1426
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Millennium: | 2nd millennium |
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Centuries: | 14th century – 15th century – 16th century |
Decades: | 1390s 1400s 1410s – 1420s – 1430s 1440s 1450s |
Years: | 1423 1424 1425 – 1426 – 1427 1428 1429 |
Events
- March 6 – Battle of St. James (near Avranches). An English army under John, Duke of Bedford defeats the French under Arthur de Richemont, forcing the Duke of Brittany to recognize English suzerainty.
- June 16 – Hussite Wars: Battle of Usti nad Labem The Hussites decisively beat the crusading armies in the Fourth Anti-Hussite Crusade.
- "Castello Orsini-Odescalchi" built in Bracciano, Italy by the Orsini family.
1426 Media
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Births
- February – Christian of Oldenburg, later King of Denmark, Norway and Sweden
- date unknown
- William Brandon, English nobleman (died 1485)
- John II, Duke of Bourbon (died 1488)
- Anne Neville, Countess of Warwick (died 1492)
Deaths
- December – Pipo of Ozora, Hungarian military leader
- December 31 – Thomas Beaufort, 1st Duke of Exeter (born c. 1377)
- date unknown
- Elizabeth Plantagenet, daughter of John of Gaunt
- Tezozomoc, Tepanec ruler of Azcapotzalco