Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor, fails and is ejected from Bohemia. Date unknown Henry V of England commences construction of the ship Grace Dieu. Tang Saier starts a rebellion against the emperor of China, and takes two cities with her rebel army, before she is defeated. Construction begins on the Temple of Heaven in Beijing, China, while the palace complex of the Forbidden City is completed. In this year the Yongle Emperor confers the title "Beijing" ("Northern Capital") for the Ming Dynasty's new capital city, replacing Nanjing. Radu II Praznaglava, supported by the Ottomans, and Dan II, with Hungarian help, start a seven-years-long struggle for the throne of Wallachia, after Mihail 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. Alexandru cel Bun defends Moldavia against the first incursion by the Ottomans, at Cetatea Albă. Births February 9 – Dorothea of Brandenburg, Duchess of Mecklenburg (d. 1491) April 23 – George of Poděbrady, King of Bohemia (d. 1471) June 5 – Anna of Saxony, Landgravine of Hesse, German royalty (d. 1462) July 19 – William VIII, Marquess of Montferrat (d. 1483) October 1 – Elisabeth of Cleves, Countess of Schwarzburg-Blankenburg, German noble (d. 1488) date unknown Jean Fouquet, French painter (d. 1481) Nicolas Jenson, French engraver (d. 1480) Antoinette de Maignelais, mistress of Charles VII of France (d. 1474) Tomás de Torquemada, first grand inquisitor of Spain (d. 1490) Deaths June 11 – John III, Burgrave of Nuremberg (b. c. 1369) June 12 – Adolf I, Count of Nassau-Siegen (b. 1362) August – Mihail 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 date unknown Andrew of Wyntoun, Scottish chronicler (b. 1350) Marina Galina, Dogaressa of Venice Epiphanius the Wise, Russian saint King Lukeni lua Nimi of the Kingdom of Kongo (b. 1380) References