1404 - Events. June 14 - Owain Glyndwr of Wales allies with the French against the English and Henry Bolingbroke. Later he gains control of his country, declares himself Prince of Wales, and holds a parliament. Founding of the University of Turin. 1404 - Births. February 9 - Constantine XI, last Byzantine Emperor (died 1453) February 14 - Leone Battista Alberti, Italian painter, poet, and philosopher (died 1472) March 25 (baptism) - ...

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Wipperfürth is a Northrhine-Westfalian municipality in the Oberbergischer Kreis, about 40 km north-east of Cologne, and the eldest town in the Bergischen Land. Wipperfürth - History. The eldest documentary mention dates from 1131. In the Siegburger Mirakelbuch the place is already designated Oppidum(=town). Manner of writing of the first naming: "Weperevorthe". between 1217 and 1222 received Wipperfürth town rights. The management of the town became in 1283 from count Adolf V. regulated from mount ...

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William of Wykeham (1320 – September 27, 1404), Bishop of Winchester, Chancellor of England, founder of Winchester College and of New College, Oxford, and builder of a large part of Windsor Castle, was born in Wickham, Hampshire. William was born to an undistinguished family in Hampshire and educated at a school in Winchester. He became secretary to the constable of Winchester Castle and in that capacity learned a lot about building. This led to architectural work for King Edward III, for whom he reconstucted Windsor Castle. ...

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The Western Schism or Papal Schism (Also known as the Great Schism of Western Christianity) was a split within the Catholic Church in 1378. Lacking any real theological or doctrinal underpinnings, being rather driven by politics, it was resolved after 40 years by the Council of Constance. It is occasionally called the Great Schism, though this term is more often applied to the East-West Schism of 1054. The schism in the Western church resulted from the untimely return of the Papacy from Avignon to Rome b ...

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Duke William II of Bavaria-Straubing was also count William VI of Holland, count William VI of Hainaut and count William V of Zeeland. He ruled from 1404 to his death in 1417. William II and John, Duke of Burgundy defeated the bishop of Liege at the battle of Othée in 1408. William was not obliged anymore to pay hommage to the bishop of Liege as count of Hainaut. During his reign he had to deal with internal strife within the county of Holland. Lord John of Arkel supported the enemies of the count in Holland. Arkel became ...

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This is a list of the counts of Burgundy (i.e., of the region known as "Franche-Comté", not to be confused with the Duchy of Burgundy) from 867 to 1678. Odo (count of Mâcon, Dijon, Autun, and Burgundy, 867-870) Rodfried (870-895) Hugh the Black (921-952) Otto William (986-1026) Renaud I (1026-1057) William I the Great (1057-1087, also count of Mâcon, 1078-1085 Renaud II (1087-1097, also count of Mâcon, 1085) Stephen I (titular count, 1097-1102) Re ...

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The Valois Dynasty succeeded the Capetian Dynasty as rulers of France from 1328-1589. They were descendants of Charles of Valois, the third son of King Philip III and based their claim to be ahead of Edward III of England on a reintroduction of the Salic law. Valois Dynasty - List of Valois kings of France. Philippe VI, the Fortunate 1328-1350 Jean II, the Good 1350-1364 Charles V, the Wise 1364-1380 Charles VI, the Well-Beloved, later known as the Mad 1380-1422 Cha ...

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Caernarfon Castle was constructed at, Caernarfon in North Wales by King Edward I of England, following his successful conquest of the principality. A legend states that his son, later Edward II of England was born here in 1284, but there is no contemporary evidence. Edward I built many castles in North Wales to help subdue the Welsh following his conquest of the principality in 1277 and the defeat of the Prince of Wales, Llywelyn ap Gruffydd. The other important fortresses of this "iron ring" were Beaumaris, Conwy, and Harlech, ...

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Habsburg (sometimes spelled Hapsburg, but never so in official use) was one of the major ruling houses of Europe. Their principal roles were as: Kings of Germany, (several centuries to 1806), mostly also crowned as Holy Roman Emperors, and Rulers of Austria (as dukes 1282–1453, archdukes 1453–1804, and emperors 1804–1918), Kings of Croatia (1527–1918), Kings of Hungary (1437–1918), Kings of Spain (1516–1700), Kings of Portugal (1580–1640),Including:

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Saint Bernardino of Siena (sometimes Bernardine) (September 8, 1380 – May 20, 1444) was an Italian preacher, Franciscan missionary and Christian saint famous for the liveliness and effectiveness of his sermons, which stretched out for hours. Bernardino of Siena - Early life. He was born in 1380 in Massa, Italy to the noble Albizeschi family. He was orphaned at an early age and raised by a pious aunt. On the completion of his education he spent some years in the service of the sick in the hospitals. ...

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Brioche is a light but rich French bread made with a yeast dough and eggs, milk, butter and sugar. The crust is glazed before baking and turns a deep golden brown. The crumb is delicate and pale yellow in colour. In Paris, it is traditionally baked in a fluted tin with a smaller ball of dough placed on top, either as buns or as one large loaf, but other shapes and preparations are traditional in different parts of France. It is also served in ring-shaped and hexagonal loaves. One co ...

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Belgrade (listen ▶ (help·info)), is the capital of Serbia and Montenegro (2003–Present). It is one of the oldest cities in Europe settled in the 3rd century BC by the Celts before becoming the Roman settlement of Singidunum. The name Beograd (Belgrade) has been first mentioned back in year 878. It has been the capital of Serbia sinc ...

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August 14 is the 226th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (227th in leap years), with 139 days remaining. August 14 - Events. 1040 - King Duncan I of Scotland is killed in battle against his cousin and successor Macbeth 1183 - Taira no Munemori and the Taira clan take the young Emperor Antoku and the three sacred treasures and flee to western Japan to escape pursuit by the Minamoto clan. (Traditional Japanese date: Twenty-fifth Day of the Seventh Month of ...

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April 25 is the 115th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (116th in leap years). There are 250 days remaining. April 25 - Events. 1607 - Eighty Years' War: Dutch fleet destroys the anchored Spanish fleet at Gibraltar. 1707 - An Allied Austrian army is defeated by Bourbon army at Almansa (Spain) in the War of the Spanish Succession. 1719 - Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe is published. 1792 - Highwayman Nicolas J. Pelletier becomes t ...

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April 27 is the 117th day of the year (118th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 248 days remaining. April 27 - Events. 1124 - David I becomes King of Scotland. 1296 - Battle of Dunbar: The Scots are defeated by Edward I of England. 1509 - Pope Julius II places the Italian state of Venice under interdict. 1521 - Battle of Mactan: Explorer Ferdinand Magellan is killed by natives in the Philippines led by chief Lapu-Lapu. 1565 ...

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A loom is a machine or device for weaving thread or yarn into textiles. Looms can range from very small hand-held frames, to large free-standing hand looms, to huge automatic mechanical devices. In practice, the basic purpose of any loom is to hold the warp threads under tension to facilitate the interweaving of the weft threads. The precise shape of the loom and its mechanics may vary, but the basic function is the same. Loom - Weaving. See Weaving for more information. See ...

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Aberystwyth (from the Welsh Mouth of the Ystwyth) is a historic market town, administrative centre and seaport of Ceredigion (Cardiganshire), Mid Wales. It is situated near the confluence of the rivers Ystwyth and Rheidol, about midway down the length of Cardigan Bay. Aberystwyth was a contributory parliamentary borough until the Third Reform Act, which caused its representation to be merged into that of the county in 1885. In modern times Aberystwyth has become a Welsh educational centre. The population is around 12,000 ...

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1350 - Events. 29 August - An English fleet personally commanded by King Edward III defeats a Spanish fleet in the battle of Les Espagnols sur Mer. Hayam Wuruk becomes ruler of the Majapahit Empire. The Black Death ravages Europe. (1347-1351) 1350 - Births. January 23 - Vincent Ferrer, Spanish missionary and saint (d. 1419) October 12 - Dmitri Donskoi, Grand Prince of Muscovy (d. 1389) Pierre d'Ailly, French theologian (die ...

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1377 - Arts and Literature. May 10 – A deputy is appointed to take charge of Chaucer’s duties at customs, Chaucer being busy with diplomatic business. Geoffrey Chaucer makes two trips to France this year. Nicholas Oresme is elected bishop of Lisieux. Oresme's French translations from Latin versions of Aristotle are an important contribution to the development of the French language. Al-Jurjani returns to Shiraz from Constantinople to become a teacher. ...

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List of state leaders in 1430 1430 - Year in topics. 1430 in art 1430 - Births. October 16 - King James II of Scotland (died 1460) October 28 - Richard West, 7th Baron De La Warr, English politician (died 1475) Hosokawa Katsumoto, Japanese warlord Heinrich Kramer, German churchman and inquisitor (died 1505) John Howard, 1st Duke of Norfolk, English politician (died 1485) < ...

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