1417 facts for kids

The year 1417 was an important time in history, especially for Europe. Many big changes happened, including a major event in the Catholic Church that had been going on for a long time. New leaders also took power, and some interesting new ideas, like street lighting, started to appear.

Key Events of 1417

• April 18: Frederick I, Elector of Brandenburg became the ruler, or margrave, of Brandenburg. A margrave was a powerful noble who governed a border region in the Holy Roman Empire.
• June 24: The Isle of Man held its first ever Tynwald Day. This is an annual meeting of its parliament, called Tynwald, which is a group of people who make laws. This meeting has happened every year since then!
• July 27: A leader known as Avignon Pope Benedict XIII was removed from his position. This event helped to end the Great Western Schism, which was a long period when there were multiple people claiming to be the true pope (the head of the Catholic Church).
• November 11: Pope Martin V became the new pope, taking over from Pope Gregory XII. He was the 206th pope in history.
• Winter Evenings: For the first time, street lighting was recorded in London, England. Sir Henry Barton, who was the mayor of London, ordered that lanterns with lights should be hung out on the streets during the winter evenings. This happened between Hallowtide (around Halloween) and Candlemas (February 2nd).

People Born in 1417

• February 23: Pope Paul II was born. He would later become the head of the Catholic Church. (He died in 1471).
• June 19: Sigismondo Pandolfo Malatesta was born. He became a powerful lord in Rimini, Italy. (He died in 1468).
• November 23: William FitzAlan, 16th Earl of Arundel was born. He was an important English politician. (He died in 1487).
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  • Jöns Bengtsson Oxenstierna was born. He later became a regent of Sweden, meaning he ruled the country when the king was too young or absent.
  • Nicholas of Flüe was born. He was a Swiss hermit and is now considered a saint. (He died in 1487).

People Who Died in 1417

• January: Art mac Art MacMurrough-Kavanagh, who was the King of Leinster in Ireland, passed away. (He was born around 1357).
• April 29: Louis II of Naples died. He was a powerful ruler in France and Italy. (He was born in 1377).
• September 4: Robert Hallam, an English Catholic bishop, passed away.
• September 16: Francesco Zabarella, an Italian expert in law, died. (He was born in 1360).
• October 18: Pope Gregory XII died. He was one of the popes during the Great Western Schism.
• December 14: John Oldcastle, an English leader of a religious movement called the Lollards, died.
• Probable: Huitzilíhuitl, who was an Aztec ruler of Tenochtitlan (a major Aztec city), likely died this year.