tribute, Timur has the entire population massacred. The Knights subsequently begin building Bodrum Castle in Bodrum, to defend against future attacks. Conquest of the Canary Islands: King Henry III of Castile sends French explorer Jean de Béthencourt to colonize the Canary Islands. Béthencourt receives the title King of the Canary Islands but recognizes Henry as his overlord. This marks the beginning of the Spanish Empire. The Republic of Genoa regains control of Monaco. The Aq Qoyunlu ("White Sheep Turkmen") tribal confederation, in modern-day northern Iraq and Iran, moves its capital from Amida to Diyarbakır. Moldavia becomes a vassal of the Kingdom of Poland in order to protect itself from an invasion by Hungary. Maria II Zaccaria succeeds her husband, Pedro de San Superano, as regent of the Principality of Achaea (modern-day southern Greece). Conchobar an Abaidh mac Maelsechlainn O Cellaigh succeeds Maelsechlainn mac William Buidhe O Cellaigh, as King of Uí Maine in modern-day County Galway and County Roscommon in Ireland. The University of Würzburg is founded. The Gangnido map of the world is completed in Joseon dynasty Korea. A Great comet is sighted. A big fire in the city of Utrecht starts near the Jacobikerk. Births February 6 – Louis I, Landgrave of Hesse, Landgrave of Hesse (1413-1458) (d. 1458) April 28 – Nezahualcoyotl, Acolhuan philosopher, warrior, poet and tlatoani of Texcoco (d. 1472) May 2 – Eleanor of Aragon, Queen of Portugal (d. 1445) June 7 – Ichijō Kaneyoshi, Japanese court noble (d. 1481) September 29 – Ferdinand the Holy Prince of Portugal (d. 1443) November 23 – Jean de Dunois, French nobleman and soldier, illegitimate son of Louis I (d. 1468) date unknown – Humphrey Stafford, 1st Duke of Buckingham, English nobleman (d. 1460) Deaths March 26 – David Stewart, Duke of Rothesay, heir to the throne of Scotland (b. 1378) May 3 – João Anes, Archbishop of Lisbon June 26 – Giovanni I Bentivoglio, Ruler of Bologna (b. 1358) July 13 – Jianwen Emperor of China (b. 1377) August 1 – Edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York, son of King Edward III of England (b. 1341) September 3 – Gian Galeazzo Visconti, first Duke of Milan (b. 1351) date unknown Empress Ma (Jianwen) of China (b. 1378) Hywel Sele, Welsh nobleman References