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg, a rival King of the Romans
• June 17 – Jan of Jenštejn, an Archbishop of Prague (born 1348)
• October 25 – Geoffrey Chaucer, a famous English poet (born around 1343)
• November 8 – Peter of Aragon, a Spanish prince (born 1398)
• November 20 – Elizabeth of Moravia, a noblewoman (born 1355)
• December – Archibald the Grim, a Scottish leader (born 1328)
• Narayana Pandit, an Indian mathematician (born 1340)

Images for kids

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  King Richard II of England

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  The poet Geoffrey Chaucer

See also

In Spanish: 1400 para niños